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Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) conducted among 6,500 firms in 27 transition countries. We refer to the …
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Using the overcharge estimates for 406 cartel episodes, I evaluate the impact of cartel characteristics and market environment on the size of the overcharges imposed by cartels in different geographic markets and during six antitrust law regimes starting from the 18th century. I find that the...
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International trade in services is hampered by non-tariff barriers that originate from national regulations. Not only the level of regulation in home or export country matters, but also the inter-country differences in regulation for service markets. Regulatory measures tend to affect fixed...
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Hollywood films are generally released first in the United States and then later abroad, with some variation in lags across films and countries. With the growth in movie piracy since the appearance of BitTorrent in 2003, films have become available through illegal piracy immediately after...
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In attempts to attract foreign investment many developing countries find export processing zones (EPZs) appealing. Namibia, for example, sought to establish an EPZ around the uranium mining town of Arandis. This paper is a critical response to that initiative. It reviews a number of EPZ schemes...
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Communities are constantly seeking to manage the damages which are caused by crises. In this regard, health centers have become the most expensive unit of the health system as they provide quick and timely health care services to reduce the effects of unexpected accidents. So, their planning and...
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and bad economic times. Economically 2010 was a year of transition from economic recession to recovery. Economies were … recovery and were contemplating to shift their strategies that could be more suitable in a changed scenario of transition. A … transition period is unique because it represents a time of adjustment and uncertainty which has common forces of varying impact …
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We investigate the risks and opportunities to the mandates of central banks arising from fintech developments. Fintech may affect the different areas of responsibility of central banks - mainly monetary policy and financial stability - by changing money demand and by changing the industrial...
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