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Endowments, Fiscal Federalism, and the Cost of Capital for States : Evidence from Brazil, 1891-1930

Fritscher, André C. Martínez - 2009

commodities that were in high demand (e.g., rubber and coffee) between 1891 and 1930 ended up having higher revenues per capita …

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The Effects of Fair Trade Certification : Evidence from Coffee Producers in Costa Rica

Dragusanu, Raluca - 2018

We examine the effects of Fair Trade (FT) certification of coffee on producers and households in Costa Rica. Examining … the production dynamics of the universe of Costa Rican coffee mills from 1999-2014, we find that FT certification is … associated with a higher sales price, greater sales, and more revenues. As expected, these effects are greater when global coffee …

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Fighting Communism Supporting Collusion

Galiani, Sebastián; Paz y Miño, José Manuel; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

support for international collusive agreements concerning certain commodities (e.g., coffee). This behavior raises questions … light on why the United States supported (or failed to support) international commodity agreements for coffee, sugar, and …

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Acquisitions, Management, and Efficiency in Rwanda's Coffee Industry

Macchiavello, Rocco; Morjaria, Ameet - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

of ownership changes on coffee mills in Rwanda - an industry in which managing relationships with farmers and seasonal …

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Addressing Biases that Impact Homeowners' Adoption of Solar Panels

Kunreuther, Howard; Polise, Anna; Spellmeyer, Quinlyn - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Solar power is now economically competitive with fossil fuels in many countries, yet relatively few homeowners have installed solar panels on their property. A principal reason for this behavior stems from cognitive biases--such as myopia, inertia and herding--that cause consumers to avoid...

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Regulatory Approval and Expanded Market Size

Berger, Benjamin; Chandra, Amitabh; Garthwaite, Craig - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Regulatory review of new medicines is often viewed as a hindrance to innovation by increasing the hurdle to bring products to market. However, a more complete accounting of regulation must also account for its potential market expanding effects through quality certification. We combine data on...

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Simulating Endogenous Global Automation

Benzell, Seth G.; Kotlikoff, Laurence J.; LaGarda, Guillermo - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

This paper develops a 17-region, 3-skill group, overlapping generations, computable general equilibrium model to evaluate the global consequences of automation. Automation, modeled as capital- and high-skill biased technological change, is endogenous with regions adopting new technologies when...

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Innovation : Market Failures and Public Policies

Bryan, Kevin A.; Williams, Heidi - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

This is an invited chapter for the forthcoming Volume 4 of the Handbook of Industrial Organization. We summarize the state of the literature on the economics of innovation and highlight open policy questions. We first articulate the key market failures in markets for innovation, and then discuss...

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Marginalized and Overlooked? Minoritized Groups and the Adoption of New Scientific Ideas

Cheng, Wei; Weinberg, Bruce A. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

The rapid diffusion and use of new ideas are critical for advancing and realizing the value of innovation. This paper explores the impact of demographic characteristics of innovators and potential adopters on the adoption of important new scientific ideas through networks. Using rich,...

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Epidemic Exposure, Fintech Adoption, and the Digital Divide

Saka, Orkun; Eichengreen, Barry; Aksoy, Cevat Giray - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

We ask whether epidemic exposure leads to a shift in financial technology usage within and across countries and if so who participates in this shift. We exploit a dataset combining Gallup World Polls and Global Findex surveys for some 250,000 individuals in 140 countries, merging them with...

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