Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 348
Cover Image
The Effects of International Sanctions on Military Spending of Iran : A Synthetic Control Analysis
Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza - 2019
We use the synthetic control method to estimate the effect of international banking and energy sanctions from 2012 to 2015 on military spending of Iran. We create a synthetic control group that mimics the socioeconomic characteristics of Iran before the international sanctions of 2012. We then...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012859051
Cover Image
Military Spending and Innovation : Learning from 19th Century World Fair Exhibition Data
Danzer, Alexander; Danzer, Natalia; Feuerbaum, Carsten - 2023
We provide quantitative evidence on the relationship between military spending and innovation in the 19th century. Combining innovation data from world fairs and historical military data across Europe, we show that national military spending is associated with national innovation towards war...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014358399
Cover Image
Top Lights - Bright Cities and Their Contribution to Economic Development
Bluhm, Richard - 2019
The commonly-used satellite images of nighttime lights fail to capture the true brightness of most cities. We show that night lights are a reliable proxy for economic activity at the city level, provided they are first corrected for top-coding. We present a stylized model of urban luminosity and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012892172
Cover Image
Impact of Colonial Institutions on Economic Growth and Development in India : Evidence from Night Lights Data
Ranjan, Priya; Talathi, Karan - 2021
We study the implications of two historical institutions, direct British rule, and the heterogeneous land tenure institutions implemented by the British, on disparity in present day development using district level data from India. Using nightlights per capita as a proxy for district level per...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013231963
Cover Image
Devotion and Development : Religiosity, Education, and Economic Progress in 19th-Century France
Squicciarini, Mara - 2020
This paper studies when religion can hamper diffusion of knowledge and economic development and through which mechanism. I examine Catholicism in France during the Second Industrial Revolution (1870-1914). In this period, technology became skill-intensive, leading to the introduction of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012848322
Cover Image
Oil Price Fluctuations and Exchange Rate Dynamics in the MENA Region : Evidence from Non-Causality-in-Variance and Asymmetric Non-Causality Tests
Nouira, Ridha - 2018
dynamics of oil price volatility by examining interactions between oil market and exchange rate in selected MENA countries … selected MENA countries. These findings have important implications both from the investor's and from the policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012908723
Cover Image
How Economic, Political and Institutional Factors Influence the Choice of Exchange Rate Regimes? New Evidence from Selected Countries of the MENA Region
Maraoui, Nejia; Amor, Thouraya Hadj; Khefacha, Islem; … - 2022
regimes, using data on eight MENA (Middle East and North Africa) countries over the 1984-2016 period. Specifically, we run … role in determining the exchange rate regime in MENA countries: a democratic political regime and a low level of corruption … implications for policy makers in MENA countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013291704
Cover Image
The role of the state in economic development
Tabellini, Guido - 2004
This paper discusses the recent literature on the role of the state in economic development. It concludes that government incentives to enact sound policies are key to economic success. It also discusses the evidence on what happens after episodes of economic and political liberalizations,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261242
Cover Image
Distribution of natural resources, entrepreneurship, and economic development : growth dynamics with two elites
Falkinger, Josef; Grossmann, Volker - 2005
This paper develops a model in which the interaction of entrepreneurial investments and power of the owners of land or other natural resources determines structural change and economic development. A more equal distribution of natural resources promotes structural change and growth through two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261348
Cover Image
Subjective well-being, income, economic development and growth
Sacks, Daniel W.; Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - 2010
We explore the relationships between subjective well-being and income, as seen across individuals within a given country, between countries in a given year, and as a country grows through time. We show that richer individuals in a given country are more satisfied with their lives than are poorer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274814