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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
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Firm-level heterogeneity and the decision to export: A real option approach
Naudé, Wim A.; Gries, Thomas; Bilkic, Natasa - 2013
In new new international trade theory, whether firms export or not are determined by their productivity. These models … an alternative way to model whether firms export or not, namely as a firm-level decision akin to an investment decision … assume that firms enter a market to find their productivity levels revealed to them as in a lottery. In this paper we propose …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293207
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Firm-Level Heterogeneity and the Decision to Export: A Real Option Approach
Naudé, Wim; Gries, Thomas; Bilkic, Natasa - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
In "new" new international trade theory, whether firms export or not are determined by their productivity. These models … an alternative way to model whether firms export or not, namely as a firm-level decision akin to an investment decision … assume that firms enter a market to find their productivity levels revealed to them as in a lottery. In this paper we propose …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010791522
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Help in a Foreign Land: Internationalized Banks and Firms’ Export
Brancati, Emanuele - 2022
analyzes whether banks can support firms’ export by reducing informational asymmetries about foreign markets. We exploit a … exogenous to firms’ export decisions by relying on preexisting lending relationships and exploiting the acquisition of a firm’s …The lack of information is a relevant obstacle to the export activity of small and medium enterprises. This paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013351997
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Genetic, Cultural and Geographical Distances
Giuliano, Paola; Spilimbergo, Antonio; Tonon, Giovanni - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 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/10005763533
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Unemployment assistance and transition to employment in Argentina
Iturriza, Ana; Bedi, Arjun S.; Sparrow, Robert - 2008
In 2001-02, Argentina experienced a wrenching economic crisis. Plan Jefes, implemented in May 2002, was Argentina …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268650
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Returns to education and macroeconomic shocks: evidence from Argentina
López Bóo, Florencia - 2010
Returns to schooling in urban Argentina increased from 1992 to 2003, a period of economic reforms and macroeconomic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269617
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Is informal sector work an alternative to workfare benefits? The case of pre-program expansion and economic crisis
Khamis, Melanie - 2009
Limited availability of workfare programs and unemployment insurance and a large informal sector are features of the Argentine labor market at the outset of the 2001 economic crisis. This paper tests the hypothesis whether informal work is an alternative to workfare participation before a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269640
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The weight of the crisis: Evidence from newborns in Argentina
Bozzoli, Carlos; Quintana-Domeque, Climent - 2010
Argentina hit headlines around the world in 2002 on account of the largest debt default in history and a sudden …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278658
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Economic crises, maternal and infant mortality, low birth weight and enrollment rates: Evidence from Argentina's downturns
Cruces, Guillermo; Glüzmann, Pablo; Calva López, Luis … - 2011
This study investigates the impact of recent crises in Argentina (including the severe downturn of 2001-2002) on health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282298