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The Geography of Trade and Technology Shocks in the United States

Autor, David; Dorn, David; Hanson, Gordon H. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This paper explores the geographic overlap of trade and technology shocks across local labor markets in the United States. Regional exposure to technological change, as measured by specialization in routine task-intensive production and clerical occupations, is largely uncorrelated with regional...

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War and Women's Work: Evidence from the Conflict in Nepal

Menon, Nidhiya; van der Meulen Rodgers, Yana - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

This paper examines how Nepal’s 1996-2006 civil conflict affected women’s decisions to engage in employment. Using three waves of Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, we employ a difference-in-difference approach to identify the impact of war on women’s employment decisions. Results...

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Geography vs. Institutions at the Village Level

Grimm, Michael; Klasen, Stephan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

There is a well-known debate about the roles of geography versus institutions in explaining the long-term development … Robinson (2001) was to address this last point by using settler mortality as an instrument for geography-induced endogenous … mechanisms from geography via institutions to economic development outcomes. In particular, we examine the determinants of …

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Institutional Development and Colonial Heritage within Brazil

Naritomi, Joana; Soares, Rodrigo R.; Assunção, Juliano J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

This paper analyzes the determinants of local institutions and distribution of political power within a constant 'macro-institutional' setting. We show that characteristics of Brazilian municipalities related to institutional quality and distribution of political power are partly inherited from...

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Do institutions matter? Estimating the effect of institutions on economic performance in China

Ying, Fang; Yang, Zhao - Siirtymätalouksien tutkimuslaitos, Suomen Pankki - 2009

This paper estimates the effect of institutions on economic performance using cross-city data from China. We argue that China's ongoing reforms are part of a long and circuitous historical transition from antiquity to modernity, which started about 150 years ago. Learning from Western countries...

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Genetic, Cultural and Geographical Distances

Giuliano, Paola; Spilimbergo, Antonio; Tonon, Giovanni - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

measures of geography within Europe, we show that i) geography explains both genetic distance and transportation costs between … European countries, and ii) genetic distance does not explain economic outcomes once we control for geography. We conclude that …

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Well-being across America

Oswald, Andrew J.; Wu, Stephen - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

This paper uses new Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data to provide the first estimates of well-being across the states of America. From this sample of 1.3 million US citizens, we analyze measures of life satisfaction and mental health. Adjusting for people's characteristics, states...

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Causes of Corruption:History, Geography, and Government

Goel, Rajeev K.; Nelson, Michael A. - Siirtymätalouksien tutkimuslaitos, Suomen Pankki - 2008

about 100 nations, the roles of national history, geography, and government are examined to see how they affect conditions …

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Migration, Trade and Income

Ortega, Francesc; Peri, Giovanni - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

distance (while controlling for country size). Since geography may affect income through other channels, we also control for …

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The Soviet Union Outgoing Tourism In 1955-1985: Volume, Geography, Organizational Forms

Orlov, Igor - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2014

In this paper, the institutional component, the volume and geography, and the specific forms of Soviet outgoing …

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