This paper empirically investigates the determinants of citations based on the publicationof the top 100 most often cited economists. The effects of publication age and author fame onsubsequent citations are found to be positive and significant. Citations are also significantly affectedby...

This paper investigates optimal trade policies for a small open economy with unemployment. When factor prices are rigid, random foreign prices result in random unemployment of resources. The ranking of second-best policies is investigated. If the marginal propensity to consume the importable is...