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paper I illustrate their long-term consequences. I first consider the influence of the slave trade on the "sending … consequences of the slave trade on the "receiving" countries in the Americas. Here I distinguish between the case of Latin America …
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trade on the “sending” countries in Africa, with attention to their economic, institutional, demographic, and social … implications. Next, I evaluate the consequences of the slave trade on the “receiving” countries in the Americas. Here, I …
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This paper analyzes whether Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) signed between the United States and Latin American countries … empirical strategy benefits from the fact that about half of Latin American countries have signed a trade agreement with the … of labor inspectors and a 60 percent increase in the number of inspections. The North American Free Trade Agreement …
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trade on the 'sending' countries in Africa, with attention to their economic, institutional, demographic, and social … implications. Next, I evaluate the consequences of the slave trade on the 'receiving' countries in the Americas. Here, I …
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The magnitude of remittance flows to Latin America exceeds the combined inflows of foreign direct investment and official development assistance to the region. Since the United States is the destination country of the vast majority of migrants from Mexico, as well as from other Latin American...
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The share of US residents who were born in Latin America and the Caribbean plateaued recently, after a half century of rapid growth. Our review of the evidence on the US immigration wave from the region suggests that it bears many similarities to the major immigration waves of the 19th and early...
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This chapter compares Japan and the US as they provide different types of capital to the developing world, focusing especially on foreign aid and, to some extent, also on remittances and the role of NGOs. The main focus is on the quality of aid and on past conceptual differences and on an...
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skills. We carry out a comparative statics analysis and show that offshoring leads to a restructuring of the economy through …
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