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Israel, the Palestinian Factions and the Cycle of Violence

Jaeger, David A; Paserman, M. Daniele - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

over a two-state solution to the conflict as well as the organizational structures of the factions. …

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Managing and Harnessing Volatile Oil Windfalls

Van Den Bremer, Ton; van der Ploeg, Frederick - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

and productivity growth is low. We apply our theory to the windfalls of Norway, Iraq and Ghana. The optimal size of Ghana …’s liquidity fund is tiny even with high prudence. Norway’s liquidity fund is bigger than Ghana’s. Iraq’s liquidity fund is …

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How Trade Policy Affects Technology Adoption and Productivity

Herrendorf, Berthold; Teixeira, Arilton - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

? To study this question we construct a dynamic general equilibrium model of a small open economy in which a coalition of …

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Why Mergers Reduce Profits, and Raise Share-Prices

Fridolfsson, Sven-Olof; Stennek, Johan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

We explain the empirical puzzle why mergers reduce profits, and raise share prices. If being an 'insider' is better than being an 'outsider', firms may merge to preempt their partner merging with a rival. The stock-value is increased, since the risk of becoming an outsider is eliminated. We also...

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R&D Cooperation and the Stability of International Environmental Agreements

Carraro, Carlo; Siniscalco, Domenico - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995

International agreements to protect the global environment are typically difficult to reach. In principle they should be profitable for all players involved in the negotiation. Even when they are profitable, however, they are often unstable due to the incentive to free-ride (enjoying the clean...

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Reprisals Remembered: German-Greek Conflict and Car Sales during the Euro Crisis

Fouka, Vasiliki; Voth, Hans-Joachim - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

German war crimes during the occupation between 1941 and 1944. During months of open conflict between German and Greek … curtailed their purchases of German cars to a greater extent during conflict months than other parts of Greece. We conclude that … cultural aversion was a key determinant of purchasing behavior, and that memories of past conflict can affect economic choices …

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Distributive Politics and Economic Growth

Alesina, Alberto F; Rodrik, Dani - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1991

This paper studies the relationship between political conflict and economic growth in a simple model of endogenous …

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Measuring Top Incomes and lnequality in the Middle East: Data Limitations and Illustration with the Case of Egypt

Alvaredo, Facundo; Piketty, Thomas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

This paper discusses the data limitations associated with the measurement of top incomes and inequality in the Middle East, with special emphasis to the case of Egypt. It has been noted that high inequality might have contributed to the Arab spring revolt movement. Some studies have argued...

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Collateral Damage: Trade Disruption and the Economic Impact of War

Glick, Reuven; Taylor, Alan M. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

Conventional wisdom in economic history suggests that conflict between countries can be enormously disruptive of …

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Distributional Conflict in Organisations

Inderst, Roman; Mueller, Holger M; Wärneryd, Karl - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

single-tier organizations, even though they offer more scope for organizational conflict and have more executives that can be … influenced. These benefits derive from two effects. First, part of the conflict in multi-divisional organizations takes place on …

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