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Convergence of consumption patterns during macroeconomic transition : a model of demand in Ireland and the OECD
Lyons, Sean (contributor); Mayor, Karen (contributor);  … - 2007
This study uses country-level panel data on consumption in Ireland and seven other OECD countries to examine the … evolution of Irish consumption patterns as Ireland underwent rapid macroeconomic growth. Consumption levels obviously increased … changed or whether Ireland's consumption mix has converged with that of other high-income countries. Rankings based on a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003519331
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International Risk Sharing and European Monetary Unification
Sørensen, Bent E.; Yosha, Oved - 2008
We explore income and consumption smoothing patterns among European Community (EC) countries and among OECD countries during the period 1966--90. We find that, for OECD as well as for EC countries, about 40 percent of shocks to GDP are smoothed at the one year frequency, with about half the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014070630
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Globalization and Consumption Patterns Among the OECD Countries
Kónya, István; Ohashi, Hiroshi - 2014
The paper examines the evolution of consumption patterns in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries from 1985 to 1999. Estimation of demand function parameters uncovered consistent evidence that differences in consumption patterns have recently diminished between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014071054
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Effectiveness of climate policies : empirical methods and evidence
Dieler, Julian - 2016
This volume was prepared by Julian Dieler while he was working with the Center for Energy, Climate and exhaustible Resources at the Ifo Institute for Economic Research. At the latest since the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 climate policies are permanently on the international policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011742402
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Why do OECD-countries trade more?
Groot, Henri L. F. de; Linders, Gert-Jan M.; Rietveld, Piet - 2003
Ineffective institutions increase transaction costs and reduce trade. This paper shows that differences in the effectiveness of institutions offer an explanation for the tendency of OECD countries to trade disproportionately with each other, and with non-OECD countries.
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Estimating the gravity equation with the actual number of exporting firms
Minondo, Asier; Requena Silvente, Francisco - In: Estudios de economía 40 (2013) 1, pp. 5-19
To estimate correctly the effect of variable trade costs on firms’ exports, the gravity equation should control for the number of firms that participate in foreign markets. Due to the absence of these data, previous studies control for this omitted variable using econometric strategies that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009766156
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Comparative economic performance and institutional change in OECD countries : evidence from subjective well-being data
Welsch, Heinz; Kühling, Jan - 2011
We use data on the subjective well-being (SWB) of more than 91,000 individuals in 30 member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to assess the well-being effects of unemployment, inflation and national income growth. The relationships found are used to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010438692
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The impact of inward FDI on output growth volatility : a country-sector analysis
Mensah, Isaac; Mensah, Emmanuel Kwasi - In: Research in globalization 3 (2021), pp. 1-15
While existing literature points to a positive impact of FDI on host countries’ growth, little is known about how inward FDI contributes to economic volatility in the host country. In this paper, we investigate the FDI-output growth volatility nexus focusing on manufacturing sectors of OECD...
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Convergence of consumption patterns during macroeconomic transition : a model of demand in Ireland and the OECD
Lyons, Sean; Mayor, Karen; Tol, Richard S. J. - In: Economic modelling 26 (2009) 3, pp. 702-714
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Innovative clusters : drivers of national innovation systems
2001
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