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The impact of apparel specific rules of origin on U.S. textile and apparel trade : case study on CAFTA-DR countries
Colby-Oizumi, Heidi; Freund, Kimberlie; Tsigas, Marinos E. - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013375196
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Which factors explain the rising ethnic heterogeneity in Italy? : an empirical analysis at province level
Cattaneo, Cristina - 2014
The paper investigates the determinants of ethnic heterogeneity of the Italian provinces. Among other factors, the paper tests empirically whether gradual improvements in distant communication boost the generation of ethnically heterogeneous provinces. Consequently to easier communication,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336545
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Parental Job Loss and Infant Health
Lindo, Jason M. - 2010
Although there exists a large literature documenting various consequences of job loss, this paper is the first to explore the extent to which the health effects of job displacement extend to the children of displaced workers and also the first to consider whether there are any harmful effects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013137554
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Technical Change and Total Factor Productivity Growth for Chinese Provinces : A Panel Data Analysis
Shiu, Alice - 2006
productivity (TFP) growth of 30 Chinese provinces during the period of 1993 to 2003. The random effects model with heteroscedastic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012780059
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Managing trade : evidence from China and the US
Bloom, Nicholas; Manova, Kalina; Van Reenen, John; Sun, … - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011898829
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Rags in the high rent district : the evolution of quota rents in textiles and clothing
Francois, Joseph F. (contributor); Wörz, Julia (contributor) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003288744
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Effects of innovation on employment : an analysis at the firm level in Bolivia
Foronda, Carlos; Beverinotti, Javier - 2021
This study quantifies the impact of process and product innovation on employment growth in Bolivia by using microdata from a survey on innovation conducted in Bolivia in 2016. Following the model of Harrison, Jaumandreu, Mairesse, and Peters (2008) and the adaptations for Latin America of Crespi...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012670262
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Are small farms really more productive than large farms?
Aragon, Fernando M.; Restuccia, Diego; Rud, Juan Pablo - 2021
This paper shows that using yields may not be informative of the relationship between farm size and productivity in the … context of small-scale farming. This occurs because, in addition to productivity, yields pick up size-dependent market … distortions and decreasing returns to scale. As a result, a positive relationship between farm productivity and land size may turn …
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Do unit labor costs matter? : a decomposition exercise on European data
Piton, Sophie - 2018
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The Impact of City Contracting Set-Asides on Black Self-Employment and Employment
Chatterji, Aaron - 2013
In the 1980s, many U.S. cities initiated programs reserving a proportion of government contracts for minority-owned businesses. The staggered introduction of these set-aside programs is used to estimate their impacts on the self-employment and employment rates of African-American men. Black...
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