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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959703
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009395429
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762190
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005039651
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763533
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008514854
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010735641
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The Aggregate Effects of Trade and Migration: Evidence from OECD Countries
Ortega, Francesc; Peri, Giovanni - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
trade and immigration flows are based on geography and the demographic trends of each country’s trade and migration partners …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008922963
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The Formation of Migrant Networks
Comola, Margherita; Mendola, Mariapia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper provides the first direct evidence on the determinants of link formation among immigrants in the host society. We use a purposely-designed survey on a representative sample of Sri Lankan immigrants living in Milan to study how migrants form social links among them and the extent to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959753
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Risk Management among the Poor: The Case of Microfinancial Services
Arun, Thankom; Bendig, Mirko - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
This paper argues that the level of financial services provision determines the risk management strategies among the poor. The paper estimates the determinants of the household’s use of one, two or all three types of microfinancial services applying ordered probit models and additionally...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008564688