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The Intellectual Spoils of War? Defense R&D, Productivity and International Spillovers
Moretti, Enrico - 2019
from OECD countries and firm level data from France. To deal with the potentially endogenous allocation of government R …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012859282
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Growth, Colonization, and Institutional Development : In and Out of Africa
Bertocchi, Graziella - 2011
This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader … institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth regressions, I analyze the role of Africa's peculiar history … influence, in and out of Africa, of the slave trades. The essay ends with critical conclusions and suggestions for further …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122110
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The Legacies of Slavery in and Out of Africa
Bertocchi, Graziella - 2015
The slave trades out of Africa represent one of the most significant forced migration experiences in history. In this …" countries in Africa, with attention to their economic, institutional, demographic, and social implications. Next I evaluate the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013016389
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The Long-Term Determinants of Female HIV Infection in Africa : The Slave Trade, Polygyny, and Sexual Behavior
Bertocchi, Graziella - 2015
We study the long-term determinants of the high rates of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among women …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013016394
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Gender, Economic Development and Islam : A Perspective from France
Adida, Claire L. - 2012
national origin and ethnicity, and on experimental as well as survey evidence collected in France, puts this syllogism to a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013108263
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Organization and Information in the Fight Against Crime : An Evaluation of the Integration of Police Forces in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Soares, Rodrigo R. - 2010
This paper explores the experience of information sharing, coordination, and integration of actions of the Civil and Military Polices in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in the context of the IGESP program. The IGESP is based on the introduction of information management systems and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013136711
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Unfit for Service : The Implications of Rising Obesity for U.S. Military Recruitment
Cawley, John - 2011
This paper contributes to the literature on the labor market consequences of unhealthy behaviors and poor health by examining a previously underappreciated consequence of the rise in obesity in the United States: challenges for military recruitment. Specifically, this paper estimates the percent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122957
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Does Integration Change Gender Attitudes? The Effect of Randomly Assigning Women to Traditionally Male Teams
Dahl, Gordon B. - 2018
We examine whether exposure of men to women in a traditionally male-dominated environment can change attitudes about mixed-gender productivity, gender roles and gender identity. Our context is the military in Norway, where we randomly assigned female recruits to some squads but not others during...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012926728
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Political Instability and Birth Outcomes : Evidence from the 1981 Military Coup in Spain
Aparicio Fenoll, Ainoa - 2020
We study the effect of exposure to political instability in-utero on health at birth. We exploit the coup d'état that took place in Spain on February 23, 1981. Although short-lived and unsuccessful, the event generated stress and fear among the population, especially in areas that had suffered...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012823314
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Is an Army of Robots Marching on Chinese Jobs?
Giuntella, Osea - 2019
A handful of studies have investigated the effects of robots on workers in advanced economies. According to a recent report from the World Bank (2016), 1.8 billion jobs in developing countries are susceptible to automation. Given the inability of labor markets to adjust to rapid changes, there...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012870201