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Provincial and Local Governments in China: Fiscal Institutions and Government Behavior

Gordon, Roger H.; Li, Wei - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011

What are the incentives faced by local officials in China? Without democratic institutions, there is no mechanism for … successes and the problems arising from local government activity in China. …

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Feeling the Heat: Temperature, Physiology & the Wealth of Nations

Heal, Geoffrey; Park, Jisung - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013

Does temperature affect economic performance? Has temperature always affected social welfare through its impact on physical and cognitive function? While many economic studies have explored the indirect links between climate and welfare (e.g. agriculture, conflict, sea-level rise), few address...

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Climatic Fluctuations and the Diffusion of Agriculture

Ashraf, Quamrul; Michalopoulos, Stelios - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013

This research examines the climatic origins of the diffusion of Neolithic agriculture across countries and archaeological sites. The theory suggests that a foraging society s history of climatic shocks shaped the timing of its adoption of farming. Specifically, as long as climatic disturbances...

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Cross Country Fairness Considerations and Country Implications of Alternative Approaches to a Global Emission Reduction Regime

Whalley, John; Tian, Huifang; Shi, Xiaojun - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012

objective of involving large developing countries such as China and India in a post 2012 regime, broader considerations imply …

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China's Participation in Global Environmental Negotiations

Whalley, John; Tian, Huifang - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2008

In the paper we discuss China's participation in both the 2009 Copenhagen negotiations on a post-Kyoto global climate … change regime currently under way and out beyond Copenhagen in further negotiations likely to follow. China is now both the …. In the Copenhagen negotiation, there will be strong pressure on China to take on emissions reduction commitments and …

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Embodied Carbon Tariffs

Rutherford, Thomas F.; Böhringer, Christoph; Carbone, … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011

In a world where the prospects of a global agreement to control greenhouse gas emissions are bleak, the idea of using trade policy as an implicit regulation of foreign emission sources has gained many supporters in countries contemplating unilateral climate policies. Embodied carbon tariffs tax...

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What Role for Trade in a Post 2012 Global Climate Policy Regime

Whalley, John - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011

This paper discusses the role that trade can potentially play in both negotiating and operating a post Kyoto/post 2012 global climate policy regime. As an addition to the bargaining set for a global climate negotiation, trade in principle widens the range of jointly beneficial potential outcomes...

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How Do Voters Respond to Information? Evidence from a Randomized Campaign

Trebbi, Francesco; Kendall, Chad; Nannicini, Tommaso - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013

Rational voters update their subjective beliefs about candidates' attributes with the arrival of information, and subsequently base their votes on these beliefs. Information accrual is, however, endogenous to voters' types and difficult to identify in observational studies. In a large scale...

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What Was New About the New Deal?

Fishback, Price Vanmeter; Wallis, John Joseph - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012

During the presidential election of 1932 Franklin Roosevelt promised a New Deal for the American people. Our goal is to describe the changes wrought by the New Deal. To what extent did the New Deal expand existing programs? What new programs were created at all levels of government? How did the...

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Relaxing Occupational Licensing Requirements: Analyzing Wages and Prices for a Medical Service

Kleiner, Morris M.; Marier, Allison; Park, Kyoung Won; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014

Occupational licensing laws have been relaxed in a large number of U.S. states to give nurse practitioners the ability to perform more tasks without the supervision of medical doctors. We investigate how these regulations may affect wages, employment, costs, and quality of providing certain...

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