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Migration, trade and income
Ortega, Francesc; Peri, Giovanni - 2013
distance (while controlling for country size). Since geography may affect income through other channels, we also control for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293104
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The geography of trade and technology shocks in the United States
Autor, David H.; Dorn, David; Hanson, Gordon H. - 2013
This paper explores the geographic overlap of trade and technology shocks across local labor markets in the United States. Regional exposure to technological change, as measured by specialization in routine task-intensive production and clerical occupations, is largely uncorrelated with regional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293232
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Firm Organization with Multiple Establishments
Gumpert, Anna; Steimer, Henrike; Antoni, Manfred - 2018
How do geographic frictions affect firm organization? We show theoretically and empirically that geographic frictions increase the use of middle managers in multi-establishment firms. In our model, we assume that the time of the CEO of a firm is a resource of limited supply that is shared among...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012018126
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Spatial inequality, geography and economic activity
Achten, Sandra; Leßmann, Christian - 2019
We study the effect of spatial inequality on economic activity. Given that the relationship is highly simultaneous in nature, we use exogenous variation in geographic features to construct an instrument for spatial inequality, which is independent from any man-made factors. Inequality measures...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012018238
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Geography vs. institutions at the village level
Grimm, Michael; Klasen, Stephan - 2008
There is a well-known debate about the roles of geography versus institutions in explaining the long-term development … Robinson (2001) was to address this last point by using settler mortality as an instrument for geography-induced endogenous … mechanisms from geography via institutions to economic development outcomes. In particular, we examine the determinants of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264330
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Genetic, cultural and geographical distances
Giuliano, Paola; Spilimbergo, Antonio; Tonon, Giovanni - 2006
measures of geography within Europe, we show that i) geography explains both genetic distance and transportation costs between … European countries, and ii) genetic distance does not explain economic outcomes once we control for geography. We conclude that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267771
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Geography vs. institutions at the village level
Grimm, Michael; Klasen, Stephan - 2008
There is a well-known debate about the roles of geography versus institutions in explaining the long-term development … Robinson (2001) was to address this last point by using settler mortality as an instrument for geography-induced endogenous … mechanisms from geography via institutions to economic development outcomes. In particular, we examine the determinants of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268882
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Institutional development and colonial heritage within Brazil
Naritomi, Joana; Soares, Rodrigo Reis; Assunção, … - 2009
This paper analyzes the determinants of local institutions and distribution of political power within a constant 'macro-institutional' setting. We show that characteristics of Brazilian municipalities related to institutional quality and distribution of political power are partly inherited from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269117
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Well-being across America
Oswald, Andrew J.; Wu, Stephen - 2009
This paper uses new Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data to provide the first estimates of well-being across the states of America. From this sample of 1.3 million US citizens, we analyze measures of life satisfaction and mental health. Adjusting for people's characteristics, states...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269501
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The aggregate effects of trade and migration: Evidence from OECD countries
Ortega, Francesc; Peri, Giovanni - 2011
trade and immigration flows are based on geography and the demographic trends of each country's trade and migration partners …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278755