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We examine how one of the largest U.S. place-based economic development programs, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) of 1988, with annual revenues in excess of \$40 billion, affects local firm total employment and sales through direct channels and through IGRA's effects on adjacent...
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This paper uses national household survey data to examine changes in real per capita incomes in South Africa between … in average per capita real incomes across the distribution. Over this period growth has been shared, albeit unequally …, across almost the entire spectrum of incomes. However, kernel density estimations make clear that these real income changes …
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We study the joint process of urbanization and industrialization in the US economy between 1880 and 1940. We show that only a small share of aggregate industrialization is accounted for by the relocation of workers from remote rural areas to industrial hubs like Chicago or New York City....
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outcomes, including employment, education, and household inequality. We develop a stylized general equilibrium model of child …
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non-Native people. Native people fare worse across a variety of indicators, including housing, education, employment, and … education between Natives and non-Natives: for each level of education of the parents, the children of Natives have, on average …, fewer years of education than the children of non-Natives. Finally, the study also reveals large differences between Native …
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labor from local agricultural production leading to more firms. Using major highway programs in India and China, we find …
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in India. We document large dispersion in rental rates, unused service capacity and delays in service provision. We then …
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We use data from Reserve Bank of India to study the impact of India's Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) highway project on …
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Poverty reduction programs modeled on BRAC's graduation approach build up both tangible productive assets and intangible psychosocial assets such as self-confidence and the aspiration for upward mobility. The goal of this paper is to better understand how psychosocial factors operate and shape...
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Time use data facilitate deeper understanding of individual labor supply choices, especially for women, who are more likely to engage in unpaid care and home production. However, traditional time use data collection methods are time-consuming, expensive and susceptible to significant attrition....
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