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Does Tax Competition Tame the Leviathan?
Brülhart, Marius; Jametti, Mario - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
We study the impact of tax competition on equilibrium taxes and welfare, focusing on the jurisdictional fragmentation of federations. In a representative-agent model of fiscal federalism, fragmentation among jurisdictions with benevolent tax-setting authorities unambiguously reduces welfare. If,...
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The Economics of Density: Evidence from the Berlin Wall
Ahlfeldt, Gabriel; Redding, Stephen J.; Sturm, Daniel M; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
because of stochastic shocks to commuting decisions, which yield a gravity equation for commuting flows. To structurally …
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Urban Labour Economic Theory
Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
In this Paper survey some recent developments in urban labour economic theory. We first present a benchmark model in … which firms set efficiency wages to prevent shirking and to compensate workers for commuting. We show that both wages and … unemployment depend on commuting costs, and that housing prices as well as location are based on workers’ wages. We then extend the …
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On the Number and Size of Cities
Tabuchi, Takatoshi; Thisse, Jacques-François; Zeng, Dao-Zhi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
We study the effects of a decrease in trade costs on the spatial distribution of industry in a multi-regional economy, when a rise in the regional population of workers generates higher urban costs. When the number of cities is unaffected by falling trade costs, small cities become smaller for...
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What are Falling Transport Costs doing to Spatial Concentration Across US Counties?
Desmet, Klaus; Fafchamps, Marcel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
Theory is divided on whether falling transport costs lead to more or less spatial concentration of economic activity …
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Genetic, Cultural and Geographical Distances
Giuliano, Paola; Spilimbergo, Antonio; Tonon, Giovanni - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
This paper investigates how the measures of genetic distance between populations, which have been used in anthropology and historical linguistics, can be used in economics. What does the correlation between genetic distance and economic variables mean? Using the measure of genetic distance, a...
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Rising Trade Costs? Agglomeration and Trade with Endogenous Transaction Costs
Duranton, Gilles; Storper, Michael - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
While transport costs have fallen, the empirical evidence also points at rising total trade costs. In a model of industry location with endogenous transaction costs, we show how and under which conditions a decline in transport costs can lead to an increase in the total cost of trade.
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Are Compact Cities Environmentally Friendly?
Gaigné, Carl; Riou, Stéphane; Thisse, Jacques-François - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
commuting and shipping patterns. We show that policies favoring the decentralization of jobs may be more environmentally …
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The world is not yet flat: Transport costs matter!
Behrens, Kristian; Bougna, Théophile; Brown, W. Mark - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
We provide evidence for the effects of changes in transport costs, international trade exposure, and input-output linkages on the geographical concentration of Canadian manufacturing industries. Increasing transport costs, stronger import competition, and the spreading out of upstream suppliers...
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Roads and Trade: Evidence from the US
Duranton, Gilles; Morrow, Peter; Turner, Matthew A - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
We estimate the effect of interstate highways on the level and composition of trade for us cities. Highways within cities have a large effect on the weight of city exports with an elasticity of approximately 0.5. We find little effect of highways on the total value of exports. Consistent with...
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