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Cultural Effects of Trade Liberalization

Suranovic, Steven M.; Winthrop, Robert - EconWPA - 2005

We incorporate culture into a standard trade model in two distinct ways. In the ¡°cultural affinity from work¡± model, workers receive a non- pecuniary cultural benefit from work in a particular industry. In the ¡°cultural externality¡± model, consumers of a product receive utility from...

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An Economic Model of Youth Smoking: Tax and Welfare Effects

Suranovic, Steven M. - EconWPA - 2005

This paper presents a model of smoking choice in which rationality is bounded by limitations in intertemporal computational abilities. The model is applied to the youth decision to initiate smoking. Lifetime smoking paths of representative smokers indicate that youths may experience a reduction...

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A Theory of Natural Addiction

Smith, Trenton G.; Tasnádi, Attila - EconWPA - 2005

Economic theories of rational addiction aim to describe consumer behavior in the presence of habit-forming goods. We … many of the unconventional behavioral assumptions employed by theories of rational addiction, including adjacent …, however, that addiction is 'harmful' only when the addict fails to implement the optimal solution. We offer evidence for the …

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Pain

Palda, Filip - EconWPA - 2001

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Can Voting Reduce Welfare? Evidence from the US Telecommunications Sector

Falaschetti, Dino - EconWPA - 2004

Voter turnout is frequently cited as gauging a polity's health. The ease with which electoral members produce political support can, however, retard an economy's productive capacity. For example, while mobile electorates might efficaciously monitor political agents, they may also lack...

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Voter Turnout, Regulatory Commitment, and Capital Accumulation: Evidence from the US Telecommunications Sector

Falaschetti, Dino - EconWPA - 2003

Voter turnout is frequently cited as gauging a polity's health. The ease with which electoral members can produce political support, however, can retard an economy's productive capacity. For example, while mobile electorates might efficaciously monitor political agents, they may also lack...

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Can Voting Reduce Welfare? Evidence from the US Telecommunications Sector

Falaschetti, Dino - EconWPA - 2004

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