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) bilateral exports to the United States. The patterns in the data are consistent with the theory. The mean and the variance of …
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Previous research finds that the greater geographic mobility of foreign than native-born workers following economic shocks helps to facilitate local labor market adjustment to shifting regional economic conditions. We examine the role that immigration may have played in enabling U.S. commuting...
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In this paper, we study if exposure to the institutions of trade partners changes individuals' attitudes towards democracy and favors the process of democratization. We combine survey data with country-level measures of democracy from 1960 to 2015, and exploit the improvement in air, relative to...
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We exploit a natural experiment to study the extent to which popular attitudes toward trade are driven by economic fundamentals. In 2007, Costa Rica put a free trade agreement (FTA) to a national referendum. With a single question on the ballot, 59% of Costa Rican adult citizens cast a vote on...
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We show that decentralized privately created money with unstable values can hinder the traded, more transaction-friction sensitive, sector of the economy. We do so in the context of the NationalBanking Act of 1864 in the United States that created a new federally-regulated, fully-backed currency...
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origins match in the same year. It is found that currency matching for exports and imports is as essential as strategic …
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economy. We document and explain new facts concerning changes in production and exports at the industry and firm levels using … that capital deepening made China's production and exports more capital-intensive, although labor-biased productivity … the mid-2000s and fell until the 2020s, while the world's exposure to Chinese exports rose continuously …
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fourth globally, behind the US, the UK, and Germany, tempering the perception of China's scientific dominance …
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Transportation infrastructure is vital for the smooth functioning of international trade. Ports are a crucial gateway to this system: with more than 80% of trade carried by ships, they shape trade costs, and it is critical that they operate efficiently. Yet ports are susceptible to disruptions,...
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seller incidence 6.0%, exports rise and net benefit is positive …
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