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The Economic Consequences of Sir Robert Peel : A Quantitative Assessment of the Repeal of the Corn Laws
Irwin, Douglas A. - 2020
Britain's repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846 was the signature trade policy event of the nineteenth century. This paper provides a quantitative general equilibrium evaluation of the repeal on sectoral output and employment, factor prices and income distribution, international trade and the terms of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012482361
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Well-Being, Social Capital and Public Policy : What's New?
Helliwell, John - 2005
This paper summarizes recent empirical research on the determinants of subjective well-being. Results from national and international samples suggest that measures of social capital, including especially the corollary measures of specific and general trust, have substantial effects on well-being...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012466864
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Prices and Coupons for Breakfast Cereals
Nevo, Aviv - 1999
This paper explores the relationship between shelf prices and manufacturers' coupons for 25 ready-to-eat breakfast cereals. Contrary to the predictions of static monopoly price discrimination, we find the shelf prices for a particular brand in a particular city are generally lower during periods...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471875
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Grain Today, Gain Tomorrow : Evidence from a Storage Experiment with Savings Clubs in Kenya
Aggarwal, Shilpa - 2018
Many farmers in the developing world lack access to effective savings and storage devices. Such devices might be particularly valuable for farmers since income is received as a lump sum at harvest but expenditures are incurred throughout the year, and because grain prices are low at harvest but...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012453323
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Can Falling Supply Explain the Rising Return to College for Younger Men? A Cohort-Based Analysis
Card, David - 2000
United Kingdom and Canada: both countries experienced similar slowdowns in the rate of growth of educational attainment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471112
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Tariffs and Growth in Late Nineteenth Century America
Irwin, Douglas A. - 2000
Were high import tariffs somehow related to the strong U.S. economic growth during the late nineteenth century? This paper examines this frequently mentioned but controversial question and investigates the channels by which tariffs could have promoted growth during this period. The paper shows...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471128
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Human Resource Management and Performance in the Service Sector : The Case of Bank Branches
Bartel, Ann P. - 2000
This paper utilizes a unique dataset collected through site visits to extend the analysis of the relationship between the human resource management environment and establishment performance to the service sector, specifically the branch operations of a large bank. Case studies of several...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471309
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Antidumping Investigations and the Pass-Through of Exchange Rates and Antidumping Duties
Blonigen, Bruce A. - 1999
We present a model that shows that exchange rate pass-through is likely to be substantially altered when firms face antidumping (AD) duties and that optimal pass-through of AD duties may be up to 200 percent. We examine both pass-through issues using monthly prices across 345 U.S.- imported...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471406
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Occupational Gender Composition and Wages in Canada : 1987-1988
Baker, Michael - 1999
, from other jurisdictions. This omission is particularly disturbing in the case of Canada, which now has some of the most … occupational gender segregation in Canada and its consequences for wages. The sample period precedes many provincial pay equity … penalties in female jobs in Canada are generally much smaller than the estimates for the United States. Although there is some …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471413
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Earnings Dynamics and Inequality among Canadian Men, 1976-1992 : Evidence from Longitudinal Income Tax Records
Baker, Michael - 1999
Several recent studies have found that earnings inequality in Canada has grown considerably since the late 1970's …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471414