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We develop a two-country, two-sector model of trade where the only difference between the two countries is their distribution of human capital endowments. We show that even if the two countries have identical aggregate human capital endowments the pattern of trade depends on the properties of...
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prices versus tradable quantities in terms of expected welfare, given uncertainty, optimal policy and endogenous cost … structure. I show that one cannot determine which regulatory instrument that induces the highest expected welfare based on the …
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We analyze the welfare implications of property taxation. Using a sufficient statistics approach, we show that the tax … inelastic. Combining reduced form estimates with our theoretical framework, we simulate the welfare effects of property taxes …
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We develop a simple two country model of international trade that assumes that there is a fixed cost of doing international trade. We show that this leads to multiple equilibria that can be Pareto-ranked. We examine the stability properties of these equilibria.
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This paper analyzes welfare-state determinants of individual attitudes towards immigrants - within and across countries … redistributive welfare system might adjust as a result of immigration. Under the first scenario, immigration has a larger impact on … through this channel. Individual attitudes are consistent with the first welfare-state scenario and with labor …
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Recent years have seen a sharp growth in the number of regional agreements both concluded and under negotiation. This paper attempts to document and discuss this growth focusing on US, EU, Chinese, Indian and other agreements. The form, coverage, and content of these agreements varies...
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Using OECD input output matrices consistently, we offer a tentative solution to the mystery of missing trade. First, we confirm the usual rejection of factor price equalization and identical technologies. Second, we develop a new technique to compute the factor content of trade when countries'...
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Asia accounts for more than 30% of world GDP and contributes half of the global growth in recent years. Despite high growth rates, Asia is still facing considerable socio-economic challenges. If Asia is to reemerge as a major power in the global economy and in order for the region to...
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We estimate that the euro has increased trade within the eurozone by about 26 per cent and trade between the eurozone and outsiders by about 12 per cent on average for the years 2002- 2005 compared to 1995-1998. The percentage increases were smaller for products that were exported every year...
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This paper provides an empirical analysis of the effects of new product versus process innovations on export propensity at the firm level. Product innovation is a key factor for successful market entry in models of creative destruction and Schumpeterian growth. Process innovation helps securing...
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