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Brexit had no measurable effect on Irish exporters
Elsner, Benjamin; Flaherty, Eoin T.; Haller, Stefanie - 2024 - This version: August 15, 2024
We study the impact of the Brexit referendum on Irish exporters to the UK. The referendum triggered a sharp devaluation of the British pound vis-a-vis the euro and led to considerable uncertainty about future trade relations between the UK and the EU. Using administrative data on the universe of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015048212
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Compressing over-the-counter markets
D'Errico, Marco; Roukny, Tarik - 2017
In this paper, we show both theoretically and empirically that the size of over-the-counter (OTC) markets can be reduced without affecting individual net positions. First, we find that the networked nature of these markets generates an excess of notional obligations between the aggregate gross...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011976943
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Productivity effects of trade in natural resources : comparison with mechanisms of technological specialisation
Zarach, Zuzanna; Parteka, Aleksandra - 2022 - This version: April 2022
exports either of natural resources or of technological products, and compare their role in productivity growth by GMM … estimation of a conditional convergence model. In general, reliance on natural resource exports slows growth, but we find that … the type of resources exported is important: fuel exports hamper growth while specialisation in metals enhances the catch …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013175560
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Desertification and agricultural productivity : evidence from 5,636 grids
Malpede, Maurizio; Percoco, Marco - 2021
The economic effects of global warming have gained considerable attention in recent economic literature. However, the interaction between desertification and agricultural productivity has not received substantial consideration. In this paper, we explore the relationship between soil...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012697266
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Vector-borne diseases and economic activity : evidence from historical farmer productivity in the US
Malpede, Maurizio - 2020
This study provides an estimation of the causal relationship between the reduction in malaria transmission and farmer agricultural productivity. Exploiting exogenous geographic variations in the stability of malaria and using historical disaggregated county data for the US together with a robust...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012404447
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The dark side of batteries : education, fertility and cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Malpede, Maurizio - 2020
Being rich of crucial minerals might be a leading determinant of local economic development. On the other hand, intensive extraction might prove to negatively affect the health and wealth of people living close to mineral deposits and the surrounding environment. I examine the effects that local...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012404448
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Export diversification and dependence on natural resources
Zarach, Zuzanna; Parteka, Aleksandra - 2022 - This version: October 2022
, limiting the variety of non-resource exports and hampering restructuring towards technologically advanced exports. However …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013443864
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The dark side of batteries : child labor and cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Malpede, Maurizio - 2022
This paper provides evidence that the rapid increase in the demand for lithium-ion batteries has reduced the education rates of individuals living in cobalt-rich regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In contrast with other minerals, I find that children in cobalt-mining villages...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013393644
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The politics of increasing value-added exports
Marsh, Ian C. - 1992
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000857454
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The impact of culture on the exporter-import agent contract
Karunaratna, Amal Randhir; Johnson, Lester W. - 1994
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000954393