One of the alleged benefits of the recent global movement to strengthen intellectual property rights (IPRs) is that such reforms accelerate transfers of technology between countries. The paper examines how technology transfer among U.S. multinational firms changes in response to a series of IPR...

We utilize graphical representations of Dictator Games which generate rich individual- level data. Our baseline experiment employs budget sets over feasible payoff- pairs. We test these data for consistency with utility maximization, and we recover the underlying preferences for giving...

Traditional explanations for indirect trade through an entrepôt have focused on savings in transport costs and on the role of specialized agents in processing and distribution. We provide an alternative perspective based on the possibility that entrepôts may facilitate tariff evasion. Using...

Die globale Armut ist allgegenwärtig: Die unheilvolle Allianz von Korruption und Gewalt stellt sich dem wirtschaftlichen Fortschritt gerade in Entwicklungsländern in den Weg. Die Rede ist von Warlords in Afrika, chinesischen Schmugglern und Diplomaten, die ihre Strafzettel nicht zahlen: Wenige...