This paper explores the consequences for parametric and non-parametric efficiency levels and rankings when using grouped instead of individual Decision Making Units (DMU). The bias results due to the differences of the grouped DMUs frontier compared to the individual DMUs frontier. Monte Carlo...

Introduction -- A Brief Survey of the Literature -- The Closed Economy: The Solow Model -- Overlapping Generations -- Infinite Horizon -- The Small Open Economy: The Solow Model -- Overlapping Generations -- Two Countries: The Solow Model -- Synopsis -- Conclusion -- Result

This paper investigates dynamic effects of remittances on households' poverty and income distribution. Using state-of-the-art matching techniques, we measure impacts based on counterfactual scenarios, and make a step forward by applying for the first time a dose-response function approach to...