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Reexamining the determinants of fiscal decentralization : what is the role of geography?
Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo; Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge; … - In: Journal of economic geography 17 (2017) 6, pp. 1209-1249
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The diffusion of development : along genetic or geographic lines?
Campbell, Douglas L.; Pyun, Ju Hyun - In: Journal of international development : the journal of … 29 (2017) 2, pp. 198-210
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011758486
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Economic institutions and comparative economic development : a post-colonial perspective
Bennett, Daniel L.; Faria, Hugo J.; Gwartney, James D.; … - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 96 (2017), pp. 503-519
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Cables, Sharks and Servers: Technology and the Geography of the Foreign Exchange Market
Eichengreen, Barry; Lafarguette, Romain; Mehl, Arnaud - 2016
We analyze the impact of technology on production and trade in services, focusing on the foreign exchange market. We identify exogenous technological changes by the connection of countries to submarine fiber-optic cables used for electronic trading, but which were not laid for purposes related...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011605934
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Degrees of development: how geographic latitude sets the pace of industrialization and demographic change
Strulik, Holger - 2008
Successful economic development is usually characterized by two salient phenomena: industrialization and demographic transition. Chronologically both events happen so closely to each other that historians and economists alike suspect that they are interrelated. This paper develops a theory for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264936
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The Colonial and Geographic Origins of Comparative Development
Auer, Raphael - 2009
, geography has also affected colonization policies and, therefore, institutional outcomes. Using non-colonized countries as a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430076
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Trade and geography in the origins and spread of Islam
Michalopoulos, Stelios; Naghavi, Alireza; Prarolo, Giovanni - 2012
the observed pattern and provide a simple theoretical argument that highlights the interplay between an unequal geography …
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A new way to link development to institutions, policies and geography
Basu, Sudip Ranjan - 2008
The paper aims to examine the role of institutions relative to economic policy and geography in explaining the … that (i) higher level of IQI along with economic policy and geography factors lead to a positive improvement in the level … of DQI; and (ii) results remain robust for IQI and relatively robust for economic policy and geography even when it is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316763
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Institution and development revisited: A nonparametric approach
Basu, Sudip Ranjan; Das, Monica - 2008
The paper uses nonparametric methodology to examine the role of institutions in understanding differential levels of development across countries. This technique estimates first order derivatives for every country allowing a deeper look into the impact of institutions on development. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316802
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Cultural assimilation, cultural diffusion and the origin of the wealth of nations
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2007
This research argues that variations in the interplay between cultural assimilation and cultural diffusion have played a significant role in giving rise to differential patterns of economic development across the globe. Societies that were geographically less vulnerable to cultural diffusion,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010318954