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Ten Years of Mrs. T.
Bean, Charles R; Symons, James - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1989
, explains the initial rise in unemployment. The reduction in union power also helps to explain the acceleration in productivity … low wages and productivity. A fall in union power results in a reduction in these inefficiencies and leads not only to a … rise in productivity but also in wages. …
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Net Energy Expenditure and Energy Demand in the UK
Pearce, David; Westoby, Richard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1985
productivity. It does not appear to have any special advantage over other measures for forecasting applications. …
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The Thatcher Miracle?
Layard, Richard Grenville; Nickell, Stephen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1989
Since 1979 productivity growth in Britain has improved markedly compared with Europe. The turnaround in productivity …
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British Economic Growth Before and After 1979: A Review of the Evidence
Crafts, Nicholas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1988
leading to poor productivity performance are the most plausible explanation of Britain's relative decline. It is argued both …
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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...
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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 …
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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...
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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...
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