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War and relatedness
Spolaore, Enrico; Wacziarg, Romain - 2009
We develop a theory of interstate conflict in which the degree of genealogical relatedness between populations has a …
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Global trends in numeracy 1820-1949 and its implications for long-run growth
Crayen, Dorothee (contributor); Baten, Jörg (contributor) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003641631
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Windfalls, structural transformation and specialization
Kuralbaeva, Karlygash Z.; Stefanski, Radoslaw - 2010
Macro cross-country data and micro US county data indicate that resource rich regions have small and productive manufacturing sectors and large and unproductive non-manufacturing sectors. We suggest a process of specialization to explain these facts. Windfall revenue induces labor to move from...
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Human capital and the Feldstein-Horioka puzzle
Katsimē, Margarita (contributor);  … - 2007
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The economics of international differences in educational achievement
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Woessmann, Ludger - 2010
An emerging economic literature over the past decade has made use of international tests of educational achievement to analyze the determinants and impacts of cognitive skills. The cross-country comparative approach provides a number of unique advantages over national studies: It can exploit...
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Brain drain in the age of mass migration : does relative inequality explain migrant selectivity?
Stolz, Yvonne; Baten, Jörg - 2012
Brain drain is a core economic policy problem for many developing countries today. Does relative inequality in source and destination countries influence the brain-drain phenomenon? We explore human capital selectivity during the period 1820-1909.We apply age heaping techniques to measure human...
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Returns to ICT skills
Oliver, Falck; Heimisch, Alexandra; Wiederhold, Simon - 2016
How important is mastering information and communication technologies (ICT) in modern labor markets? We present the first evidence on this question, drawing on unique data that provide internationally comparable information on ICT skills in 19 countries. Our identification strategy relies on the...
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The business environment in the transition
Carlin, Wendy; Schaffer, Mark E. - 2012
Following the collapse of planning, new small and medium-sized firms rapidly emerged in all transition economies. Using firm level data, we investigate the interaction between the widespread opportunities for new business activities such firms faced and their business environment. The business...
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Human capital and national institutional quality : are TIMSS, PISA, and national average IQ robust predictors?
Jones, Garett; Potrafke, Niklas - 2014
Is human capital a robust predictor of good institutions? Using a new institutional quality measure, the International Property Rights Index (IPRI), we find that cognitive skill measures are significant, robust, and large in magnitude. We use two databases of cognitive skills: estimates of...
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The dynamic implications of liberalizing global migration
Delogu, Marco; Docquier, Frédéric; Machado, Joël - 2014
This paper quantitatively investigates the short- and long-run effects of liberalizing global migration on the world … distribution of income. We develop and parametrize a dynamic model of the world economy with endogenous migration, fertility and … are gradual and cumulative. In case of a complete liberalization, the world average level of GDP per worker increases by …
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