objective of this study is to analyze the effect of political culture and of valuation asymmetry on discrimination between the … discrimination is an endogenous variable that characterizes the mechanism allocating the prize. We consider situations under which … effect of changes in the political culture and in valuation asymmetry on the designer's preferred discrimination between the …

This paper surveys evidence on discrimination in Latin America and shows that there is a widespread perception of … discrimination, especially against the poor, the uneducated and those who lack connections. The channels through which discrimination … discriminatory practices in the region. This puzzle, where individuals perceive discrimination is in the air, but few act …

We study how total factor productivity (TFP), energy prices, and the Great Moderation are linked. First we estimate a … negatively affected productivity. This spillover has since disappeared. Second, we show that within the framework of a dynamic … stochastic general equilibrium model, the disappearance of this energy-productivity spillover generates the significantly lower …

linking this to productivity, which turns out to be important. The paper also provides an example of modeling productivity …

to quantify the extent to which factor accumulation induces structural change and productivity growth in industrializing … many countries. We conclude that the productivity gains through labour re-allocation are potentially a significant …

productivity growth in semi-industrialized economies. These effects are hypothesized to operate through the negative impact of firm … raise productivity in defense of profits, contributing to a low wage-low productivity trap. This paper presents empirical … link between increased firm mobility and lower wages, as well as slower productivity growth over the period 1970-2000. …

or sector, it is their productivity advantage on the local firm to determine the positive effect on domestic productivity … significant and robust Veblen-Gerschenkrion effect. The initial total factor productivity advantage of MNEs on local firm acts as … a stimulus for productivity growth of local firms in the same region. …

below trend - and total factor productivity (TFP), using a panel of 71 developed and developing countries during the period …

, follows a faster track and depends more on political power than on those policies' potential as engines for productivity … different groups' weight in policymaking, and the effect of the implied unbalance on aggregate productivity. Electoral weight … found that the resulting imbalance of policies damages aggregate productivity. …