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Spatial Diffusion of Economic Shocks in Networks
Amarasinghe, Ashani; Hodler, Roland; Raschky, Paul A.; … - 2018
local economic shocks across Africa. We further show how counterfactual exercises based on these estimates and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011872058
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Economic geography and economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bosker, E. Maarten; Garretsen, Harry - 2008
The physical or absolute geography of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is often blamed for its poor economic performance. A …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271851
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The twin effects of globalization: Evidence from a sample of Indian manufacturing firms
Daveri, Francesco; Manasse, Paolo; Serra, Danila - 2010
with globalization may be twin to each other. We provide statistical evidence of this so far neglected trade-off for a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274735
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Racial differences in body-mass indices for men imprisoned in 19th century US prisons: A multinomial approach
Carson, Scott Alan - 2010
Little research has been done on the body mass index values of 19th century US African-Americans and whites. This paper uses 19th century US prison records to demonstrate that although modern BMIs have increased in the 20th century, 19th century black and white BMIs were distributed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272042
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The "Great Lockdown": Inactive Workers and Mortality by Covid-19
Borri, Nicola; Drago, Francesco; Santantonio, Chiara; … - 2020
In response to the Covid-19 outbreak, among other previous "non-pharmaceutical interven-tions", on March 22, 2020 the Italian Government imposed an economic lockdown and ordered the closing of all non-essential economic activities. This paper estimates the causal effect of this measure on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012314871
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Nineteenth Century Body Mass, Height, and Weight: Inequality across Quantiles
Carson, Scott A. - 2021
The definition of inequality is complicated and difficult to assess, and there are various means by which it is evaluated. This study uses the now well-accepted measures of body mass, height, and weight to assess inequality’s relationship with current and cumulative net nutrition. Taller...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012599222
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Trade blocs and trade wars during the interwar period
Jacks, David S.; Novy, Dennis - 2019
What precisely were the causes and consequences of the trade wars in the 1930s? Were there perhaps deeper forces at work in reorienting global trade prior to the outbreak of World War II? And what lessons may this particular historical episode provide for the present day? To answer these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012052771
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Global Innovation Contests
Dinopoulos, Elias; Syropoulos, Constantinos; … - 2023
globalization on the skill premium and fully-endogenous growth. Higher quality products are endogenously discovered through … outsourcing of investment services. Globalization, captured by a move from autarky to the integrated-world equilibrium, leads to … convergence of wages and growth rates. Globalization and long-run growth are either substitutes or complements depending on a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014290140
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Credit Constraints, Quality, and Export Prices: Theory and Evidence from China
Fan, Haichao; Lai, Edwin L.-C.; Li, Yao Amber - 2013
This paper examines the relationship between the credit constraints faced by a firm and the unit value prices of its exports. The paper modifies Arkolakis's (2010) model of trade with heterogeneous firms by introducing endogenous quality and credit constraints. The model predicts that tighter...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319388
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The application of the capability approach to high-income OECD countries: A preliminary survey
Volkert, Jürgen; Schneider, Friedrich G. - 2011
The goal of this paper is to provide a preliminary overview of empirical Capability Approach (CA) applications for high-income OECD countries. The survey aims at a basis of mutual exchange on relevant CA issues among researchers analyzing well-being in affluent countries. It focuses on CA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276728