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English-Language Dominance, Literature and Welfare

Melitz, Jacques - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

for reading or listening enjoyment may damage the production of world literature and in this respect make us all worse off … one particular language hurts the production of literature directly, because variety of languages of origin is enriching … language to invest in their own talents. "Literature" in the paper refers to earlier production of imaginative works which …

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A Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Common Currencies on International Trade

Rose, Andrew K - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

34 recent studies have investigated the effect of currency union on trade, resulting in 754 point estimates of the effect. This Paper is a quantitative attempt to summarize the current state of debate; meta-analysis is used to combine the disparate estimates. The chief findings are that: a) the...

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The arrival of cheap goods: Measuring the impact of Chinese import competition on Nordic prices

Auer, Raphael; Fischer, Andreas M; Kropf, Andreas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

What is the impact of Chinese import competition on Nordic producer prices? In a panel covering 23 (2 digit) NACE manufacturing sectors from 1995 to 2008, instrumental variable estimations predict that when Chinese imports capture a 1% increase in market share, Nordic producer prices decrease by...

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Welfare Effects of Intellectual Property in a North-South Model of Endogenous Growth with Comparative Advantage

Saint-Paul, Gilles - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

This Paper develops a model for analysing the costs and benefits of intellectual property enforcement in LDCs. The North is more productive than the South and is the only source of innovator. There are two types of goods, and each bloc has a comparative advantage in producing a specific type of...

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Comparative Advantage and Economic Geography: Estimating the Location of Production in the EU

Overman, Henry G; Ulltveit-Moe, Karen-Helene; Venables, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

We develop and econometrically estimate a model of the location of industries across countries. The model combines factor endowments and geographical considerations, and shows how industry and country characteristics interact to determine the location of production. We estimate the model on...

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Asymmetric Regionalism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Where Do We Stand?

Cadot, Olivier; de Melo, Jaime; Olarreaga, Marcelo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

The paper reviews the likely economic effects of the Regional Economic Partnership Agreements (REPAs) proposed by the EU to the ACP countries to succeed to the Lomé IV agreements. We argue that, in spite of some likely positive effects because of reciprocity and because of the North-South...

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Economic Geography, Comparative Advantage and Trade Within Industries: Evidence from the OECD

Greenaway, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

A large share of world trade, especially among the OECD countries, is two-way trade within industries, so-called intra-industry trade (IIT). Despite this, few attempts have been made to examine why countries export some products within industries, whereas they import others. We examine this...

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The Effect of Trade with Low-Income Countries on U.S. Industry

Auer, Raphael; Fischer, Andreas M - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

When labor abundant nations grow, their exports increase more in labor intensive than in capital intensive sectors. We utilize this difference in how exports are affected by growth to identify the causal effect of trade with low-income countries (LICs) on U.S. industry. Our framework relates...

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Organizations and Trade

Antràs, Pol; Rossi-Hansberg, Esteban - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

We survey an emerging literature at the intersection of organizational economics and international trade. We argue that … the world economy. In reviewing the literature, we describe certain predictions of standard models that are affected or …

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Trade, FDI and the Organization of Firms

Helpman, Elhanan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

transformation of the world economy. This paper reviews the literature that has emerged from these efforts. The theoretical …

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