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Trade Liberalization and Globalization: A Survey
Hillman, Arye L. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
This Paper presents a survey of the literature on trade liberalization and globalization. The questions are why trade … allows for protectionist policies, and why there is opposition to the globalization of markets that has occurred as the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005067625
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Trade Protection and Industry Wage Structure in Poland
Goh, Chor-Ching; Javorcik, Beata - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
This study examines the impact of Poland’s trade liberalization 1994-2001 on the industry wage structure. The liberalization was undertaken in preparation for Poland’s accession to the European Union and was more pronounced in industries with larger shares of unskilled labour. Our analysis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005656332
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Multi-product Firms and Product Turnover in the Developing World: Evidence from India
Goldberg, Pinelopi Koujianou; Khandelwal, Amit; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
Recent theoretical work predicts that an important margin of adjustment to deregulation or trade reforms is the … detailed firm-level data from India, we provide the first evidence on the patterns of multi-product firm production in a large …-section, multi-product firms in India look remarkably similar to their U.S. counterparts, confirming the predictions of recent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123815
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Trade Adjustment and Human Capital Investments: Evidence from Indian Tariff Reform
Edmonds, Eric V; Pavcnik, Nina; Topalova, Petia - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
the context of India's 1991 tariff reforms. Overall, in the 1990s, rural India experienced a dramatic increase in … imply that roughly half of India's rise in schooling and a third of the fall in child labor during the 1990s can be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005504597
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India's De-Industrialization Under British Rule: New Ideas, New Evidence
Clingingsmith, David; Williamson, Jeffrey G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
India was a major player in the world export market for textiles in the early 18th century, but by the middle of the 19 … some decline, and India underwent secular de-industrialization as a consequence. While India produced about 25% of world … about the relative role played by domestic and foreign forces in India’s de-industrialization. The construction of new …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136603
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Sorting and Private Education in Italy
Bertola, Giuseppe; Checchi, Daniele - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
This Paper discusses reforms of Italian secondary schools’ curriculum and funding in light of theoretical considerations, of the experience of other countries, and of empirical evidence. We briefly review socio-economic views on the schooling system’s role in shaping the social structure and...
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Weathering the crisis and beyond: Perspectives for the Euro Area
Schmidt, Christoph M; Weigert, Benjamin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
The euro area is experiencing a severe and highly complex crisis. It comprises three problem areas, the difficulties of some highly indebted European sovereigns to ascertain funding at palatable cost, the disconcerting fragility of the European banking system and disappointing growth prospects...
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Business Groups in the United States: A Revised History of Corporate Ownership, Pyramids and Regulation, 1930-1950
Kandel, Eugene; Kosenko, Konstantin; Morck, Randall; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
The extent to which business groups ever existed in the United States and, if they did exist, the reasons for their disappearance are poorly understood. In this paper we use hitherto unexplored historical sources to construct a comprehensive data set to address this issue. We find that (1)...
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Procurement with specialized firms
Boone, Jan; Schottmüller, Christoph - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
This paper analyzes optimal procurement mechanisms in a setting where the procurement agency has incomplete information concerning the firms' cost functions and cares about quality as well as price. Low type firms are cheaper than high type firms in providing low quality but more expensive when...
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Factor Adjustments after Deregulation: Panel Evidence from Colombian Plants
Eslava, Marcela; Haltiwanger Jr, John C; Kugler, Adriana D. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
In this paper, we analyse employment and capital adjustments using a panel of plants from Colombia. We allow for nonlinear adjustment of employment to reflect not only adjustment costs of labour but also adjustment costs of capital, and vice-versa. Using data from the Annual Manufacturing...
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