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Acemoglu, Daron; Robinson, James Alan; Verdier, Thierry - 2021

possible by weaknesses in the institutions in these societies. Members of society need to cooperate in order to depose a …

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Corruption, Inequality and Fairness

Alesina, Alberto; Angeletos, Marios - 2021

Bigger governments raise the possibilities for corruption; more corruption may in turn raise the support for … redistributive policies that intend to correct the inequality and injustice generated by corruption. We formalize these insights in a … simple dynamic model. A positive feedback from past to current levels of taxation and corruption arises either when wealth …

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Horizontal and Vertical Conflict : Experimental Evidence

Galiani, Sebastián - 2016

Two types of political conflicts of interest pervade many of the world's societies. A horizontal conflict of interest arises when different constituencies support different policies, while a vertical conflict of interest emerges when those in charge of running the government acquire and retain...

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Vertical Integration, Institutional Determinants and Impact : Evidence from China

Fan, Joseph P. H. - 2013

transaction difficulties. But, such environments often also feature highly interventionist government, and even corruption … for empirical examination of these issues because her legal and market institutions are generally weak, but nonetheless … exhibit substantial province-level variation. Vertical integration is more common where legal institutions are weaker and …

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Democracy Undone. Systematic Minority Advantage in Competitive Vote Markets

Casella, Alessandra - 2012

. In a large electorate, the numerical advantage of the majority becomes irrelevant: democracy is undone by the market …

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Digital Labor Markets and Global Talent Flows

Horton, John J. - 2017

Digital labor markets are rapidly expanding and connecting companies and contractors on a global basis. We review the environment in which these markets take root, the micro- and macro-level studies of their operations, their ongoing evolution and recent trends, and perspectives for undertaking...

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The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Productivity of American Mathematicians

Borjas, George J. - 2014

-quality institutions and out of active publishing) and a reduced likelihood of producing "home run" papers. Although the total product of …

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Bidding for Brains : Intellectual Property Rights and the International Migration of Knowledge Workers

McAusland, Carol - 2014

We introduce international mobility of knowledge workers into a model of Nash equilibrium IPR policy choice among countries. We show that governments have incentives to use IPRs in a bidding war for global talent, resulting in Nash equilibrium IPRs that can be too high, rather than too low, from...

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Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration

Kerr, Sari Pekkala - 2014

Firms play a central role in the selection, sponsorship, and employment of skilled immigrants entering the United States for work through programs like the H-1B visa. This role has not been widely recognized in the literature, and the data to better understand it have only recently become...

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Intellectual Returnees as Drivers of Indigenous Innovation : Evidence from the Chinese Photovoltaic Industry

Luo, Siping - 2014

We offer new evidence on indigenous innovation and intellectual returnees by estimating the relationship between patenting by Chinese photovoltaic firms and the presence of corporate leaders with international experience. Our research approach combines data from three sources: the industrial...

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