We develop a dynamic spatial growth model to explore the role of trade and internal migration in the process of spatial … knowledge. Global ideas diffuse more to locations that are relatively more exposed to international trade. Local ideas are … diffused across space when workers move to another location. We embed the diffusion of ideas through trade and migration into a …

linking the skill premium to the emerging literature on the structure of trade and development. Using data on employment and … positively linked with the skill premium at the industry level, a result that supports recent trade models linking exports with … wages and the demand for skills"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site …

structure of trade and development. Using data on employment and wages for over seven million workers from sixteen Latin … with the skill premium at the industry level, a result that supports recent trade models linking exports with wages and the … demand for skills …

How far is the world away from ensuring that every child obtains the basic skills needed to be internationally … skills for 159 countries that cover 98.1% of world population and 99.4% of world GDP. We find that at least two-thirds of the … universal basic skills amounts to over $700 trillion over the remaining century, or 11% of discounted GDP …

requires repeated random assignment of managers to multiple teams and controls for individuals' skills. A good manager is … appointed by lottery, in part because self-promoted managers are overconfident, especially about their social skills. Managerial …. Selecting managers on skills rather than demographics or preferences for leadership could substantially increase organizational …

We randomly assign applicants to over-subscribed programs to study the effects of teaching hard and soft skills in … vocational training and examine their impacts on skills acquisition and labor market outcomes using both survey and … administrative data. We find that providing vocational training that either emphasizes social or technical skills increases formal …