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Political institutions and the development of telecommunications

Andonova, Veneta (contributor); … - 2007

It has traditionally been argued that the development of telecommunications infrastructure is dependent on the quality … telecommunications services and find it to be much smaller in cellular telephony than in the others. By evaluating the importance of … offer policy implications for alleviating differences between countries in international telecommunications development. …

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Slippery fish : enforcing regulation under subversive adaptation

Gonzalez Lira, Andres; Mobarak, Ahmed Mushfiq - 2019

Attempts to curb illegal activity through regulation gets complicated when agents can adapt to circumvent enforcement. Economic theory suggests that conducting audits on a predictable schedule, and (counter-intuitively) at high frequency, can undermine the effectiveness of audits. We conduct a...

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Nautical patrol and illegal fishing practices

Kastoryano, Stephen; Vollaard, Ben A. - 2022

We uncover a hidden illegal fishing practice: the use of fishing nets with illegally small mesh size. The small mesh prevents nearly all fish of saleable size from escaping the net, but also traps a large number of fish which are too small to be sold on the market and are therefore discarded at...

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Jobless growth through creative destruction: Ireland's industrial development path 1972 - 2003

Li, Qi (contributor); Walsh, Patrick Paul (contributor); … - 2007

We document the nature of structural changes in employment to understand "jobless" growth in Irish Manufacturing in the aftermath of EEC/EU membership, 1972-2003. By 1972, forty years of protectionism and fifteen years of export promotion induced the coexistence of large exporting plants with...

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The rise of the East and the Far East : German labor markets and trade integration

Dauth, Wolfgang; Findeisen, Sebastian; Südekum, Jens - 2012

We analyze the effects of the unprecedented rise in trade between Germany and "the East" - China and Eastern Europe - in the period 1988-2008 on German local labor markets. Using detailed administrative data, we exploit the cross-regional variation in initial industry structures and use trade...

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An empirical growth model for major oil exporters

Esfahani, Hadi Salehi; Mohaddes, Kamiar; Pesaran, M. Hashem - 2012

This paper develops a long-run growth model for a major oil exporting economy and derives conditions under which oil revenues are likely to have a lasting impact. This approach contrasts with the standard literature on the "Dutch disease" and the "resource curse", which primarily focuses on...

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Export-led growth after COVID-19: the case of Portugal

Naudé, Wim; Cameron, Martin - 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted trade and global value chains. Small open economies such as Portugal are particularly vulnerable. In this paper we consider the impact of the pandemic on the country's exports, arguing that an export-led recovery is possible. The challenge is to identify...

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Optimal fiscal devaluation

Langot, François; Patureau, Lise; Sopraseuth, Thepthida - 2012

We study fiscal devaluation in a small-open economy with labor market search frictions. Our analysis shows the key role of both dimensions in shaping the optimal tax scheme. By reducing labor market distortions, the tax reform is welfare-improving. Yet, as it makes imports more expensive, fiscal...

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Wage structure effects of international trade : evidence from a small open economy

Du Caju, Philip; Rycx, François; Tojerow, Ilan - 2011

In the last decades, international trade has increased between industrialised countries and between high- and low-wage countries. This important change has raised questions on how international trade affects the labour market. In this spirit, this paper aims to investigate the impact of...

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Fiscal policy, economic integration and unemployment

Eggert, Wolfgang (contributor); Goerke, Laszlo (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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