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Migration, capital formation, and house prices
Grossmann, Volker; Schäfer, Andreas; Steger, Thomas M. - 2013
We investigate the effects of interregional labor market integration in a two-sector, overlapping-generations model with land-intensive production in the non-tradable goods sector (housing). To capture the response to migration on housing supply, capital formation is endogenous, assuming that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293235
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International capital market integration, educational choice and economic growth
Egger, Hartmut; Egger, Peter; Falkinger, Josef; … - 2005
This paper examines the impact of capital market integration (CMI) on higher education and economic growth. We take into account that participation in higher education is non-compulsory and depends on individual choice. Integration increases (decreases) the incentives to participate in higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267663
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International Capital Market Integration, Educational Choice and Economic Growth
Egger, Hartmut; Egger, Peter; Falkinger, Josef; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
This paper examines the impact of capital market integration (CMI) on higher education and economic growth. We take into account that participation in higher education is noncompulsory and depends on individual choice. Integration increases (decreases) the incentives to participate in higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761742
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Migration, Capital Formation, and House Prices
Grossmann, Volker; Schäfer, Andreas; Steger, Thomas M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We investigate the effects of interregional labor market integration in a two-sector, overlapping-generations model with land-intensive production in the non-tradable goods sector (housing). To capture the response to migration on housing supply, capital formation is endogenous, assuming that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010627854
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Religion in Economic History: A Survey
Becker, Sascha O.; Rubin, Jared; Woessmann, Ludger - 2020
This chapter surveys the recent social science literature on religion in economic history, covering both socioeconomic causes and consequences of religion. Following the rapidly growing literature, it focuses on the three main monotheisms—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—and on the period up...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012270049
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The aggregate effects of trade and migration: Evidence from OECD countries
Ortega, Francesc; Peri, Giovanni - 2011
on income. This paper provides estimates of the effects of trade and immigration on income in a unified framework. We … income per capita unaffected because of an offsetting negative effect on TFP. In contrast, trade flows appear to increase …Two large but separate bodies of literature analyze the economic effects of international trade and immigration. Given …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278755
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The Aggregate Effects of Trade and Migration: Evidence from OECD Countries
Ortega, Francesc; Peri, Giovanni - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
on income. This paper provides estimates of the effects of trade and immigration on income in a unified framework. We … income per capita unaffected because of an offsetting negative effect on TFP. In contrast, trade flows appear to increase …Two large but separate bodies of literature analyze the economic effects of international trade and immigration. Given …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008922963
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Education, Governance and Trade-Related Technology Diffusion in Latin America
Schiff, Maurice; Wang, Yanling - 2004
This paper examines the impact on TFP of North-South trade-related technology diffusion in Latin America and the … Caribbean (LAC). North-South R&D flows are constructed based on industry-specific R&D in the North, North-South trade patterns …) that taking into account the interaction effects between trade, education and governance by reforming the policies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261795
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The Impacts of Trade Liberalization on Employment and Wages in Tunisian Industries
Haouas, Ilham; Yagoubi, Mahmoud; Heshmati, Almas - 2003
This paper investigates short and long-run effects of trade liberalization on employment and wages. Employment and wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262111
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Genetic, cultural and geographical distances
Giuliano, Paola; Spilimbergo, Antonio; Tonon, Giovanni - 2006
This paper investigates how the measures of genetic distance between populations, which have been used in anthropology and historical linguistics, can be used in economics. What does the correlation between genetic distance and economic variables mean? Using the measure of genetic distance, a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267771