This paper examines how stringent de facto firing regulations affect firm size throughout the developing world. We …

monopsony power of firms, even though regulation generates lower employment and income. Empirically, we do find that individuals … first century and family values prevailing before World War II, which suggests that labor market regulations have deep …

regulation to an international agent eliminates that distortion, increasing wages and aggregate welfare …

Computer and Internet use, especially in developing countries, has expanded rapidly in recent years. Even in light of … Internet penetration, both currently and over time, we examine panel data for 161 countries over the 1999-2004 period. We … factors associated with computer and Internet penetration do not differ substantially between developed and developing …

exploit a dataset combining Gallup World Polls and Global Findex surveys for some 250,000 individuals in 140 countries …, merging them with information on the incidence of epidemics and local 3G internet infrastructure. Epidemic exposure is …

This paper employs cross-sectional data from 100 countries to analyze the main determinants of inter-country Internet … diffusion rates. We set up an empirical model based on strong theoretical foundations, in which we regress Internet usage on … that economic strength, infrastructure and knowledge of the English language positively affect Internet connectivity. In …