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Designing Policies to Open Trade
Feenstra, Robert C.; Lewis, Tracy R.; McMillan, John - 2021
In this paper we consider recent proposals to auction U.S. import quotas. using the funds so obtained to encourage … critical factor in understanding these policies. In a world or full information, it makes little sense to use auction quotas …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013226082
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Auctioning U.S. Import Quotas, Foreign Response, and Alternative Policies
Feenstra, Robert C. - 2021
drop in foreign producer surplus relative to free trade. Previous estimates of auction revenue are in the range of $3 7 … auction revenue is $1 3-2.15 billion, and the foreign loss is $0.5-O.7 billion relative to free trade. One alternative to … auction quotas is a system of tariff-rate quotas, which are designed to keep supplier countries welfare equal to that in free …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013235296
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Designing Policies to Open Trade
Feenstra, Robert C. - 1990
In this paper we consider recent proposals to auction U.S. import quotas. using the funds so obtained to encourage … critical factor in understanding these policies. In a world or full information, it makes little sense to use auction quotas …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012475779
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Auctioning U.S. Import Quotas, Foreign Response, and Alternative Policies
Feenstra, Robert C. - 1989
drop in foreign producer surplus relative to free trade. Previous estimates of auction revenue are in the range of $3 7 … auction revenue is $1 3-2.15 billion, and the foreign loss is $0.5-O.7 billion relative to free trade. One alternative to … auction quotas is a system of tariff-rate quotas, which are designed to keep supplier countries welfare equal to that in free …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012476217
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Protectionist Threats and Foreign Direct Investment
Blonigen, Bruce A. - 2012
The recent literature on quid pro quo foreign direct investment (FDI) suggests that FDI may be induced by the threat of protection, and further, that FDI may be used as an instrument to defuse a protectionist threat. This paper uses a panel data set of 4-digit SIC level observations of Japanese...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013104882
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What is Social Capital? The Determinants of Trust and Trustworthiness
Glaeser, Edward L. - 1999
Using a sample of Harvard undergraduates, we analyze trust and social capital in two experiments. Trusting behavior and trustworthiness rise with social connection; differences in race and nationality reduce the level of trustworthiness. Certain individuals appear to be persistently more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471573
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Pricing to Market, Staggered Contracts, and Real Exchange Rate Persistence
Bergin, Paul R. - 1999
This paper offers an explanation for the persistence observed in real exchange rate movements. The model combines pricing to market behavior with sticky prices generated by staggered contracts. A translog preference structure is sued to enhance both features. The paper finds that openness limits...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471774
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Measuring Gentrification : Using Yelp Data to Quantify Neighborhood Change
Glaeser, Edward L. - 2018
We demonstrate that data from digital platforms such as Yelp have the potential to improve our understanding of gentrification, both by providing data in close to real time (i.e. nowcasting and forecasting) and by providing additional context about how the local economy is changing. Combining...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012911707
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Pricing to Market, Staggered Contracts, and Real Exchange Rate Persistence
Bergin, Paul R. - 2010
This paper offers an explanation for the persistence observed in real exchange rate movements. The model combines pricing to market behavior with sticky prices generated by staggered contracts. A translog preference structure is sued to enhance both features. The paper finds that openness limits...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012763338
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The Spatial Mismatch between Innovation and Joblessness
Glaeser, Edward L. - 2019
American technological creativity is geographically concentrated in areas that are generally distant from the country's most persistent pockets of joblessness. Could a more even spatial distribution of innovation reduce American joblessness? Could Federal policies disperse innovation without...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012869066