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Livestock production and consumption of meat are significant contributors to today’s most serious environmental … problems and global warming. This paper investigates the role of marine reserves in shaping meat consumption pattern across … including economic factors, life expectancy and environmental awareness, we find that meat consumption is positively associated …
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The literature on the institutions-FDI nexus has treated the influence of institutions independently of each other. This implies they are not related to one another both theoretically and empirically, an important shortcoming. To address this shortcoming empirically, we use Principal Component...
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We propose a stylised dynamic model to understand the role of social networks in the phenomenon we call "globalization … the meeting mechanism displays too little structure for the process to take off). But if globalization does materialize …
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Climate variability affects the specialization and portfolio of production and trade in agricultural markets. Previous studies suggest that climate change has a negative impact on economic growth and production patterns, and in particular it significantly alters yields and commodity prices. This...
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We examine the actions of financial institutions and firms regarding greenhouse gas emissions. We find that financial institutions around the world reduce their exposure to stocks of high-emission industries after 2015, especially for those located in high-climate-awareness countries, suggesting...
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Does trade openness cause higher GDP per capita? Since the seminal instrumental variables (IV) estimates of Frankel and Romer [F&R](1999) important doubts have surfaced. Is the correlation spurious and driven by omitted geographical and institutional variables? In this paper, we generalize F&R's...
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Does trade openness cause higher GDP per capita? Since the seminal instrumental variables (IV) estimates of Frankel and Romer [F&R](1999) important doubts have surfaced. Is the correlation spurious and driven by omitted geographical and institutional variables? In this paper, we generalize F&R's...
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