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Incidence of the Digital Economy and Frictional Unemployment : International Evidence
Lederman, Daniel - 2020
This paper is the first to quantify the relationship between the incidence of the digital economy and long-term frictional unemployment across countries. The resulting evidence indicates that there is a robust, negative partial correlation between national unemployment rates and the incidence of...
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Disaggregating the Impact of the Internet on International Trade
Osnago, Alberto - 2017
The Internet has transformed the way countries trade by reducing the costs of exporting. This paper quantifies the impact of Internet adoption on international trade. It shows that the Internet has a positive, nuanced, impact on international trade: bilateral exports are more affected when...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012968215
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Political Determinants of Fossil Fuel Pricing
van Beers, Cees - 2017
to reduce fuel prices, most for gasoline. Absolute "pass-through" of crude oil price changes to fuel prices is found to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012974285
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The Effect of Biodiesel Policies on World Oilseed Markets and Developing Countries
de Gorter, Harry - 2017
complex in a large country that determines the biodiesel price, reflecting market equilibrium changes resulting from … volatility in the crude oil price. Oilseed crushing produces joint products -- oil and meal ?-- and this weakens the link between … both canola and soybeans are used to produce biodiesel, an increase in the crude oil price leads to higher canola prices …
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Primary Commodity Prices : Co-Movements, Common Factors and Fundamentals
Byrne, Joseph - 2017
The behavior of commodities is critical for developing and developed countries alike. This paper contributes to the empirical evidence on the co-movement and determinants of commodity prices. Using nonstationary panel methods, the authors document a statistically significant degree of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976144
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Digital Trade in MENA : Regulatory Readiness Assessment
Daza Jaller, Lillyana Sophia - 2020
Middle East and North Africa countries and 20 comparator countries around the world, this paper shows that the Middle East …
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Does the Internet Reduce Gender Gaps? : The Case of Jordan
Viollaz, Mariana - 2020
This article investigates the link between digital technologies and female labor market outcomes in a country with one of the largest gender disparities. It exploits the massive roll-out of mobile broadband technology in Jordan between 2010 and 2016 to identify the effect of internet adoption on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012839572
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E-Commerce Participation and Household Income Growth in Taobao Villages
Luo, Xubei - 2019
E-commerce has developed rapidly in China, and Taobao Villages, which are villages significantly engaged in e-commerce, are prospering in rural areas. E-commerce is fostering entrepreneurship and creating flexible and inclusive employment opportunities, including for women and youth. This paper...
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E-Commerce Development and Household Consumption Growth in China
Luo, Xubei - 2019
China has quickly become the largest e-commerce market in the world. By matching a nationally representative China …
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Policy and Regulatory Issues with Digital Businesses
Chen, Ron - 2019
their fair share to society. This paper also provides the first analysis of the World Bank's Digital Business Indicators …
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