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Globalization and poverty
Harrison, Ann E. (ed.) - 2013
Over the past two decades, the percentage of the world's population living on less than a dollar a day has been cut in … half. How much of that improvement is because of-or in spite of-globalization? While anti-globalization activists mount … loud critiques and the media report breathlessly on globalization's perils and promises, economists have largely remained …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012673744
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Globalization and poverty
Harrison, Ann E. (contributor) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003377127
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Causes of the Great Recession of 2007-9 : The Financial Crisis is the Symptom not the Disease!
Jagannathan, Ravi - 2009
Globalization has made it possible for labor in developing countries to augment labor in the developed world, without … world's effective labor supply, triggered by geo-political events and technological innovations, coupled with the inability …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463245
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Monetary policy rules : [papers based on the National Bureau of Economic Research Conference on Research in Business Cycles, held at Stanford University, 1998]
Taylor, John B. (ed.) - 2001 - Paperback ed.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001535296
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Theory and Practice of Commercial Policy : 1945-1990
Krueger, Anne O. - 1990
In this paper, the evolution of thought regarding protectionist trade policies in developed and in developing countries is examined and contrasted. In the developing countries distrust of markets and a belief in the infant industry argument led to highly protectionist trade regimes. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012475478
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When Does Trade Hurt? Market, Transition and Developing Economies
Krishna, Kala - 2002
This paper argues that labor market distortions in transition and developing economies help explain differential impacts of trade liberalization. We assume that workers differ in ability. In a market economy their earnings depend on their ability. However, earnings are independent of ability due...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012469719
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Forms of Democracy, Policy and Economic Development
Persson, Torsten - 2005
The paper combines insights from the recent research programs on constitutions and economic policy, and on history, institutions and growth. Drawing on cross-sectional as well as panel data, it presents new empirical results showing that the form of democracy (rather than democracy vs....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012467514
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Deflation and Monetary Policy in a Historical Perspective : Remembering the Past or Being Condemned to Repeat It?
Bordo, Michael D. - 2004
What does the historical record tell us about how to conduct monetary policy in a deflationary environment? We present a broad cross-country historical study of deflation over the past two centuries in order to shed light on current policy challenges. We first review the theoretical literature...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012467856
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International dimensions of monetary policy : [... presented at the NBER Conference "International Dimensions of Monetary Policy", which was held June 11 through 13, 2007 ... in th...
Galí, Jordi (contributor); Gertler, Mark (contributor) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003825525
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Sources and Transmission of Country Risk
Hassan, Tarek A.; Schreger, Jesse; Schwedeler, Markus; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
We use textual analysis of earnings conference calls held by listed firms around the world to measure the amount of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012696435