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Movies
Michalopulos, Stelios; Rauh, Christopher - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Why are certain movies more successful in some markets than others? Are the entertainment products we consume reflective of our core values and beliefs? These questions drive our investigation into the relationship between a society's oral tradition and the financial success of films. We combine...
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Social Security Claiming Intentions : Psychological Ownership, Loss Aversion, and Information Displays
Shu, Suzanne B.; Payne, John W. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
For many Americans the question of when to claim Social Security benefits is one of the most consequential financial decisions they will ever face. While acknowledging that individuals differ in terms of optimal timing for starting Social Security benefits, many economists argue that an average...
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Culture, Institutions and Social Equilibria : A Framework
Acemoglu, Daron; Robinson, James A. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
-standing) attributes in a culture set are. We illustrate these ideas using examples from African, England, China, the Islamic world, the …
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Hukou and Guanxi : How Social Discrimination and Networks Impact Intrahousehold Allocations in China
Zhuge, Liqun; Lang, Kevin - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Hukou, China's household registration system, affects access to public services and signals the strength of a person …
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Currency Carry Trade by Trucks : The Curious Case of China's Massive Imports from Itself
Liu, Xuepeng; Tang, Heiwai; Wang, Zhi; Wei, Shang-jin - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
With capital controls, the standard financial market transactions needed for currency carry trade are hard to implement. Using detailed trade data reported by both the mainland Chinese and Hong Kong's governments, we present evidence that indirect currency carry trade likely takes place via...
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Long-Term Effects Of The 1959-1961 China Famine : Mainland China and Hong Kong
Almond, Douglas - 2007
This paper estimates the effects of maternal malnutrition exploiting the 1959-1961 Chinese famine as a natural experiment. In the 1% sample of the 2000 Chinese Census, we find that fetal exposure to acute maternal malnutrition had compromised a range of socioeconomic outcomes, including:...
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Outsourcing Tariff Evasion : A New Explanation for Entrepot Trade
Fisman, Raymond - 2007
that entrepots may facilitate tariff evasion. Using data on direct exports to mainland China and indirect exports via Hong …
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China's New Regional Trade Agreements
Antkiewicz, Agata - 2004
This paper discusses the recent regional trade agreements that China has concluded rapidly following accession to the …
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The Value of Information in International Trade : Gains to Outsourcing through Hong Kong
Feenstra, Robert C. - 2002
In this paper, we estimate the benefits to countries that purchase goods from China of having access to intermediary … services provided by Hong Kong. Traders in Hong Kong supply information on markets and producers in China, which provides … China exported to the rest of the world. Our results suggests that gains to intermediary services provided by Hong Kong …
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Intermediaries in Entrepot Trade : Hong Kong Re-Exports of Chinese Goods
Hanson, Gordon H. - 2001
In this paper, we examine Hong Kong's role in intermediating trade between China and the rest of the world. Hong Kong … distributes a large fraction of China's exports. Net of customs, insurance, and freight charges, re-exports of Chinese goods are … higher for differentiated products, products with higher variance in export prices, products sent to China for further …
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