The diffusion of modern, efficient technology has far-reaching consequences for the geography of economic activity, inequality and environmental quality. This article examines two popular yet highly controversial claims about the conditions most favorable to the rapid spread of new technology....

Objectives: We examine whether the factors which lead governments to enact smoking bans in public places are similar to those which shape their willingness or ability to successfully put them into effect. Methods: Using a large sample (N=99 to 184) of low-, middle- and high-income countries,...

This article tests the hypothesis that higher women’s economic and social rights in foreign countries with which a country is connected via trade and FDI spill-over into higher rights among the laggards — a phenomenon known as spatial dependence. Analyzing women’s rights over the period...