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state gasoline and diesel taxes to retail prices, and importantly we estimate the dependence of pass-through on factors … constraining the gasoline and diesel supply chains. We consider several factors that alter the elasticity of supply, including … variation in the demand for untaxed uses of diesel. In general, we find that in periods of time when the supply chain is …
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crops to estimate the effect of crop insurance on the output and prices of the insured crops.We find that the supply of and … reflected in output and prices. Exploiting variation in the timing of program introduction in different locations for different … negative effect on prices of insured crops. This last finding is consistent with the view that demand for such highly …
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characteristics, and commuting opportunities. The aggregation of these individual choices in markets and in other institutions … influences the supply of amenities and local public goods. Pollution, congestion, and the quality of public education are … limited to prices and quantities. Sorting models can integrate descriptions of how non-market goods are generated, estimate …
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This study examines how the economic effects of elections in rural China depend on voter heterogeneity, for which we proxy with religious fractionalization. We first document religious composition and the introduction of village-level elections for a nearly nationally representative sample of...
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We study the daily behavior of supermarket prices and product availability following two recent natural disasters: the … slowly, and a significant share of goods remained out of stock after six months. By contrast, prices were relatively stable … findings shed light into the determinants of sticky prices in conditions where traditional adjustment costs are less important …
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extremely inelastic, price response is muted by a significant supply response that is obscured if futures prices are not …We present a new framework to identify demand and supply elasticities of agricultural commodities using yield shocks … using current-period shocks that give rise to exogenous shifts in supply. Supply is identified using past shocks, which …
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counties. We also find that this supply effect is unidirectional, with no evidence to suggest that surgeons retreat when …
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treatment of HIV/AIDS. Many supply- and demand-side factors in sub-Saharan Africa could cause smaller than expected …
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The surge in credit and house prices that preceded the Great Recession was particularly pronounced in ZIP codes with a … distributed across geographic locations, which can reproduce this stylized fact as a result of an expansion in the supply of … sustain debt. As a result, when the supply of credit increases and interest rates fall, they take on disproportionately more …
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Incomplete product availability is an important feature of many markets; ignoring changes in availability may bias …
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