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When, Where, and Why? Early Industrialization in the Poor Periphery 1870-1940

Williamson, Jeffrey G. - 2010

This paper documents industrial output and labor productivity growth around the poor periphery 1870-1940 (Latin America …, the European periphery, the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia). Intensive and extensive industrial … an early effort to identify the sources underlying the spread of the industrial revolution to the poor periphery …

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National Policy for Regional Development : Evidence from Appalachian Highways

Jaworski, Taylor - 2016

How effective are policies aimed at integrating isolated regions? We answer this question using the construction of a highway system in one of the poorest regions in the United States. With construction starting in 1965, the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS) ultimately consisted of...

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The Spread of Manufacturing to the Poor Periphery 1870---2007

Bénétrix, Agustín S. - 2012

This paper documents industrial output growth around the poor periphery (Latin America, the European periphery, the …

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Identifying Agglomeration Shadows : Long-run Evidence from Ancient Ports

Hornbeck, Richard; Michaels, Guy; Rauch, Ferdinand - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

We examine "agglomeration shadows" that emerge around large cities, which discourage some economic activities in nearby areas. Identifying agglomeration shadows is complicated, however, by endogenous city formation and "wave interference" that we show in simulations. We use the locations of...

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Is The Mediterranean The New Rio Grande? US And EU Immigration Pressures In The Long Run

Hanson, Gordon - 2016

How will worldwide changes in population affect pressures for international migration in the future? We contrast the past three decades, during which population pressures contributed to substantial labor flows from neighboring countries into the United States and Europe, with the coming three...

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Road Capacity, Domestic Trade and Regional Outcomes

Coşar, A. Kerem; Demir, Banu; Ghose, Devaki; Young, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

What is the impact on intra-national trade and regional economic outcomes when the quality and lane-capacity of an existing paved road network is expanded significantly? We investigate this question for the case of Turkey, which undertook a large-scale public investment in roads during the...

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Beyond Goods and Services : Competition Policy, Investment, Mutual Recognition, Movement of Persons, and Broader Cooperation Provisions of Recent FTAs involving ASEAN Countries

Banda, O. G. Dayaratna - 2005

We discuss recent bilateral, regional, and country trade, partnership, and economic agreements involving both ASEAN as a single entity and individual ASEAN countries (Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia) focusing on their reach beyond conventional trade in goods and services issues. What emerges is of...

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Competitive Liberalization and a US-SACU FTA

Whalley, John - 2003

This paper evaluates a possible US-SACU (Southern African Customs Union) free trade agreement as part of a US approach to new preferential trade agreements characterized by the term competitive liberalization.' This is the idea that competition among large countries (US/EU) to negotiate...

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Economic Integration and Convergence : U.S. Regions, 1840-1987

Kim, Sukkoo - 1997

Despite the recent inroads made by models of interregional trade based on external" economies, the analysis of the long-run trends in U.S. regional specialization in agriculture manufacturing, wholesale trade, retail trade, services, and all economic activities indicate that" these trends are...

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Returns to Regionalism : An Evaluation of Non-Traditional Gains from RTAs

Fernandez, Raquel - 1997

The last decade has witnessed an explosion in the number of regional trade agreements (RTAs). There seems to be a general if ill-defined belief on the part of many policy-makers, and among a number of academics as well, that there is more to a RTA than the traditional gains from trade. This...

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