The Long-Term Impact of Trade with Firm Heterogeneity
... by doing (Young, 1991) among other factors that have an impact on growth and welfare. The present paper contributes to this literature introducing very simple dynamics to a HFT model with two asymmetric countries (North-South). Growth is the result of expanding varieties as in Grossman and Helpman ( ...
... by doing (Young, 1991) among other factors that have an impact on growth and welfare. The present paper contributes to this literature introducing very simple dynamics to a HFT model with two asymmetric countries (North-South). Growth is the result of expanding varieties as in Grossman and Helpman ( ...
Why Have So Few Countries Industrialised?
... support, and Shyama Ramani for her injections of enthusiasm, humanity, and passion for our work. One of the glues that keeps together the various components of the UNU-MERIT system is surely Eveline. Thanks, Eveline, for caring so much and doing so much more than your job. Since day zero, I have alw ...
... support, and Shyama Ramani for her injections of enthusiasm, humanity, and passion for our work. One of the glues that keeps together the various components of the UNU-MERIT system is surely Eveline. Thanks, Eveline, for caring so much and doing so much more than your job. Since day zero, I have alw ...
migrant incorporation and city scale: towards a theory of
... In short, while passing mention of globalization has become fashionable, with a few exceptions such as Jan Rath’s (2000) call to heed the broader context, there still is little attention paid to the synergy between the global processes that are restructuring cities and the incorporative processes l ...
... In short, while passing mention of globalization has become fashionable, with a few exceptions such as Jan Rath’s (2000) call to heed the broader context, there still is little attention paid to the synergy between the global processes that are restructuring cities and the incorporative processes l ...
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... Trade flows. Our model world is populated by i, j = 1, . . . , N countries. There is one sector of production. Sectoral varieties are differentiated by country of origin and each country produces one such variety. We assume that the representative consumer’s preferences display a constant elasticity ...
... Trade flows. Our model world is populated by i, j = 1, . . . , N countries. There is one sector of production. Sectoral varieties are differentiated by country of origin and each country produces one such variety. We assume that the representative consumer’s preferences display a constant elasticity ...
sociology`s global challenge - University of Alberta Libraries
... For others, globalization is far more contemporary phenomenon that can be attributed to the technological breakthroughs in communication and transport of the 20th century, or even as recent as the post-war or postsixties world. Debates regarding the globalization of sociology will be most productive ...
... For others, globalization is far more contemporary phenomenon that can be attributed to the technological breakthroughs in communication and transport of the 20th century, or even as recent as the post-war or postsixties world. Debates regarding the globalization of sociology will be most productive ...
Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth
... capital (Schultz 1960). Denison (1985) found that the growth in years of schooling between 1929 and 1982 "explained" about 25 percent of the growth in U.S. per capita income during the period. The experiences of nearly one hundred countries since 1960 suggest that education investments in 1960 are a ...
... capital (Schultz 1960). Denison (1985) found that the growth in years of schooling between 1929 and 1982 "explained" about 25 percent of the growth in U.S. per capita income during the period. The experiences of nearly one hundred countries since 1960 suggest that education investments in 1960 are a ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
... Export processing zones (EPZs) as a policy tool for development and export-oriented growth have proliferated over the last four decades. While already widely used in Asia and Latin America in the 1970s, over the last two decades they have become increasingly common in Africa and in transition econom ...
... Export processing zones (EPZs) as a policy tool for development and export-oriented growth have proliferated over the last four decades. While already widely used in Asia and Latin America in the 1970s, over the last two decades they have become increasingly common in Africa and in transition econom ...
Advanced Area Courses Required Courses Complete the following three courses:
... one region. Select courses taken during a semester study abroad or specific Dialogue of Civilizations courses may count as regional analysis courses pending approval of the international affairs head faculty advisor. See department for additional courses: ...
... one region. Select courses taken during a semester study abroad or specific Dialogue of Civilizations courses may count as regional analysis courses pending approval of the international affairs head faculty advisor. See department for additional courses: ...
Peripheral accumulation in the world economy: A cross
... (Gibbs and Martin, 1962; Smith, 1987). In more recent studies, researchers argue that international migration into urban centers induces a growth in the informal economy because international migrants are unable to find employment and business opportunities in the formal economy due to legal and cul ...
... (Gibbs and Martin, 1962; Smith, 1987). In more recent studies, researchers argue that international migration into urban centers induces a growth in the informal economy because international migrants are unable to find employment and business opportunities in the formal economy due to legal and cul ...
Product Differentiation, and the Composition of Trade Across
... equation. The unified model fits the data significantly better with an R2 that is 43 percent higher than the pure gravity model. The estimated gains from trade are substantially larger than the pure gravity model, and more unequally distributed across nations. Importantly, when accounting for the ro ...
... equation. The unified model fits the data significantly better with an R2 that is 43 percent higher than the pure gravity model. The estimated gains from trade are substantially larger than the pure gravity model, and more unequally distributed across nations. Importantly, when accounting for the ro ...
LECTURE 10
... in the form of greenfield investment increases the level of competition in a market, driving down prices and improving the welfare of consumers •Increased competition can lead to increased productivity growth, product and process innovation, and greater economic growth ...
... in the form of greenfield investment increases the level of competition in a market, driving down prices and improving the welfare of consumers •Increased competition can lead to increased productivity growth, product and process innovation, and greater economic growth ...
PPP Estimates: Applications by the International
... trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty. Through its economic surveillance, the IMF tracks the economic health of its member countries, alerting them to risks on the horizon and providing policy advice. It also lends to countries in difficulty and provides ...
... trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty. Through its economic surveillance, the IMF tracks the economic health of its member countries, alerting them to risks on the horizon and providing policy advice. It also lends to countries in difficulty and provides ...
Latin America and the Caribbean 2030
... For the region as a whole, the working-age population will increase proportionally until approximately 2025. A favorable demographic “window” will remain open into the 2030s, but will shut in the 2040s. Latin American ...
... For the region as a whole, the working-age population will increase proportionally until approximately 2025. A favorable demographic “window” will remain open into the 2030s, but will shut in the 2040s. Latin American ...
Latin America and the Caribbean 2030 - Inter
... For the region as a whole, the working-age population will increase proportionally until approximately 2025. A favorable demographic “window” will remain open into the 2030s, but will shut in the 2040s. Latin American ...
... For the region as a whole, the working-age population will increase proportionally until approximately 2025. A favorable demographic “window” will remain open into the 2030s, but will shut in the 2040s. Latin American ...
Openness, country size and government
... equilibrium with modern, increasing returns industries. Ades and Glaeser (1994); Wacziarg (1997); Alesina et al. (1997) provide empirical evidence consistent with these ideas: large countries experience smaller dynamic gains from trade than smaller countries. In a world without international trade, ...
... equilibrium with modern, increasing returns industries. Ades and Glaeser (1994); Wacziarg (1997); Alesina et al. (1997) provide empirical evidence consistent with these ideas: large countries experience smaller dynamic gains from trade than smaller countries. In a world without international trade, ...
MEASURING QUALITY CHANGE IN QUOTA
... supplying countries, divert import demand toward products from higher-cost non-controlled countries. Both these effects contribute to increases in the average price of the imported product. The tendency for quantity-constrained countries to upgrade the quality of their exports has been noted in the ...
... supplying countries, divert import demand toward products from higher-cost non-controlled countries. Both these effects contribute to increases in the average price of the imported product. The tendency for quantity-constrained countries to upgrade the quality of their exports has been noted in the ...
Migration and Growth in East and South-East Asia
... fertility rates and will soon have aging populations. Their growth rates will continue at annual rates of 3 to 5 percent until 2020, after which growth will decelerate. The annual economic growth rate of South Korea will fall below one percent after 2030, and Chinese annual economic growth will dece ...
... fertility rates and will soon have aging populations. Their growth rates will continue at annual rates of 3 to 5 percent until 2020, after which growth will decelerate. The annual economic growth rate of South Korea will fall below one percent after 2030, and Chinese annual economic growth will dece ...
China-Japan-Korea (CJK)`s FTA Strategy towards ASEAN Countries
... component of Asia Pacific Trade and Investment Agreement Database (APTIAD). Given the nature of the data (ex post), the strategies is described as backward looking in a way that strategy selection is based on experience measured by relative past realized outputs. Although the China, Japan and Korea ...
... component of Asia Pacific Trade and Investment Agreement Database (APTIAD). Given the nature of the data (ex post), the strategies is described as backward looking in a way that strategy selection is based on experience measured by relative past realized outputs. Although the China, Japan and Korea ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES Gordon H. Hanson Chong Xiang
... location; in the presence of transport costs, it makes sense for this location to be a market with high product demand. Goods that are subject to weak scale economies and/or low transport costs are then produced by small economies. The home-market effect implies a link between market size and expor ...
... location; in the presence of transport costs, it makes sense for this location to be a market with high product demand. Goods that are subject to weak scale economies and/or low transport costs are then produced by small economies. The home-market effect implies a link between market size and expor ...
Firm Entry, Trade, and Welfare in Zipf`s World
... Firm size follows Zipf’s Law, a very fat-tailed distribution that implies a few large firms account for a disproportionate share of overall economic activity. This distribution of firm size is crucial for evaluating the welfare impact of macroeconomic policies such as barriers to entry or trade libe ...
... Firm size follows Zipf’s Law, a very fat-tailed distribution that implies a few large firms account for a disproportionate share of overall economic activity. This distribution of firm size is crucial for evaluating the welfare impact of macroeconomic policies such as barriers to entry or trade libe ...
The Next Generation of the Penn World Table
... technologically developed countries have higher prices for nontraded goods: this is the Balassa (1964)-Samuelson (1964) or “Penn effect” (Samuelson, 1994). In this context, we argue that it is highly misleading to use a single good – even a traded good – as numeraire to measure “real” GDP. If the l ...
... technologically developed countries have higher prices for nontraded goods: this is the Balassa (1964)-Samuelson (1964) or “Penn effect” (Samuelson, 1994). In this context, we argue that it is highly misleading to use a single good – even a traded good – as numeraire to measure “real” GDP. If the l ...
Contents of the course - Solvay Brussels School
... A critique of the IMF approach – (5) The hypothesised cause of BOP problems • There is a concentration in the IMF programmes on demand deflation and financial market liberalisation. • The structuralist school; however, underlines other cause than those seen by the IMF. • Structuralists argue that d ...
... A critique of the IMF approach – (5) The hypothesised cause of BOP problems • There is a concentration in the IMF programmes on demand deflation and financial market liberalisation. • The structuralist school; however, underlines other cause than those seen by the IMF. • Structuralists argue that d ...
Measuring Foreign Assistance`s Contribution to Economic Growth in
... An Egalitarian government tries to maximize the ...
... An Egalitarian government tries to maximize the ...
Essays on Globalization –
... that it becomes difficult for graduate students and others to enter this area” (as cited in Hertel 1997) This volume is a collection of GTAP applications in which I have participated with several co-authors. Studies applying AGE models are often used as background papers in real policy cases, in whi ...
... that it becomes difficult for graduate students and others to enter this area” (as cited in Hertel 1997) This volume is a collection of GTAP applications in which I have participated with several co-authors. Studies applying AGE models are often used as background papers in real policy cases, in whi ...