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This paper examines the welfare effects of informational intermediation. A (shortlived) seller sets the price of a product that is sold through a (long-lived) informational intermediary. The intermediary can disclose information about the product to consumers, earns a fixed percentage of the...
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This article explores subjects in optimal income taxation characterized by recent research interest, practical importance in light of concerns about inequality, potential for misunderstanding, and prospects for advancement. Throughout, the analysis highlights paths for further investigation....
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example of a "delegation-scheme." Conversely, project aid represents a more "centralized" type of aid. According to the theory …
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example of a “delegation-scheme.” Conversely, project aid represents a more “centralized” type of aid. According to the theory …
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example of a delegation-scheme." Conversely, project aid represents a more "centralized" type of aid. According to the theory …
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We investigate the degree of leeway donors of foreign aid should grant to recipient governments when their preferences over how to implement the aid are different, and both the donor and recipient possess some private information about the most effective policies. Intuitively, our model shows...
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example of a "delegation-scheme." Conversely, project aid represents a more "centralized" type of aid. According to the theory …
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A large number of financial assets are traded in both exchanges and over-the-counter markets (i.e., centralized and decentralized markets, CM and DM hereafter, respectively). Moreover, as documented by Biais and Green (2019), the 20th century has witnessed a secular migration of asset trade from...
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A large number of financial assets are traded in both exchanges and over-the-counter markets (i.e., centralized and decentralized markets, CM and DM hereafter, respectively). Moreover, as documented by Biais and Green (2019), the 20th century has witnessed a secular migration of asset trade from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012663658
In this paper, we present theory and global evidence on how mobile internet access affects desire and plans to emigrate …. Our theory predicts that mobile internet access increases desire and plans to emigrate. Our empirical analysis combines …-middle-income countries. In line with our theory, an important mechanism appears to be that access to the mobile internet lowers the cost of …
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