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Efficiency Effects of Tax Deductions for Work-Related Expenses
Richter, Wolfram F. - CESifo - 2004
argued that the cost of commuting to work should not be deductible as commuting does not increase taxable income. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005196211
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State Tax Differentials, Cross-Border Commuting, and Commuting Times in Multi-State Metropolitan Areas
Agrawal, David; Hoyt, William H. - CESifo - 2014
We examine the effects of differences in income tax rates on commuting times within multi-state MSAs. Our theoretical … holding fixed other characteristics. We identify large effects on commuting times for affluent households and homeowners in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790166
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Same Same But Different: Dialects and Trade
Lameli, Alfred; Nitsch, Volker; Suedekum, Jens; Wolf, … - CESifo - 2013
Language is a strong and robust determinant of international trade patterns: Countries sharing a common language trade significantly more with each other than countries using different languages, holding other factors constant. In this paper, we show that this trade-promoting effect of language...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877639
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Shipment Frequency of Exporters and Demand Uncertainty
Békés, Gabor; Fontagné, Lionel Gérard; Murakozy, Balazs - CESifo - 2014
Firms adjust to differences in market size and demand uncertainty by changing the frequency and size of their export shipments. In our inventory model, transportation costs and optimal shipment frequency are determined on the basis of demand as well as inventory and per shipments costs. Using a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877733
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Gravity Redux: Measuring International Trade Costs with Panel Data
Novy, Dennis - CESifo - 2011
Barriers to international trade are known to be large but due to data limitations it is hard to measure them directly for a large number of countries over many years. To address this problem I derive a micro-founded measure of bilateral trade costs that indirectly infers trade frictions from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009351468
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The Language Effect in International Trade: A Meta-Analysis
Egger, Peter; Lassmann, Andrea - CESifo - 2011
Gravity models of international trade have been frequently applied to estimate the impact of common (official or spoken …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009399661
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International Trade without CES: Estimating Translog Gravity
Novy, Dennis - CESifo - 2010
This paper derives a micro-founded gravity equation in general equilibrium based on a translog demand system that … allows for endogenous markups and substitution patterns across goods. In contrast to standard CES-based gravity equations …. I test the translog gravity equation and find strong empirical support in its favor. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008596576
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Borders and Distance in Knowledge Spillovers: Dying over Time or Dying with Age? - Evidence from Patent Citations
Li, Yao - CESifo - 2009
This paper uses a gravity framework to investigate the effects of distance as well as subnational and national borders …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005000385
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Turkish Delight for Some, Cold Turkey for Others?: The Effects of the EU-Turkey Customs Union
Adam, Antonis; Moutos, Thomas - CESifo - 2005
Following Turkey’s application for EU membership in 1987, a Customs Union (CU) between Turkey and the EU, mainly covering trade in manufacturing goods and processed agricultural products, came into effect in 1995. In addition to a large agricultural sector, Turkey also specializes in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005094267
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International Trade Integration: A Disaggregated Approach
Chen, Natalie; Novy, Dennis - CESifo - 2009
This paper investigates the sources and size of trade barriers at the industry level. We derive a micro-founded measure of industry-specific bilateral trade integration that has an in-built control for time-varying multilateral resistance. This trade integration measure is consistent with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005051566