This paper examines the impact of an export market expansion created by the US-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) on competition among manufacturing firms in Vietnam's local labor markets. Using a nonparametric production function approach, we measure distortionary wedges between...

This study examines the effect of extended education on school achievement and inequality in Dutch primary schools. We apply a panel event study design using rich longitudinal data on the use of extended education and school achievement in grades 1 through 6, to estimate the causal effect of...

The impact of social media (SM) on small and medium businesses (SMEs) has received less focus, and the literature is mixed. This study examines how external SM utilization (ESMU) affects the performance of Saudi SMEs. According to contingency theory, ESMU and market orientation (MO) are expected...

Climate change is projected to increase the frequency and intensity of extremely hot days. We use a panel regression framework at the sub-national (i.e., region) level to identify the effect of extreme heat on economic growth in Latin America accounting for acclimation to the season and to the...

The effect of face masks on Covid-19 transmission is crucial for the health of populations. The effectiveness of face masks in reducing the transmission of Covid-19 varies across primary evidence. To perform a quantitative meta-analysis, we collected 258 estimates from 44 primary studies...

As online activities related to purchasing restaurant foods have become more common, user-generated photos (UGPs), including a customer’s face, have emerged as crucial sources of information because they offer a better visual cue and create a higher level of trust, subsequently increasing...