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The Wage-Productivity Hypothesis : Its Economic Consequences and Policy Implications

Stiglitz, Joseph E. - 1986

the wages they receive. In particular, we show that this hypothesis may explain the high urban wages and unemployment … control urbaxv'rural migration, but could control wages and urban employment, it would, in general, set wages and employment … into accounce, both In the determination of shadow wages to be used in cost benefit analysis and In the analysisis of the …

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Outsourcing in a Global Economy

Grossman, Gene M. - 2002

We study the determinants of the location of sub-contracted activity in a general equilibrium model of outsourcing and trade. We model outsourcing as an activity that requires search for a partner and relationship-specific investments that are governed by incomplete contracts. The extent of...

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Unskilled Migration : A Burden or a Boon for the Welfare State

Razin, Assaf - 1999

In a static setup, migration of unskilled labor may be resisted by the entire native-born population because, being relatively low earners, migrants are net beneficiaries of the fiscal system. However, the paper shows that with a pay-as-you-go pension, an important pillar of the welfare state,...

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On the Almost Neutrality of Inflation : Notes on Taxation and the Welfare Costs of Inflation

Stiglitz, Joseph E. - 1980

In this paper I attempt to clarify the nature of the losses associated with inflation within a conventional model of a competitive economy. I shall argue that were inflation fully anticipated, it would be "almost neutral" provided (a) that the tax system were fully indexed and (b) that interest...

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Migration and the Welfare State : A Dynamic Political-Economy Theory

Razin, Assaf - 2009

We develop a dynamic politico-economic theory of welfare state and immigration policies, featuring three groups of voters: skilled workers, unskilled workers, and old retirees. The welfare-state is modeled by a proportional tax on labor income to finance a demogrant in a balanced-budget manner...

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Income Distribution, Product Quality, and International Trade

Fajgelbaum, Pablo D. - 2009

We develop a framework for studying trade in vertically and horizontally differentiated products. In our model, consumers with heterogeneous incomes and tastes purchase a homogeneous good as well as making a discrete choice of quality and variety of a differentiated product. The distribution of...

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Migration and the welfare state : Dynamic Political-Economy Theory

Razin, Assaf - 2009

We develop a dynamic politico-economic theory of welfare state, featuring three groups of voters: skilled workers, unskilled workers, and old retirees. The welfare-state is modeled by a proportional tax on labor income to finance a demogrant in a balanced-budget manner to capture the essence of...

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An Information-Based Model of Foreign Direct Investment : The Gains from Trade Revisited

Razin, Assaf - 1999

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is observed to be a predominant form of capital flows to emerging economies, especially when they are liquidity-constrained internationally during a global financial crisis. The financial aspects of FDI are the focus of the paper. We analyze the problem of...

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Growth and Welfare in A Small Open Economy

Grossman, Gene M. - 1989

We construct a model of growth based on endogenous technological change in a small, open economy. Entrepreneurs develop new intermediate products whenever the present value of potential profits exceeds the cost of R&D. Diversity of intermediates contributes to total factor productivity in the...

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Migration State and Welfare State : Competition vs. Coordination in an Economic Union

Razin, Assaf - 2015

We develop a political-economy model of economic union and compare the competion regime to the coordination regime. Key policy differences emerge between the two regimes: concerning the generosity of the welfare state and the skill composition of migration. We argue that the differences between...

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