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distance (while controlling for country size). Since geography may affect income through other channels, we also control for …
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This paper explores the geographic overlap of trade and technology shocks across local labor markets in the United States. Regional exposure to technological change, as measured by specialization in routine task-intensive production and clerical occupations, is largely uncorrelated with regional...
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There is well-known debate about the respective role of geography versus institutions in explaining the long term … of Sulawesi and find technology adoption to play a crucial role. We show that geography through its effects on migration …
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countries, we find remarkable differences in forecast accuracy, and show that they are partly related to geography and …
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found to be related to both the skills of analysts - such as their educational and employment backgrounds - and to geography …
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There is a well-known debate about the roles of geography versus institutions in explaining the long-term development … Robinson (2001) was to address this last point by using settler mortality as an instrument for geography-induced endogenous … mechanisms from geography via institutions to economic development outcomes. In particular, we examine the determinants of …
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There is a well-known debate about the roles of geography versus institutions in explaining the long-term development … Robinson (2001) was to address this last point by using settler mortality as an instrument for geography-induced endogenous … mechanisms from geography via institutions to economic development outcomes. In particular, we examine the determinants of …
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Military Geography is a subject that has interested many people for centuries. Military professionals, academics and …
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recipient of the 2014 James R. Anderson Medal of Honor in Applied Geography, discusses his career in the context of America …'s academic purge of geography. Highlights include his time as a Jefferson Science Fellow with the National Academies and U. S … geography, his instrumental role in originating the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, and his leadership …
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