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The Geography of Development: Evaluating Migration Restrictions and Coastal Flooding
Desmet, Klaus; Nagy, David Krisztián; Rossi-Hansberg, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
resolution. We then use the model to quantify the gains from relaxing migration restrictions as well as to describe the evolution … liberalizing migration would increase welfare more than three-fold and would significantly affect the evolution of particular …
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Geography and institutions: Plausible and implausible linkages
Olsson, Ola - In: Journal of Economics 86 (2005) 1, pp. 167-194
positively correlated to both institutional quality and to levels of economic development. In order to reach a better …
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Institutions Rule: The Primacy of Institutions Over Geography and Integration in Economic Development
Rodrik, Dani; Subramanian, Arvind; Trebbi, Francesco - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
We estimate the respective contributions of institutions, geography, and trade in determining income levels around the world, using recently developed instruments for institutions and trade. Our results indicate that the quality of institutions 'trumps' everything else. Once institutions are...
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Geography and institutions: Plausible and implausible linkages
Olsson, Ola - In: Journal of Economics 10 (2005) 1, pp. 167-194
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Ethnic Inequality
Alesina, Alberto F; Michalopoulos, Stelios; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
comparative development. We also show that ethnic inequality goes in tandem with lower levels development within countries. Using …
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