This paper analyzes the role of networks in the spatial diffusion of local economic shocks in Africa. We show that road … then determine the key players, i.e., which districts are key in propagating local economic shocks across Africa. Using …

Using repeated large-scale surveys of U.S. households, we study the cryptocurrency investment decisions and motives of … households relative to other financial assets. Cryptocurrency holders tend to be young, white, male and more libertarian relative … purchase cryptocurrency subsequently. We compare these views and behaviors to those of households toward other financial assets …

presumed growth benefits of financial integration. Indeed, a new literature proposes that the indirect benefits of financial … integration may be more important than the traditional financing channel emphasized in previous analyses. A major complication …

to mobility is in promoting the integration of international workers in the European migration process, which can be …

We investigate the effects of interregional labor market integration in a two-sector, overlapping-generations model … heterogeneous welfare effects of labor market integration. Whereas individuals without residential property lose from immigration … formation depends on initial conditions at the time of labor market integration. Our model is also capable to explain the …

The aim of this paper is to provide new empirical evidence on the impact of international financial integration on the …. Several factors, including international financial integration, are shown to drive the long-run RER in emerging countries. It … is found that the new financial environment characterised by international financial integration leads to a depreciation …