simple model we show that the power of elections as a selection and incentive device can be improved by requiring higher vote …

greater hit score increases market size. A selection effect by which consumers are more picky and select higher quality goods …

innovation activities. The selection of high-skill managers is more important for innovation activities. As the economy … approaches the technology frontier, selection becomes more important. As a result, countries at early stages of development … investments, but little selection. Closer to the world technology frontier, there is a switch to an innovation-based strategy with …

between them. The model can replicate stylised facts about sorting, agglomeration, and selection in cities. It can also …

-product-destination data. By taking firm-product level selection into account we show that export unit values increase with distance even for … particular firm-product combinations. This cannot be explained by models assuming firm- or even firm-product level selection and …

from worker self-selection may not be matched by a corresponding social gain. In particular, the equilibrium incentive to …