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Is fish brain food or brain poison? : sea surface temperature, methyl-mercury and child cognitive development
Rosenzweig, Mark Richard; Santos, Rafael J. - 2020
We exploit variation in the composition of local fish catches around the time of birth using largescale administrative … to estimate the distinct causal effects of methylmercury (MeHg) and DHA, elements contained in fish, on cognitive … development. Using an IV strategy based on an equilibrium model of fish supply that exploits time-series variation in oceanic SST …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012197780
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Is Fish Brain Food or Brain Poison? Sea Surface Temperature, Methyl-mercury and Child Cognitive Development
Rosenzweig, Mark R. - 2020
We exploit variation in the composition of local fish catches around the time of birth using administrative and census … the causal effects of early-life consumption of methylmercury (MeHg) and DHA, elements contained in fish, on cognitive … development. Using an IV strategy based on an equilibrium model of fish supply that exploits time-series variation in oceanic SST …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481914
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A Dynamic Model of Price Discrimination and Inventory Management at the Fulton Fish Market
Graddy, Kathryn - 2009
We estimate a dynamic profit-maximization model of a fish wholesaler who can observe consumer characteristics, set … the key features observed in a set of high quality transaction-level data on fish sales collected at the Fulton fish …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463630
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On the Economics of Extinction and Mass Extinctions
Taylor, Michael Scott; Weder, Rolf - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Human beings' domination of the planet has not been kind to many species worldwide. This is to be expected. Humans have radically altered natural landscapes, harvested heavily from the ocean, and altered the climate in an unprecedented way. Recent concerns over the extent and rate of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014447273
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Short and Long-run Behaviour of Long-term Sovereign Bond Yields
Afonso, António; Rault, Christophe - CESifo - 2010
This study assesses the short and long-run behaviour of long-term sovereign bond yields in OECD countries, for the period 1973-2008. We employ a dynamic panel approach to reflect financial and economic integration, and to increase the performance and accuracy of the tests. Given the existence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008727299
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Trust in Government and Fiscal Adjustments
Bursian, Dirk; Weichenrieder, Alfons; Zimmer, Jochen - CESifo - 2013
The paper looks at the determinants of fiscal adjustments as reflected in the primary surplus of countries. Our conjecture is that governments will usually find it more attractive to pursue fiscal adjustments in a situation of relatively high growth, but based on a simple stylized model of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010674456
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Spend-and-tax: A Panel Data Investigation for the EU
Afonso, António; Rault, Christophe - CESifo - 2009
, we study the causality between government spending and revenue for the EU in the period 1960-2006. We find spend … Finland and the UK, and for several EU New Member States. Moreover, in the run-up to EMU there was some shifting away from a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005013057
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Budgetary and External Imbalances Relationship: A Panel Data Diagnostic
Afonso, António; Rault, Christophe - CESifo - 2009
between the two imbalances for each country for the period 1970-2007, and for different EU and OECD country groupings. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005765818
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3-Step Analysis of Public Finances Sustainability: the Case of the European Union
Afonso, António; Rault, Christophe - CESifo - 2008
We use a 3-step analysis to assess the sustainability of public finances in the EU27. Firstly, we perform the SURADF … and revenues via SUR analysis. While results imply that public finances were not unsustainable for the EU panel, fiscal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005406275
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What do we really Know about Fiscal Sustainability in the EU? A Panel Data Diagnostic
Afonso, António; Rault, Christophe - CESifo - 2008
We assess the sustainability of public finances in the EU15 using stationarity and cointegration analysis. Specifically … revenues. While sustainability may be lacking in individual cases, fiscal policy was overall sustainable both for the EU15 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005416479