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Finance and Poverty: Evidence from India

Ayyagari, Meghana; Beck, Thorsten; Hoseini, Mohammad - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

Using state-level data from India over the period 1983 to 2005, this paper gauges the effect of financial deepening and …. This suggests that financial deepening contributed to poverty alleviation in rural areas by fostering entrepreneurship and …

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Religion and Entrepreneurship

Audretsch, David B; Bönte, Werner; Tamvada, Jagannadha … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

for people to become an entrepreneur. Based on a large-scale data set of nearly ninety thousand workers in India, this …, are found to be conducive to entrepreneurship, while others, such as Hinduism, inhibit entrepreneurship. In addition, the … tradition of the caste system influence entrepreneurship, suggesting a link between religion and economic behaviour. …

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Asymmetric Information and Imperfect Competition in Lending Markets

Crawford, Gregory S; Pavanini, Nicola; Schivardi, Fabiano - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

We measure the consequences of asymmetric information and imperfect competition in the Italian lending market. We show that banks’ optimal price response to an increase in adverse selection varies with competition. Exploiting matched data on loans and defaults, we estimate models of demand for...

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Pricing and Information Disclosure in Markets with Loss-Averse Consumers

Karle, Heiko; Peitz, Martin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

We develop a theory of imperfect competition with loss-averse consumers. All consumers are fully informed about match value and price at the time they make their purchasing decision. However, a share of consumers are initially uncertain about their tastes and form a reference point consisting of...

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The Gains from Preferential Tax Regimes Reconsidered

Gaigné, Carl; Wooton, Ian - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

The EU policy against harmful tax competition aims at eliminating tax policies targeted at attracting the internationally mobile tax base. We examine this issue by considering two countries which decide their corporate tax rates their tax regimes (discriminatory or non-discriminatory tax...

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VERs Under Imperfect Competition and Foreign Direct Investment: A Case Study of the US-Japan Auto VER

de Melo, Jaime; Tarr, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995

This paper simulates the costs of the US-Japan auto VER. Under a standard constant returns to scale (CRTS) formulation, the costs are estimated at about $10 billion. It then sequentially introduces important features of the auto VER: endogenous rent premium determination, wage distortions in...

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Changes in Infrastructure and Tariff Barriers: Local Vs. Global Impacts

Behrens, Kristian; Lamorgese, Andrea; Ottaviano, Gianmarco - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

We develop a multi-country Dixit-Stiglitz model to investigate the impacts of: (i) changes in the international distribution of consumers' expenditure; (ii) decreasing tariffs; and (iii) improvements in transportation infrastructure. We show that, in general, decreasing tariff barriers do not...

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Economics of Agglomeration

Fujita, Masahisa; Thisse, Jacques-François - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

We address the fundamental question arising in economic geography: why do economic activities agglomerate in a small number of places? The main reasons for the formation of economic clusters involving firms and/or households are analysed: (i) externalities under perfect competition; (ii)...

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Multiple Equilibria in a Growth Model with Monopolistic Competition

Galí, Jordi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993

We develop a simple growth model with imperfect competition in which demand conditions can affect the dynamics of capital accumulation, hindering or enhancing growth. In our model the elasticity of the demand schedule faced by a typical firm depends on the aggregate savings rate. The latter...

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Trade, Strategic Innovation and Strategic Environmental Policy - a General Analysis

Ulph, Alistair Mitchell; Ulph, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

There has been much debate recently about the nature of environmental policy that will be set by governments concerned about the competitive advantage their industries might obtain in a world of fierce trade competition. Some claim governments will set environmental policies that are too lax,...

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