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Local secessions, homophily, and growth : a model with some evidence from the regions of Abruzzo and Molise (Italy, 1963)

Dalmazzo, Alberto; De Blasio, Guido; Poy, Samuele - 2017

This paper analyses the case of a local secession, i.e. the birth of a new local jurisdiction by separation from an existing one. We present a stylized model in which society is composed of heterogeneous groups and individuals have an homophily bias. The model predicts that: i) separations, such...

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Do research universities boost regional economic development? : evidence from China

Chu, Shuai; Liu, Xiangbo - 2021

This paper studies whether research universities can boost regional economic development through an exogenous shock of a forced relocation of a research university in China. We analyze the development in the treated regions compared with a set of control regions that are created using the...

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Excess mortality as a predictor of mortality crises : the case of COVID-19 in Italy

Ceriani, Lidia; Verme, Paolo - 2020

The paper provides initial evidence that excess mortality rates by locality can be used as a statistically reliable predictor of looming mortality crises. Using recently published daily deaths figures for 7,357 Italian municipalities, we estimate the growth in daily mortality rates between the...

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It's the way people move! : labour migration as an adjustment device in Russia

Pastore, Francesco; Semerikova, Elena - 2020

This paper aims to assess the role of migration as an adjustment mechanism device to favor convergence across states … convergence, but rather divergence across Russian regions. …

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Investing in human capital to boost growth!

Caroleo, Floro Ernesto; Pastore, Francesco - 2017

The Italian economy performs well below the EU average. The reason is a dramatic and persistent low rate of investment, always invoked but never supported by national and supra-national institutions. However, investment to increase the quantity and quality of human capital is key to boost...

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Fertility transitions in developing countries : convergence, timing, and causes

Papagni, Erasmo - 2018

evidence of convergence in three groups of countries. This information is used to distinguish the transitioning countries from …

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Rapid economic growth but rising poverty segregation : will Vietnam meet the SDGs for equitable development?

Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Dhongde, Shatakshee; Minh Do; Cuong … - 2023

Vietnam is widely regarded as a success story for its impressive economic growth and poverty reduction in the last few decades. Yet, recent evidence indicates that the country's economic growth has not been uniform. Compiling and analyzing new extensive province-level data from the Vietnam...

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Convergence in total greenhouse gas emissions worldwide

Belloc, Ignacio; Molina, José Alberto - 2023

This paper examines convergence patterns in total greenhouse gas emissions across 114 countries from 1990 to 2019 … broaden the study. We use the club convergence test to contrast the null hypothesis of convergence for a pool of data and … identify subgroups of convergence. The results reveal different clubs according to the air pollutant considered, indicating the …

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The impact of body mass index on growth, schooling, productivity, and savings : a cross-country study

Tansel, Aysıt; Öztürk, Ceyhan; Erdil, Erkan - 2021

We examine the relationship between wealth and health through prominent growth indicators and cognitive ability. Cognitive ability is represented by nutritional status. In this study, the proxy variable for nutritional status is BMI since there is a strong relationship between cognitive ability...

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Income and differential fertility : evidence from oil price shocks

Hailemariam, Abebe - 2022

This paper examines the effect of national income on the total fertility rate (children born per woman). We estimate the effects on fertility of shocks to national per capita income using plausibly exogenous variations in oil price shock as an instrument for income and using instrumental...

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