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Weather shocks and English wheat yields, 1690-1871
Brunt, Liam - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
reconcile the conflicting primal and dual estimates of productivity growth over the period. …
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Production Networks, Geography and Firm Performance
Bernard, Andrew B.; Moxnes, Andreas; Saito, Yukiko U. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
This paper examines the importance of buyer-supplier relationships, geography and the structure of the production network in firm performance. We develop a simple model where firms can outsource tasks and search for suppliers in different locations. Low search and outsourcing costs lead firms to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262884
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Spatial frictions
Behrens, Kristian; Mion, Giordano; Murata, Yasusada; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
-size distribution? Do they affect individual city sizes? Do they contribute to the productivity advantage of large cities and the nature …
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Effects of Deregulation and Vertical Unbundling on the Performance of China's Electricity Generation Sector
Gao, Hang; Van Biesebroeck, Johannes - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
productivity in the generation segment of the industry. Controlling explicitly for sources of price-heterogeneity across firms and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009385757
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Sovereigns, Upstream Capital Flows, and Global Imbalances
Alfaro, Laura; Kalemli-Ozcan, Sebnem; Volosovych, Vadym - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
The paper presents new stylized facts on the direction of capital flows. We find (i) international capital flows net of government debt and/or official aid are positively correlated with growth; (ii) sovereign debt flows are negatively correlated with growth only if debt is financed by another...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009364326
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How Big are the Gains from International Financial Integration?
Hoxha, Indrit; Kalemli-Ozcan, Sebnem; Vollrath, Dietrich - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
The literature has shown that the implied welfare gains from international financial integration are very small. We revisit the existing findings and document that welfare gains can be substantial if capital goods are not perfect substitutes. We use a model of optimal savings that includes a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009364327
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Productivity, Relationship-Specific Inputs and the Sourcing Modes of Multinationals
Defever, Fabrice; Toubal, Farid - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We investigate the roles of productivity and the specificity of inputs for the international sourcing strategy of firms … transaction. The dataset also provides information to estimate the firms' productivity and their intensity in relationship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365648
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Real Business Cycle Models: Past, Present and Future
Rebelo, Sérgio - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
In this paper I review the contribution of real business cycles models to our understanding of economic fluctuations, and discuss open issues in business cycle research.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005662231
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Sub-Optimal Scale Firms and Compensating Factor Differentials in Dutch Manufacturing
Audretsch, David B; Thurik, A R Roy; Van Leeuwen, Geroge - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995
relationship between firm age and employee compensation as well as firm age and firm productivity suggest that there may be at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005662285
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Technology and Economic Performance in the American Economy
Gordon, Robert J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
accompanying revival of productivity growth, directly contributed both to faster output growth and to holding down the inflation … the United States, they did not prevent the US from experiencing a dismal period of slow productivity growth between 1972 … and 1995 nor from falling behind in numerous industries outside the IT sector. The 1995-2000 productivity growth revival …
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