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Back to Kyoto? : US participation and the linkage between R&D and climate cooperation

Buchner, Barbara; Carraro, Carlo; Cersosimo, Igor; … - 2002

&D cooperation. This paper explores this idea by analysing on the one hand the incentives for EU, Japan and Russia to adopt this …

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The sword and the shield : the economics of targeted sanctions

Ahn, Daniel P.; Ludema, Rodney D. - 2019

estimate the impact on firm performance from smart sanctions deployed by the U.S. and EU against Russia beginning in 2014. We …

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The surprisingly swift decline of U.S. manufacturing employment

Pierce, Justin R.; Schott, Peter K. - 2014

This paper finds a link between the sharp drop in U.S. manufacturing employment beginning in 2001 and a change in U.S. trade policy that eliminated potential tariff increases on Chinese imports. Industries where the threat of tariff hikes declines the most experience more severe employment...

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State visits and international trade

Nitsch, Volker (contributor) - 2005

Politicians travel extensively abroad, for various reasons. One purpose of external visits is to improve bilateral economic relations. In this paper, I examine the effect of state visits on international trade. I use a large data set covering the travel activities of the heads of state of...

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Efficiency, fairness, and social cohesion in Europe and the United States : incomes, hours of work, and equality with an afterhought on Iceland

Thorvaldur Gylfason - 2016

on efficiency and fairness, including deep respect for human rights, holds the key to Europe's economic and social …

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Incentives to work and performance in the public sector

Oikonomidēs, Geōrgios; Philippopulos, Apostolēs; … - 2015

productive efficiency, in the public sector. We focus on reforms aiming to establish parity between work conditions in the public …

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Food for fuel : the effect of U.S. energy policy on Indian poverty

Chakravorty, Ujjayant; Hubert, Marie-Hélène; Ural … - 2012

Many countries have adopted energy policies that promote biofuels as a substitute for gasoline in transportation. For instance, 40% of U.S. grain is now used for energy and this share is expected to rise significantly under the current Renewable Fuels Mandate. This paper examines the...

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Did the renewable fuel standard shift market expectations of the price of ethanol?

Baumeister, Christiane; Ellwanger, Reinhard; Kilian, Lutz - 2016

It is commonly believed that the response of the price of corn ethanol (and hence of the price of corn) to shifts in biofuel policies operates in part through market expectations and shifts in storage demand, yet to date it has proved difficult to measure these expectations and to empirically...

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Drivers of Covid-19 vaccinations : vaccine administration and delivery efficiency in the United States

Goel, Rajeev K.; Nelson, Michael A. - 2021

drivers of the administration and delivery efficiency of coronavirus vaccines. For this purpose, we use data from the 50 US … economic prosperity and rural population aid vaccine administration and delivery efficiency. Delivery efficiency improves in … health workers, including physicians and nurses, did not significantly impact administration or efficiency. On the other hand …

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The structural behavior of China-US trade flows

Cheung, Yin-Wong; Chinn, Menzie David; Qian, Xingwang - 2014 - This version: November, 2014

value of China's exports to the US responds negatively to real renminbi (RMB) appreciation, while import responds positively …

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