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Fluctuations in Overseas Travel by Americans, 1820 to 2000

Dupont, Brandon - 2009

There were substantial fluctuations in the numbers of American overseas travelers, especially before World War II. These fluctuations in travel around the robust, long term upward trend are the focus of this paper. We first identify those fluctuations in the raw data and then try to explain the...

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How Economic Ideas Led to Taiwan's Shift to Export Promotion in the 1950s

Irwin, Douglas A. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Taiwan was perhaps the first developing country to adopt an export-oriented trade strategy after World War II. The …. In 1954, economist S. C. Tsiang proposed that Taiwan boost export earnings rather than squeeze import spending to deal … later, a leading policymaker, K. Y. Yin, fought for the adoption of Tsiang's proposal, helping clear the way for Taiwan …

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Does Offshoring Production Reduce Innovation : Firm-Level Evidence from Taiwan

Branstetter, Lee; Chen, Jong-rong; Glennon, Britta; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Does the offshoring of production degrade or enhance the innovative capabilities of manufacturing firms? We contribute to this debate by exploiting a policy shock that differentially affected the ability of Taiwanese firms to offshore some products to China. We find causal evidence that...

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Health Care Expenditure and Farm Income Loss : Evidence from Natural Disasters

Chang, Hung-hao; Meyerhoefer, Chad D. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

use to the loss in farm income brought about by natural disasters in Taiwan. To account for endogenous exposure to …

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The Effect of Superstition on Health : Evidence from the Taiwanese Ghost Month

Halla, Martin - 2019

Superstition is a widespread phenomenon. We empirically examine its impact on health-related behavior and health outcomes. We study the case of the Taiwanese Ghost Month. During this period, which is believed to increase the likelihood of bad outcomes, we observe substantial adaptions in...

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From Imitation to Innovation : Where Is all that Chinese R&D Going?

König, Michael - 2020

compare the estimates with those obtained using data for Taiwan and find the results to be robust. We perform counterfactuals …

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COVID-19 and the Demand for Online Food Shopping Services : Empirical Evidence from Taiwan

Chang, Hung-Hao - 2020

largest agri-food e-commerce platform in Taiwan. We find that an additional confirmed case of COVID-19 increased sales by 5 … coverage and online content. Because Taiwan did not impose a stay-at-home order, the demand for online food shopping may be …

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R&D Investment, Exporting, and Productivity Dynamics

Aw, Bee Yan - 2009

A positive correlation between productivity and export market participation has been well documented in producer micro data. Recent empirical studies and theoretical analyses have emphasized that this may reflect the producer's other investment activities, particularly investments in R&D or new...

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More Women Missing, Fewer Girls Dying : The Impact of Abortion on Sex Ratios at Birth and Excess Female Mortality in Taiwan

Lin, Ming-Jen - 2008

female mortality (EFM) and fertility in Taiwan. For identification, we exploit plausibly exogenous variation in the …

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Parental Education and Child Health : Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Taiwan

Chou, Shin-Yi - 2007

This paper exploits a natural experiment to estimate the causal impact of parental education on child health in Taiwan …

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