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Allocation of Female Talent and Cross-Country Productivity Differences
Lee, Munseob - 2023
The disparities in cross-country labor productivity are greater in agriculture than in other industries. I propose that … the misallocation of female talent across sectors distorts productivity. I formalize the theory by using a general …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014469590
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Cultural diversity, geographical isolation, and the origin of the wealth of nations
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2012
This research argues that variations in the interplay between cultural assimilation and cultural diffusion have played a significant role in giving rise to differential patterns of economic development across the globe. Societies that were geographically less vulnerable to cultural diffusion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282579
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Cultural Diversity, Geographical Isolation, and the Origin of the Wealth of Nations
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This research argues that variations in the interplay between cultural assimilation and cultural diffusion have played a significant role in giving rise to differential patterns of economic development across the globe. Societies that were geographically less vulnerable to cultural diffusion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009646291
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Crime and Establishment Size: Evidence from South America
Oguzoglu, Umut; Ranasinghe, Ashantha - 2015
Establishment exposure to crime is a frequent occurrence and a major obstacle to business operation in developing economies. We present a simple theory for the frequency and severity of crime across establishment size that is validated against the data in South America. We find that high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307413
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What Drives the Speed of Job Reallocation During Episodes of Massive Adjustment?
Terrell, Katherine; Jurajda, Štepán - 2002
This paper uses individual-level data to characterize economy-wide job creation and destruction during periods of massive structural adjustment. We contrast the gradualist Czech and the rapid Estonian approach to the destruction of the communist economy to provide evidence on selected...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274315
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What Drives the Speed of Job Reallocation During Episodes of Massive Adjustment?
Jurajda, Stepán; Terrell, Katherine - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
This paper uses individual-level data to characterize economy-wide job creation and destruction during periods of massive structural adjustment. We contrast the gradualist Czech and the rapid Estonian approach to the destruction of the communist economy to provide evidence on selected...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566548
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The Long-Run Effects of Immigration: Evidence across a Barrier to Refugee Settlement
Ciccone, Antonio; Nimczik, Jan Sebastian - 2022
After the end of World War II in 1945, millions of refugees arrived in what in 1949 became the Federal Republic of Germany. We examine their effect on today's productivity, wages, income, rents, education, and population density at the municipality level. Our identification strategy is based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013351724
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Selection and Absolute Advantage in Farming and Entrepreneurship
Alvarez-Cuadrado, Francisco; Amodio, Francesco; … - 2019
agriculture, implying that average productivity in agriculture increases as the agricultural employment share decreases. We … from four Sub-Saharan African countries. Around one third of households engage in both agriculture and non … comparative and absolute advantage are negatively correlated – misaligned – in agriculture, casting doubt on the importance of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012180071
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The Agricultural Origins of Time Preference
Galor, Oded; Özak, Ömer - 2014
This research explores the origins of the distribution of time preference across regions. It advances the hypothesis and establishes empirically, that geographical variations in natural land productivity and their impact on the return to agricultural investment have had a persistent effect on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010409383
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The Agricultural Origins of Time Preference
Galor, Oded; Özak, Ömer - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This research explores the origins of the distribution of time preference across regions. It advances the hypothesis and establishes empirically, that geographical variations in natural land productivity and their impact on the return to agricultural investment have had a persistent effect on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959583