Is it better to live in a big country than a small one? In this paper, I examine whether economic and social conditions … vary systematically with the population of a country. Economics provides a number of theoretical reasons why country size … larger populace. However, there is little empirical evidence linking the scale of country size to any of a multitude of …

consequences of the crisis, ignoring cross-country "contagion" effects. Our model of the incidence of the crisis combines 2008 … changes in real GDP, the stock market, country credit ratings, and the exchange rate. We explore the linkages between these … equity markets; international imbalances and foreign reserve adequacy; macroeconomic policies; and institutional and …

Multiple Cause (MIMIC) model. Our analysis is conducted on a cross-section of 85 countries; we focus on international linkages … that may have allowed the crisis to spread across countries. Our model of the cross-country incidence of the crisis … combines 2008 changes in real GDP, the stock market, country credit ratings, and the exchange rate. We explore the linkages …

-section of data covering 22 large exporters and 200 import destinations. Bilateral exports rise by approximately 6-10% for each …

, with particular emphasis on his estimates of population, real GDP, and real GDP per capita for very long periods, going …

International productivity comparisons have traditionally focused on productivity growth rates. International … productivity level comparisons are much more complex, requiring comparable industry data and estimates of purchasing power at a … detailed industry level. The International Comparisons of Output and Productivity (ICOP) project established at the University …

changes in real GDP, the stock market, country credit ratings, and the exchange rate. We explore the linkages between these … equity markets; international imbalances and foreign reserve adequacy; macroeconomic policies; and institutional and …

trade. The panel data set used includes bilateral observations for five years spanning 1970 through 1990 for 186 countries …A gravity model is used to assess the separate effects of exchange rate volatility and currency unions on international …. In this data set, there are over one hundred pairings and three hundred observations, in which both countries use the …