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Migration and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: The Effect of Returning Refugees on Export Performance in the Former Yugoslavia
Bahar, Dany; Özgüzel, Cem; Hauptmann, Andreas; … - 2019
elasticity of exports to return migration between 0.08 to 0.24. Our results are stronger in knowledge-intensive industries and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012059142
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Migration, Knowledge Diffusion and the Comparative Advantage of Nations
Bahar, Dany; Rapoport, Hillel - 2016
we study the drivers of knowledge diffusion by looking at the dynamics of the export basket of countries, with particular … focus on migration. The fact that knowledge diffusion requires direct human interaction implies that the international … diffusion of knowledge should follow the pattern of international migration. This is what this paper documents. Our main finding …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011479306
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The Productivity Impact of Business Visits across Industries
Piva, Mariacristina; Tani, Massimiliano; Vivarelli, Marco - 2020
This paper builds on and considerably extends Piva, Tani and Vivarelli (2018), confirming the key role of Business Visits as a productivity enhancing channel of technology transfer. Our analysis is based on a unique database on business visits sourced from the U.S. National Business Travel...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012207715
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A Firm Scientific Community: Industry Participation and Knowledge Diffusion
Baruffaldi, Stefano; Pöge, Felix - 2020
We study the diffusion of knowledge from scientists to firms within scientific communities. We build on a unique … and other similar conferences. The participation in the same conference has a positive causal effect on knowledge …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012270097
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Migration and Globalization: What's in it for Developing Countries?
Rapoport, Hillel - 2016
emerging economies. It documents the role of diaspora networks in enhancing cross-border flows of goods, capital, and knowledge …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011525040
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Do Parental Networks Pay Off? Linking Children's Labor-Market Outcomes to their Parents' Friends
Plug, Erik; van der Klaauw, Bas; Ziegler, Lennart - 2015
This paper examines whether children are better off if their parents have stronger social networks. Using data on high-school friendships of parents, we analyze whether the number and characteristics of friends affect the labor-market outcomes of children. While parental friendships formed in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011288198
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Do Social Networks Improve Chinese Adults' Subjective Well-being?
Lei, Xiaoyan; Shen, Yan; Smith, James P.; Zhou, Guangsu - 2015
This paper studies relationships between social networks, health and subjective well-being (SWB) using nationally representative data of the Chinese Population - the Chinese Family Panel Studies (CFPS). Our data contain SWB indicators in two widely used variants - happiness and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307440
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Firm-Size Wage Gaps along the Formal-Informal Divide: Theory and Evidence
Balkan, Binnur; Tumen, Semih - 2015
Observationally equivalent workers are paid higher wages in larger firms. This fact is often named as the "firm-size wage gap" and is regarded as a key empirical puzzle. Using micro-level data from Turkey, we document a new stylized fact: the firm-size wage gap is more pronounced for informal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401726
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Mothers, Friends and Gender Identity
Olivetti, Claudia; Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - 2013
This paper explores a novel mechanism of gender identity formation. Specifically, we explore how the work behavior of a teenager's own mother, as well as that of her friends' mothers, affect her work decisions in adulthood. The first mechanism is commonly included in economic models. The second,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328954
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The Effect of Labor Migration on the Diffusion of Democracy: Evidence from a Former Soviet Republic
Omar Mahmoud, Toman; Rapoport, Hillel; Steinmayr, Andreas; … - 2014
Migration contributes to the circulation of goods, knowledge, and ideas. Using community and individual-level data from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333265