We investigate the empirical impact of violence as compared to other trade impediments on trade flows. Our analysis is …

This paper quantifies how much of violent crime in society can be attributed to football-related violence. We study the … violence. Instead, we find that the match day effect can be attributed to violence among males in the 18-29 age group, rises to …-related violence in the United States, but can be accommodated by social identity explanations of football hooliganism. …

We propose a model that (i) provides an algorithm for measuring temporal variation in domestic violence incidence based … of the domestic violence problem during periods of crisis than traditional, police-recorded crime measures. Analyzing the … COVID-19 lockdown in Greater London, we find a 40 percent peak increase in our internet search-based domestic violence index …

more favourable loan package; that it is associated with over-investment even when investment does not create collateral …

The investment-intensive growth model of the People's Republic of China (PRC) is often viewed as state-driven and … ultimately unsustainable. But largely unnoticed, a shift has taken place. This paper examines the changes in investment patterns … economy-wide data with various breakdown. Significant shifts in investment patterns across sectors and ownership forms have …

it driven by investment and capital accumulation. By 2014, gross capital formation had reached 46 percent of aggregate … expenditures. This paper documents the role of investment in driving economic growth in China, questions how much longer China can … sustain a relatively high investment rate, and examines the arguments that have been offered for an impending drastic …