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A New Framework for the Analysis of Inequality
Cunha, Flavio - 2008
This paper presents a new framework for analyzing inequality that moves beyond the anonymity postulate. We estimate the determinants of sectoral choice and the joint distributions of outcomes across sectors. We determine which components of realized earnings variability are due to uncertainty...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012773658
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Asabiyya : Re-Interpreting Value Change in Globalized Societies
Tausch, Arno - 2009
question is whether "modernization" without "spiritual values" in a globalized world economy and world society possible in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013155538
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Globalization and Social Change : Gender-Specific Effects of Trade Liberalization in Indonesia
Kis-Katos, Krisztina - 2017
We analyse the gender-specific effects of trade liberalization on work participation and hours of work and primary participation in domestic duties in Indonesia. We show that female work participation increased in relative terms in regions that were more exposed to input tariff reductions,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012962291
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Asabiyya : Re-Interpreting Value Change in Globalized Societies
Heshmati, Almas; Tausch, Arno - 2009
/Welzel, 2003, 2003. A frequently asked question is whether “modernization” without “spiritual values” in a globalized world economy … negative effects of Kearney’s globalization index on current and future economic growth in our equations. We conclude that not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014203179
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Globalization, Structural Change and Innovation in Emerging Economies : The Impact on Employment and Skills
Vivarelli, Marco - 2018
This paper aims to provide a critical overview of the drivers that the relevant theoretical and empirical literature suggests being crucial in dealing with the challenges an emerging country may encounter in its attempts to further catch-up a higher income status, with a particular focus devoted...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012909972
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Globalization and Local Profiles of Economic Growth and Industrial Change
Dauth, Wolfgang - 2014
We analyze how globalization has affected the sectoral anatomy of regional growth in Germany over the period 1978 …-2008. The aggregate German economy is characterized by a secular decline of manufacturing and a rise of modern service …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013054568
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Genetic Diversity and the Origins of Cultural Fragmentation
Ashraf, Quamrul H. - 2013
Despite the importance attributed to the effects of diversity on the stability and prosperity of nations, the origins of the uneven distribution of ethnic and cultural fragmentation across countries have been underexplored. Building on the role of deeply-rooted biogeographical forces in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013087408
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The Vanishing Bequest Tax : The Comparative Evolution of Bequest Taxation in Historical Perspective
Bertocchi, Graziella - 2007
century. We propose an explanation for these facts which is based on a dynamic political economy model where redistribution is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012777737
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The Farm, the City, and the Emergence of Social Security
Caucutt, Elizabeth M.; Cooley, Thomas F.; Guner, Nezih - 2021
social insurance. We describe a model economy in which demographics, technology, and social security are linked together. We … study an economy with two locations (sectors), the farm (agricultural) and the city (industrial). The decision to migrate … economy is consistent with the historical transformation in the United States. Initially a majority of voters live on the farm …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324939
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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 research agenda which accounts not only for basic economic and demographic factors, but also for the role of history and institutional development. After reporting results from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122110