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We examine the effect of air quality regulation on the productivity of some of the most heavily regulated manufacturing plants in the United States, the oil refineries of the Los Angeles (South Coast) Air Basin. We use direct measures of local air pollution regulation in this region to estimate...
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The advent of hydraulic fracturing lead to a dramatic increase in US oil production. Due to regulatory, shipping and processing constraints, this sudden surge in domestic drilling caused an unprecedented divergence in crude acquisition costs across US refineries. We take advantage of this...
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This paper examines the effect of energy production on newborn health using a recent strike that affected oil refineries in France as a natural experiment. First, we show that the temporary reduction in refining lead to a significant reduction in sulfur dioxide (SO2) concentrations. Second, this...
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Based on 1986-1992 survey data of 22 midstream petrochemical industries in Taiwan, the empirical results of the export price, the markup ratio and the price-cost margin equations in this study show that Taiwan's petrochemical firms absorb only a small portion of a given weighted exchange rate...
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and income histories from the Canada Student Loans Program (CSLP), income tax filings, and post-secondary schooling …
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choice of immigrant founders, by leveraging the introduction of Canada's Start-up Visa Program in 2013. We demonstrate that … this immigration policy increased the likelihood that U.S.-based immigrants have a start-up in Canada by 69%. Our results … show that Asian immigrants (who have a higher representation in Canada than in the U.S.) are disproportionately more likely …
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and acquisitions (M&As). Using firm balance sheet data linked to individual earnings data in Canada and a matched …
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financial, organizational, and physical structures of the long-term care system. Unlike other OECD countries, Canada's system is … and regulating long-term care. We provide institutional and empirical details on the evolution and future of Canada's long …
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In this paper we revisit the Canadian experience with floating exchange rates since 1950. Canada was a pioneer in … argued, Canada's floating exchange rate provided it with a modicum of insulation from external shocks, especially commodity …
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For nearly three centuries, Indigenous peoples within the borders of present-day Canada engaged in treaty-making with …
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