Showing 1 - 10 of 109
waves of the Child Development Supplement (CDS) of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID). The findings show that family … income-related child health inequality is family income itself, although other factors, such as maternal education, also play … children with lower initial family incomes vs. children with higher initial family incomes. However, offsetting this effect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009294101
Historically, tariffs have been an attractive policy tool to protect domestic industries. The benefits of such a policy are based on theoretical models that assume foreign manufacturers sell directly to consumers. However, recent empirical evidence suggests that wholesalers and retailers play an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877688
comparative advantage in producing innovative goods. We illustrate how protection, R&D subsidies, and financial sector development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009228619
In the course of history, a large number of politicians have been assassinated. Rational choice hypotheses are developed and tested using panel data covering more than 100 countries over a period of 20 years. Several strategies, in addition to security measures, are shown to significantly reduce...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005406072
Beyond years of schooling, educational content can play an important role in the process of economic development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010643339
possible problems with overreaction to public information. Furthermore, we suggest a new focus for development policy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005094193
I argue that whether or not a state is "predatory" hinges on the relationship between development and the distribution … of political power in society. Development is typically inconsistent with the preservation of the political status quo …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005094304
We estimate the effect of political regime transitions on growth with semi-parametric methods, combining difference in differences with matching, that have not been used in macroeconomic settings. Our semi-parametric estimates suggest that previous parametric estimates may have seriously...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181259
In transition and developing countries, we observe rather high levels of corruption even if they have democratic political systems. This is surprising from a political economy perspective, as the majority of people generally suffers from high corruption levels. Our model is based on the fact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181428
With efforts across the industrial countries to increase the amount of foreign aid mounting, it is important to understand its determinants. This paper examines the factors affecting the support for foreign aid among voters in donor countries. A simple theoretical model, which considers an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181565