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We investigate the impact of increases in wheat flour prices on household food security using unique nationally-representative data collected in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2008. We use a new estimator, the Unconditional Quantile Regression (UQR) estimator, based on influence functions to examine...
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We investigate the impact of increases in wheat flour prices on household food security using unique nationally-representative data collected in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2008. We use a new estimator, the Unconditional Quantile Regression (UQR) estimator, based on influence functions to examine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010542045
This paper studies how an institution such as markets affects the evolution of mankind. My key point is that the forces … of natural selection are made weaker because trade allows people to specialize in those activities where they are strong …, and to offset their weaknesses by purchasing adequate goods on the market. Absent trade, people must allocate their time …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262480
This paper studies how an institution such as markets affects the evolution of mankind. My key point is that the forces … of natural selection are made weaker because trade allows people to specialize in those activities where they are strong …, and to offset their weaknesses by purchasing adequate goods on the market. Absent trade, people must allocate their time …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761761
played by trade and FDI in determining employment. The empirical results obtained lend support to globalization having a … countries (LDCs) embarking on globalization, which enhances the prospect of direct technological imports or embodied …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329092
Although public policy is influenced by the perception that workers worry about the impact of trade on their jobs … of the impact of trade are related to their career paths, job characteristics, and local labor market conditions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278485
This paper reviews a growing literature on migration and globalization, focusing on its relevance for developing and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011525040
This paper examines whether globalization promotes female empowerment by improving the jobs available to women …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012497858
played by trade and FDI in determining employment. The empirical results obtained lend support to globalization having a … countries (LDCs) embarking on globalization, which enhances the prospect of direct technological imports or embodied …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010723562
Although public policy is influenced by the perception that workers worry about the impact of trade on their jobs … of the impact of trade are related to their career paths, job characteristics, and local labor market conditions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008764585