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participation has occurred in many OECD countries. Second, and more recently, the success of social networking sites (SNSs) has … resulted in a steep rise in online social participation. Our study adds to this body of research by conducting the first … telecommunication infrastructures that exogenously determined the availability of broadband for high-speed Internet. We find that …
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The Internet roared to the scene in Latin America and it is transforming the way Latin Americans interact, shop, bank …, and spend their time. The Internet is changing regional consumption patterns, the landscape of regional companies, and the …, Internet of Things, and so on- are empowering LAC companies of all sizes to dramatically cut costs, improve customer service …
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-commerce intermediaries (internet shops) compete for sellers. We show that two non-identical shops may coexist in equilibrium if the …
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Internet auctions, such as those on eBay, are known for multiple bidding and sniping. Buyers send bids in the closing … times at the same auction. We model Internet auction as a dynamic multi-unit auction. This let us explain the rationality of …
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of internet and platform work. Our analysis uses the ETUI Internet and Platform Work Survey carried out in Spring and … internet work is often a secondary source of income, this is likely to reflect a greater juggling of offline and online jobs …
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Data on the growth performances of countries with similar comparative (dis)advantage and political institutions reveal a striking variation across world regions. While some former autocracies such as the East Asian growth miracles have done remarkably well, others such as the Latin American...
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Natural resources are generally associated to negative effects on the political environment of a country. This paper explores the impact that oil revenues have on the establishment of a given political system. Based on previous literature, a political economy perspective is employed. A simple...
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Over the past two decades, India and Pakistan have been involved in several activities regar ding bilateral trade normalization. These developments have been concentrated around three periods: the late-1990s, mid-2000s, and early-2010s. Are these waves of trade-related activity reflected in...
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