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The Political Economy of the G20 Agenda on Financial Regulation

Schuknecht, Ludger - 2020

only applies to large players. Sectoral concentration, bank health and the share of foreign ownership yield more mixed …

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Health Capital Provision and Human Capital Accumulation

Azarnert, Leonid V. - 2020

This article analyzes the effect of public policy intervention in the production of health capital on fertility …, private investment in children's health and education and human capital accumulation. I have used a growth model with … an additional factor that affects children's human capital, which is health. I analyze the overall society-wide effect of …

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Cigarette Taxes, Smoking, and Health in the Long Run

Friedson, Andrew; Li, Moyan; Meckel, Katherine; Rees, … - 2021

Medical experts have argued forcefully that using cigarettes harms health, prompting the adoption of myriad anti …

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Health and Economic Growth : Reconciling the Micro and Macro Evidence

Bloom, David E.; Kotschy, Rainer; Prettner, Klaus; … - 2022

Economists use micro-based and macro-based approaches to assess the macroeconomic return to population health. The … the macroeconomic return to health. We reconcile the two approaches by controlling for the indirect effects of health … of health. Our results show that the macroeconomic return to health lies in the range of plausible microeconomic …

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Government Funding of University-Industry Collaboration: Exploring the Impact of Targeted Funding on University Patent Activity

Nugent, Annita; Chan, Ho Fai; Dulleck, Uwe - 2019

Government investment in university research results in greater output and impact. To better capture economic benefits stemming from university research, governments have developed funding programs specifically targeting university-industry collaboration. However, little is known about the...

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Government Funding of University-Industry Collaboration : Exploring the Impact of Targeted Funding on University Patent Activity

Nugent, Annita - 2020

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Does membership in international organizations increase governments' credibility?: testing the effects of delegating powers

Dreher, Axel; Voigt, Stefan - 2008

This paper analyzes whether nation-state governments can increase their credibility by becoming members of international organizations. Credibility is an important asset because it determines the real interest rate and is expected to have an important impact on investment and growth. It is...

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Membership has its privileges: The effect of membership in international organizations on FDI

Dreher, Axel; Mikosch, Heiner; Voigt, Stefan - 2010

We argue that membership in International Organizations (IOs) is an important determinant of FDI inflows. To the extent that membership restricts a country from pursuing policies that are harmful to investors, it can signal low political risk. Using data over the 1971-2005 period, we find that...

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Technology Transfer in Global Value Chains

Sampson, Thomas - 2022

Firm-to-firm relationships in global value chains create opportunities for North-South technology diffusion. This paper studies technology transfer in value chains when contracts are incomplete and input production technologies are imperfectly excludable. The paper introduces a new taxonomy of...

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Climate Change, Migration and Voice : An Explanation for the Immobility Paradox

Beine, Michel A. R. - 2019

This paper sheds light on the apparent paradox, wherein populations adversely affected by climatic conditions fail to migrate as much as would otherwise be expected. Drawing on Hirschman's treatise on Exit, Voice and Loyalty, we develop a simple model, which highlights the theoretical case for a...

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