A recent boom in commodities-for-manufactures trade between China and other developing countries has led to much …

employment declines in independent stores they were meant to protect. The reason is that when large retail chains are prevented … exogenous variation in the ease of entry for big-box retailers. I estimate that 15% of the employment decline experienced by …

(TFP) in the retailing industry by (i) restricting the total availability of land for retail, thereby increasing space … costs (ii) directly limiting store size and (iii) concentrating retail development on specific central locations. We use … unique store-specific data to estimate the impact of space on retail productivity and the specific effects of planning …

predict the extent of an individual's hardship as a function ?i =ax1i + bx2i +..., where the x's are indicators of i's income …

, Health, Housing, Income Maintenance and Social Security and Personal Social Services. The paper systematically explores who …

growth of public social spending, total public and private activity grew by more than 150 per cent in real terms between 1979 …. There has always been a 'mixed economy' of welfare in terms of the balance between public and private provision, finance …

A reduction in inflation can fuel run-ups in housing prices if people suffer from money illusion. For example …