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Firm size and judicial efficiency in Italy: evidence from the neighbour's tribunal

Giacomelli, Silvia; Menon, Carlo - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012

We investigate the causal relationship between judicial efficiency and firm size across Italian municipalities, exploiting spatial discontinuities in tribunals' jurisdiction for identification. Results show that halving the length of civil proceedings, average firm size would increase by around...

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Down and Out in Italian towns: measuring the impact of economic downturns on crime

Menon, Carlo; de Blasio, Guido - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013

The paper investigates the effect of local economic conditions on crime. The study focuses on Italy’s local labor …

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Long term implications of the ICT revolution: applying the lessons of growth theory and growth accounting

Oulton, Nicholas - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010

United States or Sweden. Nevertheless the contribution to the long run growth of labour productivity stemming from even the …

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A British industrial success: productivity in the Lancashire and New England cotton spinning industries a century ago

Leunig, Tim - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003

This paper uses new product-specific, micro-level US data to show that New England had lower levels of productivity in …-abundant country – has higher labour productivity contradicts the Rothbarth-Habakkuk model. We suggest Britain’s industrial success …

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