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This paper examines the short and long-run average causal impact of catastrophic natural disasters on economic growth by combining information from comparative case studies. The counterfactual of the cases studied is assessed by constructing synthetic control groups, taking advantage of the fact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010246562
This paper examines the short and long-run average causal impact of catastrophic natural disasters on economic growth by combining information from comparative case studies. The counterfactual of the cases studied is assessed by constructing synthetic control groups, taking advantage of the fact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328248
We examine the short and long run average causal impact of catastrophic natural disasters on economic growth by combining information from comparative case studies. We assess the counterfactual of the cases studied by constructing synthetic control groups taking advantage of the fact that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008494155
This paper documents several stylized facts on the real effects of economic uncertainty. First, higher uncertainty is associated with a more dispersed and negatively skewed distribution of output growth. Second, the response of economic growth to an increase in uncertainty is highly nonlinear...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014048844
We examine the short and long run average causal impact of catastrophic natural disasters on economic growth by combining information from comparative case studies. We assess the counterfactual of the cases studied by constructing synthetic control groups taking advantage of the fact that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013094807
This is a book about modern China, mainly about the economy (about half the text), but also about culture, history, religion, and politics. There are three main issues discussed in the book: (1) Why did China (and earlier other countries and territories of East Asia, largely based on the Chinese...
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In this study, the validity of the convergence hypothesis in the per capita income (GDPpc) levels of the provinces in the Turkish economy for the period 2004-2020 was investigated. Panel data methods, which consider regional differences and similarities, are used as empirical methods. As a...
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This meta-study analyzes the productivity effects of industrial robots. More than 1800 estimates from 81 primary studies are collected. There is strong evidence that the empirical literature on the productivity effect of robots suffers from a substantial positive publication bias. This finding...
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The aim of this work is to identify convergence clubs in 17 Latin American countries in terms of GDP per capita during the period 1990-2014. To do this we apply the methodology developed by Phillips-Sul in order to identify the different convergence clubs on the path of growth in the Latin...
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This paper works out some of the basic properties of an economy with energy as a factor of production. The economy now consists of streams of energy conversions that direct energy to the production of goods and services. The focus on energy generates a variety of insights. It yields a new...
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