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theoretical analysis that may be termed “Madisonian”: Institutions that divide political power between multiple veto players and … where political power is dispersed among more veto players has a similar effect …
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argues that institutional checks on policymaking discretion ("veto players") improve the property rights of investors … regarding the value of the domestic currency. Veto players constrain the ability of policymakers to opportunistically pursue … currency as a store of value -- a common hedge against domestic currency depreciation -- decreases with the number of veto …
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In this paper we study the organization of Global Value Chains on a sample of about 4,000 manufacturing parent companies operating more than 90,000 affiliates on a global scale, which chose to integrate at least once in the period 2004–2012. Assuming a technological sequence of production...
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We explore the exercise of power in perpetuating status quo institutions. We give empirical examples of the economic importance of power and offer a definition of this elusive term. We then investigate the role of power in a modern capitalist economy, borrowing ideas from the classical...
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I survey the influence of Grossman and Hart's (1986) seminal paper in the field of International Trade. I discuss the implementation of the theory in open-economy environments and its implications for the international organization of production and the structure of international trade flows. I...
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