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Ortega, Francesc; Peri, Giovanni - 2013

distance (while controlling for country size). Since geography may affect income through other channels, we also control for …

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The geography of trade and technology shocks in the United States

Autor, David H.; Dorn, David; Hanson, Gordon H. - 2013

This paper explores the geographic overlap of trade and technology shocks across local labor markets in the United States. Regional exposure to technological change, as measured by specialization in routine task-intensive production and clerical occupations, is largely uncorrelated with regional...

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Firm Organization with Multiple Establishments

Gumpert, Anna; Steimer, Henrike; Antoni, Manfred - 2018

How do geographic frictions affect firm organization? We show theoretically and empirically that geographic frictions increase the use of middle managers in multi-establishment firms. In our model, we assume that the time of the CEO of a firm is a resource of limited supply that is shared among...

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Spatial inequality, geography and economic activity

Achten, Sandra; Leßmann, Christian - 2019

We study the effect of spatial inequality on economic activity. Given that the relationship is highly simultaneous in nature, we use exogenous variation in geographic features to construct an instrument for spatial inequality, which is independent from any man-made factors. Inequality measures...

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Geography vs. institutions at the village level

Grimm, Michael; Klasen, Stephan - 2008

There is a well-known debate about the roles of geography versus institutions in explaining the long-term development … Robinson (2001) was to address this last point by using settler mortality as an instrument for geography-induced endogenous … mechanisms from geography via institutions to economic development outcomes. In particular, we examine the determinants of …

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Genetic, cultural and geographical distances

Giuliano, Paola; Spilimbergo, Antonio; Tonon, Giovanni - 2006

measures of geography within Europe, we show that i) geography explains both genetic distance and transportation costs between … European countries, and ii) genetic distance does not explain economic outcomes once we control for geography. We conclude that …

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Institutional development and colonial heritage within Brazil

Naritomi, Joana; Soares, Rodrigo Reis; Assunção, … - 2009

This paper analyzes the determinants of local institutions and distribution of political power within a constant 'macro-institutional' setting. We show that characteristics of Brazilian municipalities related to institutional quality and distribution of political power are partly inherited from...

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Well-being across America

Oswald, Andrew J.; Wu, Stephen - 2009

This paper uses new Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data to provide the first estimates of well-being across the states of America. From this sample of 1.3 million US citizens, we analyze measures of life satisfaction and mental health. Adjusting for people's characteristics, states...

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The aggregate effects of trade and migration: Evidence from OECD countries

Ortega, Francesc; Peri, Giovanni - 2011

trade and immigration flows are based on geography and the demographic trends of each country's trade and migration partners …

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Equitable Use of Subsidized Child Care in Georgia

Goldring, Thomas; Ribar, David C. - 2024

High-quality childcare services are vital to children's development and family wellbeing but are not equitably accessed by all children. Programs supported by the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) have the potential to reduce these inequities. Economically eligible Black children use...

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