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The (Structural) Gravity of Epidemics
Cuñat, Alejandro - 2020
Epidemiological models assume gravity-like interactions of individuals across space without microfoundations. We combine a simple epidemiological frame-work with a dynamic model of individual location choice. The model predicts that flows of people across space obey a structural gravity...
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Gotcha!: a profile of smuggling in international trade
Berger, Helge; Nitsch, Volker - 2008
interest is the difference in matched partner trade statistics, i.e., the extent to which the recorded export value in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264499
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Asset Diversification Versus Climate Action
Hambel, Christoph - 2020
. In the longer run, however, a trade-off between diversification and climate action emerges. We derive the optimal carbon …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012825992
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Does Energy Diversification Cause an Economic Slowdown? Evidence from a Newly Constructed Energy Diversification Index
Gozgor, Giray; Paramati, Sudharshan Reddy - 2021
system. Given this backdrop, this study introduces a new measure of energy diversification. It explores its impact on … economic growth with increasing long-run energy diversification. However, some countries (OECD and G20) experience negative … economic growth due to energy diversification in the short term. The results also disclosed that energy diversification does …
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Die another day: duration in German import trade
Nitsch, Volker - 2007
International trade patterns at the product level are surprisingly dynamic. The majority of trade relationships exist for just a few, often only one to three, years. In this paper, I examine empirically the duration in German import trade at the 8-digit product level from 1995 to 2005. I find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264198
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The trade and welfare effects of mergers in space
Egger, Hartmut; Egger, Peter - 2008
This paper analyzes the consequences of cross-border mergers in a spatial framework, thereby distinguishing three channels of influence: a price increase due to the elimination of product market competition, an adjustment in plant location which reduces overall transportation cost expenditures,...
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A touch of sophistication: FDI and unit values of exports
Harding, Torfinn; Javorcik, Beata Smarzynska - 2009
country’s export basket. The empirical analysis relates unit values of exports measured at the 4-digit SITC level to data on …
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Optimal education policies and comparative advantage
Bougheas, Spiros P.; Kneller, Richard Anthony; Riezman, … - 2009
We consider the optimal education policies of a small economy whose government has a limited budget. Initially, the economy is closed and the government chooses its education policy to maximize welfare under autarky. Then the economy trades with the rest of the world. Lastly, the government...
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Towards a theory of trade finance
Schmidt-Eisenlohr, Tim - 2011
Shipping goods internationally is risky and takes time. To allocate risk and to finance the time gap between production and sale, a range of payment contracts is utilized. I study the optimal choice between these payment contracts considering one shot transactions, repeated transactions and...
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Market entry costs, underemployment and international trade
Bougheas, Spiros; Riezman, Raymond - 2010
We develop a small, open economy, two-sector model with heterogeneous agents and endogenous participation in a labor matching market. We analyze the implications of asymmetric market entry costs for the patterns of international trade and underemployment. Furthermore, we examine the welfare...
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