We estimate the effect of political regime transitions on growth with semi-parametric methods, combining difference in … parametric estimates may have seriously underestimated the growth effects of democracy. In particular, we find an average … negative effect on growth of leaving democracy on the order of −2 percentage points implying effects on income per capita as …

economies. Such countries should accumulate public and private capital to accelerate their development and, only if the windfall …

trademarks) and headquarter services (administration, management and advertising) partly reflects mispriced affiliate trade …

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in services has grown significantly in recent years. Evidence of spatial relationships …. This paper investigates spatial interactions for services FDI using several distance measures, including physical distance … activity remain valid for services. We also find spatial interdependence for services FDI that is generally supportive of …

OECD countries vis-à-vis 69 exporters. Competition in services affects the volume of goods trade while the market structure … competition apparently matters most for exporters in smaller, poorer countries. By ignoring the structure of the domestic services …

We use unique plant-level data to study the link between the local availability of services and the decision of … international sourcing of materials depends on a firm’s productivity and the availability of local services. These predictions are … materials to sales. In addition, we find evidence that services grease the wheels of international commerce: A greater …

Beyond years of schooling, educational content can play an important role in the process of economic development …

possible problems with overreaction to public information. Furthermore, we suggest a new focus for development policy. …

I argue that whether or not a state is "predatory" hinges on the relationship between development and the distribution … of political power in society. Development is typically inconsistent with the preservation of the political status quo …