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The engine immobilizer : a non-starter for car thieves

Ours, Jan C. van; Vollaard, Ben A. - 2013

We provide evidence for a beneficial welfare impact of a crime policy that is targeted at strengthening victim precaution. Regulation made application of the electronic engine immobilizer, a simple and low-cost anti-theft device, mandatory for all new cars sold within the European Union as of...

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Electricity and firm productivity : a general-equilibrium approach

Fried, Stephie; Lagakos, David - 2021

Many policymakers view power outages as a major constraint on firm productivity in developing countries. Yet empirical studies find modest short-run effects of outages on firm performance. This paper builds a dynamic macroeconomic model to study the long-run general-equilibrium effects of power...

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The causal effects of global supply chain disruptions on macroeconomic outcomes : evidence and theory

Bai, Xiwen; Fernández-Villaverde, Jesús; Li, Yiliang; … - 2024

We study the causal effects and policy implications of global supply chain disruptions. We construct a new index of supply chain disruptions from the mandatory automatic identification system data of container ships, developing a novel spatial clustering algorithm that determines real-time...

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The macroeconomic effects of funding U.S. infrastructure

Malley, James R.; Philippopulos, Apostolēs - 2022

This paper quantitatively assesses the macroeconomic effects of the recently agreed U.S. bipartisan infrastructure … types of infrastructure spending and linkages between the final and intermediate goods sectors. We find that infrastructure … multipliers above unity if infrastructure spending and rising public debt are financed by consumption, dividend and labour income …

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Infrastructure's imprint : metro proximity and property development dynamics in São Paulo, Brazil

Grimaldi, Daniel; Mitnik, Oscar A.; Zimmermann, Beatrice - 2024

causal impacts of transportation infrastructure has grown in recent years, only a few papers have focused on the effects of … associated with the new metro infrastructure and dynamic impacts after the opening of the first metro station, with effects that …

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The effects of shared school technology access on students digital skills in Peru

Bet, German; Cristia, Julian; Ibarrarán, Pablo - 2014

This paper analyzes the effects of increased shared computer access in secondary schools in Peru. Administrative data are used to identify, through propensity-score matching, two groups of schools with similar observable educational inputs but different intensity in computer access. Extensive...

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IC technology and learning : an impact evaluation of cl ssi2.0

Checchi, Daniele; Rettore, Enrico; Girardi, Silvia - 2015

In this paper we present a counterfactual evaluation of the effect of ICT resources at school on student achievements conducted in Italy. In 2009 156 classes at 6th grade were endowed with additional resources earmarked for purchasing ICT equipments only. By selecting an equivalent number of...

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The pandemic push : digital technologies and workforce adjustments

Gathmann, Christina; Kagerl, Christian; Pohlan, Laura; … - 2023

Based on a unique survey and administrative employer-employee data, we show that the COVID-19 pandemic acted as a push factor for the diffusion of digital technologies in Germany. About two in three firms invested in digital technologies, in particular in hardware and software to enable...

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Has the stability and growth pact stabilised? : Evidence from a panel of 12 European countries and some implications for the reform of the pact

Marinheiro, Carlos Fonseca (contributor) - 2005

Ever since its inception EMU has been subject to controversy. The fiscal policy rules embedded in the Treaty on European Union, and clarified in the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP), are probably the most contentious. The SGP is being accused of being too rigid and of forcing pro-cyclicality in...

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Trade in times of uncertainty

Matzner, Anna Hilda; Meyer, Birgit; Oberhofer, Harald - 2023

This paper analyses the direct and indirect trade volume and trade cost effects of uncertainty on international trade and economic welfare using a structural gravity framework for a panel of 97 developed and developing countries from 2000 to 2018. Our results suggest that an increase in...

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