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Making Democracy Work : Culture, Social Capital and Elections in China
Miquel, Gerard Padró i - 2015
This paper aims to show that culture is an important determinant of the effectiveness of formal democratic institutions, such as elections. We collect new data to document the presence of voluntary and social organizations and the history of electoral reforms in Chinese villages. We use the...
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Social Fragmentation, Public Goods and Elections : Evidence from China
Miquel, Gerard Padro i - 2012
This study examines how the economic effects of elections in rural China depend on voter heterogeneity, for which we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012460027
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From Imitation to Innovation : Where Is all that Chinese R&D Going?
König, Michael - 2020
distribution of R&D and TFP growth in China during the period 2007--2012. The estimated model fits the Chinese data well. We … compare the estimates with those obtained using data for Taiwan and find the results to be robust. We perform counterfactuals …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481599
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Accounting for Chinese Trade : Some National and Regional Considerations
Fung, K.C. - 1996
subcontracting. `Illegal' trade between China and Taiwan has been induced by Taiwan's `no direct trade' policy. Illegal trade such as …China's trade has three features: high incidence of re-exports through Hong Kong, high degree of trade related to ….S. data and accounting for re-exports, the U.S.-China trade balance has to be lowered by 35 percent. Foreign investments in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012473253
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Confucianism and Preferences : Evidence from Lab Experiments in Taiwan and China
Liu, Elaine M. - 2013
This paper investigates how Confucianism affects individual decision making in Taiwan and in China. We found that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012459046
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History as Evolution
Nunn, Nathan - 2020
In this chapter, I consider the benefits of viewing history through an evolutionary lens. In recent decades, a field of research has emerged, which builds on foundations from biological evolution to study culture within an evolutionary framework. I begin the chapter by discussing the theory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481254
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Historical Data : Where to Find Them, How to Use Them
Giuliano, Paola - 2020
The use of historical data has become a standard tool in economics, serving three main purposes: to examine the influence of the past on current economic outcomes; to use unique natural experiments to test modern economic theories; and to use modern economic theories to refine our understanding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012482187
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The Importance of History for Economic Development
Nunn, Nathan - 2009
This article provides a survey of a growing body of empirical evidence that points towards the important long-term effects that historic events can have on current economic development. The most recent studies, using micro-level data and more sophisticated identification techniques, have moved...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463749
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Location and Technological Change in the American Glass Industry During the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
Lamoreaux, Naomi R. - 1997
Scholars have attempted to explain geographic clustering in inventive activity by arguing that it is connected with clustering in production or new investment. They have offered three possible reasons for this link: because invention occurs as a result of learning by doing; because new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012472886
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The Profitabality of Colonialism
Grossman, Herschel I. - 1993
This paper develops an analytical framework for studying colonial investment from the perspective of neoclassical political economy. The distinguishing feature of colonial investment in this model is that the metropolitan government restricts the amount of investment in the colony in order to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012474530