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Does Electrification Spur the Fertility Transition? Evidence from Indonesia
Grimm, Michael; Sparrow, Robert; Tasciotti, Luca - 2014
We analyse various pathways through which access to electricity affects fertility, using a pseudo-panel of Indonesian districts covering the period 1993-2010. Identification of causal effects relies on a district-fixed effects approach and controlling for local economic development. The...
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Does Electrification Spur the Fertility Transition? Evidence from Indonesia
Grimm, Michael; Sparrow, Robert; Tasciotti, Luca - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
We analyse various pathways through which access to electricity affects fertility, using a pseudo-panel of Indonesian districts covering the period 1993-2010. Identification of causal effects relies on a district-fixed effects approach and controlling for local economic development. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010764622
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Technical change and total factor productivity growth for Chinese provinces: a panel data analysis
Shiu, Alice; Heshmati, Almas - 2006
productivity (TFP) growth of 30 Chinese provinces during the period of 1993 to 2003. The random effects model with heteroscedastic …
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Expressway to Power: Infrastructure Projects and Political Support
Akbulut-Yuksel, Mevlude; Okoye, Dozie; Turan, Belgi - 2020
This paper provides causal evidence on how political parties consolidate power in an electoral democracy. We collect administrative data on expressway construction by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey, and use province-by-year variation in expressway construction to show that...
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Relationship between the Real Estate Sector and the Stock Market in Chinese Provinces
Di, Zeyu; Heshmati, Almas; Liu, Sijia - 2022
In China, real estate and the stock market are the two main markets favored by both individual and institutional investors. There is a significant economic link between the two. Therefore, their relationship and long-term and short-term causality can provide good guidance for investors. This...
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Highway to Hell? Interstate Highway System and Crime
Calamunci, Francesca; Lonsky, Jakub - 2022
The United States witnessed an unprecedented crime wave in the second half of the twentieth century, with the total index crime rate more than tripling between 1960-1980. Little is known about the causes of this surge in criminal activity across the country. This paper investigates the role...
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How Do Parents Respond to Regulation of Sugary Drinks in Child Care? Evidence from California
Hu, Jiafei; Megalokonomou, Rigissa; Yuan, Haishan - 2019
To reduce sugar intake in children, California regulates the provision of sugar-sweetened beverages and juice by child care facilities. The regulation may reduce children's consumption of sugary beverages in the short run and weaken their preferences for sugary drinks in the long run. Whether...
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Capital Fundamentalism and Structural Transformation
Tohari, Achmad; Parsons, Christopher; Rammohan, Anu - 2021
We revisit the role of Capital Fundamentalism, in the context of the Government of Indonesia's Inpres Desa Tertinggal (IDT or Left Behind Village) Program, which injected capital into poor village economies. We evaluate the impact of the program on village welfare and structural transformation...
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Human capital spillovers, productivity and regional convergence in Spain
Ramos, Raúl; Suriñach, Jordi; Artís, Manuel - 2009
productivity and convergence. The potential existence of geographical spillovers of human capital is also considered by applying … of human capital on regional productivity and convergence, but reveals no evidence of any positive geographical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276317
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Public Infrastructure as a Determinant of Intertemporal and Interregional Productive Performance in China
Fu, Feng-Cheng; Vijverberg, Chu-Ping C.; Vijverberg, … - 2004
This paper focuses on the question whether public infrastructure capital matters for labor productivity in China, both … over time and across regions. It finds that public infrastructure is a significant determinant of variations in labor … productivity across provinces, but the contribution of public capital to labor productivity growth over time is likely non …
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