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Which club should I attend, Dad?: Targeted socialization and production
Albornoz-Crespo, Facundo; Cabrales, Antonio; Hauk, Esther - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
We study a model that integrates productive and socialization efforts with network choice and parental investments. We characterize the unique symmetric equilibrium of this game. We first show that individuals underinvest in productive and social effort, but that solving only the investment...
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Cultural Identity and Knowledge Creation in Cosmopolitan Cities
Ottaviano, Gianmarco; Prarolo, Giovanni - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
We study how the city system is affected by the possibility for the members of the same cultural diaspora to interact across different cities. In so doing, we propose a simple two-city model with two mobile cultural groups. A localized externality fosters the productivity of individuals when...
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Does Entry Regulation Hinder Job Creation? Evidence from the French Retail Industry
Bertrand, Marianne; Kramarz, Francis - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
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Five Puzzles in the Behaviour of Productivity, Investment and Innovation
Gordon, Robert J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
Productivity growth in the United States was considerably faster during 2000-03 than in the boom years of 1995-2000. This ebullient productivity performance raises numerous questions about its interpretation and its implications for the future, and these are stated here in the form of five...
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Make Trade not War?
Martin, Philippe; Mayer, Thierry; Thoenig, Mathias - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
This paper analyses theoretically and empirically the relationship between trade and war. We show that the intuition that trade promotes peace is only partially true even in a model where trade is beneficial to all, war reduces trade and leaders take into account the costs of war. When war can...
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Globalization and Democracy
Hamilton, Carl B - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
The Paper analyses (i) if globalization is undemocratic, (ii) if NGOs can fill a gap in representation and … democracy and globalization. A major part deals with the question of whether globalization enhances democracy. The answer is …
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US Special Safeguard on Imports of Tires from China: Imposing Pain for Little Gain
Charnovitz, Steve; Hoekman, Bernard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
In 2009, the United States imposed additional tariffs for a three-year period on imports of automotive tires from China under a special-safeguard provision included in China’s Protocol of Accession to the WTO. China challenged the measure in the WTO. The case marked the first WTO dispute in...
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Credit Constraints and Growth in a Global Economy
Coeurdacier, Nicolas; Guibaud, Stéphane; Jin, Keyu - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
In a period of rapid integration and accelerated growth in emerging markets, three striking trends have been (1) a divergence in the private saving rates of emerging markets and advanced economies, (2) large net capital outflows from emerging markets, and (3) a sustained decline in the world...
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Does Trade Globalization Induce or Inhibit Corporate Transparency? Unbundling the Growth Potential and Product Market Competition Channels
Tong, Hui; Wei, Shang-Jin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
How does increasing globalization affect corporate transparency? Freer trade represents two facets and in theory has …-country-year level, and a second measure of globalization-induced product market competition based on a country’s own tariff … globalization promotes corporate transparency, especially in industries that depend heavily on external financing. At the same time …
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Who Needs the Nation State?
Rodrik, Dani - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
The design of institutions is shaped by a fundamental trade-off. On the one hand, relationships and heterogeneity push governance down. On the other, the scale and scope benefits of market integration push governance up. A corner solution is rarely optimal. An intermediate outcome, a world...
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