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Overman, Henry G; Rice, Patricia; Venables, Anthony J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

We develop a diagrammatic framework that can be used to study the economic linkages between regions or cities. Hitherto, such linkages have not been the primary focus of either the theoretical or empirical literatures. We use the framework to analyse the impact of shocks that occur in one region...

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Agglomeration and the Adjustment of the Spatial Economy

Combes, Pierre-Philippe; Duranton, Gilles; Overman, Henry G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

We consider the literatures on urban systems and New Economic Geography to examine questions concerning agglomeration and how areas respond to shocks to the economic environment. We first propose a diagrammatic framework to compare the two approaches. We then use this framework to study a number...

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An empirical analysis of cellular demand in South Africa

Gasmi, Farid; Ivaldi, Marc; Recuero Virto, Laura - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

We analyze demand for prepaid cellular voice and short message service (SMS) in South Africa by means of a demand-and-supply structural model based on a multinomial specification fitted to a cross-sectional data set on Vodacom customers collected in 2005. We find that consumers are very...

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Penalty Shoot-Outs: Before or After Extra Time?

Carrillo, Juan D - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

This paper proposes a rule to determine the winner of a soccer match which is different from the traditional penalty shoot-outs at the end of extra time. We show that games can be more attractive if penalties are shot before extra time and the outcome counts only if the tie is preserved during...

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The Brain as a Hierarchical Organization

Brocas, Isabelle; Carrillo, Juan D - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

We model the brain as a multi-agent organization. Based on recent neuroscience evidence, we assume that different systems of the brain have different time-horizons and different access to information. Introducing asymmetric information as a restriction on optimal choices generates endogenous...

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Reason, Emotion and Information Processing in the Brain

Brocas, Isabelle; Carrillo, Juan D - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Building on evidence from neurobiology and neuroscience, we model the physiological limitations faced by individuals in the process of decision-making that starts with sensory perception and ends in action selection. The brain sets a neuronal threshold, observes whether the neuronal cell firing...

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On-the-Job Search in a Matching Model with Heterogeneous Jobs and Workers

Dolado, Juan J.; Jansen, Marcel; Jimeno, Juan F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

This paper considers a matching model with heterogeneous jobs (unskilled and skilled) and workers (low- and high-educated) which allows for on-the-job search by mismatched workers. The latter are high-educated workers who transitorily accept unskilled jobs and continue to search for skilled...

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Who Wants To Revise Privatization? The Complementarity of Market Skills and Institutions

Denisova, Irina; Eller, Markus; Frye, Timothy; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

-relevant skills and institutions. We show that democracy and good governance complement market skills in transition economies. Under …

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Urbanization Externalities, Market Potential and Spatial Sorting of Skills and Firms

Mion, Giordano; Naticchioni, Paolo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

, spatial sorting of skills is at work and explains a great deal of spatial wage variability. We further show that this sorting … sorting of firms is instead quite weak. In the paper, we also find support of self-selection of migrants based on skills and a … size and workers' skills is not simply the outcome of a co-location phenomenon. …

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Computing Crime: Information Technology, Police Effectiveness and the Organization of Policing

Garicano, Luis; Heaton, Paul - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

How does information technology (IT) affect the organization of police work? How does it in turn affect police crime-fighting effectiveness? To answer these questions, we construct a new panel data set of police departments covering 1987-2003. We find that while IT adoption had substantial...

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