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The Determinants of Trade Costs : A Random Coefficients Approach

Egger, Peter H. - 2014

This paper assesses whether the sensitivity of bilateral trade volumes to various trade cost factors is constant or varies across countries. It utilizes a random coefficients model and analyses a cross-sectional sample of bilateral trade data for 96 countries in 2005. We expect the elasticity of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013051275

Do Economic Crises Lead Tourists to Closer Destinations? An Analysis of Italy's Regional Data

Cafiso, Gianluca - 2015

This article investigates whether the distance between origin and destination has played an increased role in shaping Italy's domestic tourism flows during the recent years of economic recession. Indeed, the occurrence of closer tourism destinations, as a consequence of the economic crisis, has...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013025573

Determinants of Pollution Abatement and Control Expenditure in Romania : A Multilevel Analysis

Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Rault, Christophe; Sova, Robert - 2021

The transition process in Central and Eastern Europe was associated with growing environmental awareness. This paper analyses the determinants of Pollution Abatement and Control Expenditure (PACE) at plant level in the case of Romania using survey data and a Multilevel Regression Model (MRM)....

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The Determinants of Trade Costs: A Random Coefficients Approach

Egger, Peter; Prusa, Jan - CESifo - 2014

This paper assesses whether the sensitivity of bilateral trade volumes to various trade cost factors is constant or varies across countries. It utilizes a random coeffcients model and analyses a cross-sectional sample of bilateral trade data for 96 countries in 2005. We expect the elasticity of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877651

Determinants of Pollution Abatement and Control Expenditure in Romania: A Multilevel Analysis

Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Rault, Christophe; Sova, Robert - CESifo - 2010

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008799742

Do Economic Crises Lead Tourists to Closer Destinations? An Analysis of Italy's Regional Data

Cafiso, Gianluca; Cellini, Roberto; Cuccia, Tiziana - CESifo - 2015

This article investigates whether the distance between origin and destination has played an increased role in shaping Italy’s domestic tourism flows during the recent years of economic recession. Indeed, the occurrence of closer tourism destinations, as a consequence of the economic crisis,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011202961

War and Democracy

Hess, Gregory D.; Orphanides, Athanasios - CESifo - 1999

international conflict. In this paper, we investigate whether this motive is sufficiently important for war to persist in … Immanuel Kant (1795, 1991) always exists. The reason is that in the absence of the threat of war, leaders are unable to divert … exist with a positive war frequency. Third, if multiple equilibria exist, the perpetual peace equilibrium may be unstable in …

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Democracy and International Conflict

Vesperoni, Alberto - 2016

income. We explain this process of democratization as a rational way for incumbent elites to wage war effectively on other …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012992613

National Borders, Conflict and Peace

Spolaore, Enrico - CESifo - 2009

framework where populations fight over borders and resources, and may form non-aggression pacts, military alliances, and …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008572482

National Borders, Conflict and Peace

Spolaore, Enrico - 2009

framework where populations fight over borders and resources, and may form non-aggression pacts, military alliances, and …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013153423