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We construct a model of revolution and transition to democracy under an individualistic and a collectivist culture. The main result is that, despite facing potentially larger collective action problems, countries with an individualistic culture are more likely to end up adopting democracy faster...
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simulation to provide substantial stabilization for the exchange rate while retaining considerable flexibility and robustness in …
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This paper constructs a theoretical model to study the effects on employment of the introduction of flexible labour …. Econometric estimates of labour demand based on a panel of large Spanish industrial firms are consistent with several of the model …
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-stage game with uncertainty it is demonstrated that location is influenced by both flexibility and strategic concerns. We show …
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We analyze the relationship between legal institutions, innovation and growth. We compare a rigid (law set ex-ante) legal system and a flexible one (law set after observing current technology). The flexible system dominates in terms of welfare, amount of innovation and output growth at...
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Since the days of Henry Ford the automobile industry has served as a model of economic expansion and technological progress based on mass production. But from the mid-1970s, sweeping changes in markets and technology have transformed international competitive conditions and spurred automobile...
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Most analyses of the Kyoto flexibility mechanisms focus on the cost effectiveness of "where" flexibility (e.g. by … Annex 1 countries). Less attention has been devoted to "when" flexibility, i.e. to the benefits of allowing emission permit …
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flexibility in the firms’ investment decisions. When the government can commit to an export subsidy, it may choose to over- or …
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Flexibility - the ability to react swiftly to others' choices - facilitates collusion by reducing gains from defection … before opponents react. Under imperfect monitoring, however, flexibility may also hinder collusion by inducing punishment … after too few noisy signals. The combination of these forces predicts a non-monotonic relationship between flexibility and …
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During the nineties, unemployment fell in a number of European countries while it remained high in others. This Paper discusses potential causes for that evolution in light of recent economic research, emphasizing obstacles to reform due to political constraints, the prevalence of ideology, and...
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