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Limited Attention as the Scarce Resource in an Information-Rich Economy

Falkinger, Josef - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

This paper uses basic empirical facts from attention and perception psychology for a behavioral approach to equilibrium analysis at the industry and the macroeconomic level. The paper endogenously determines whether an economy is information-rich and whether scarcity of attention complements...

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On the Pro-Trade Effects of Immigrants

Bratti, Massimiliano; De Benedictis, Luca; Santoni, Gianluca - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

In this paper we investigate the causal effect of immigration on trade flows, using Italian panel data covering very …

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Genetic, Cultural and Geographical Distances

Giuliano, Paola; Spilimbergo, Antonio; Tonon, Giovanni - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

This paper investigates how the measures of genetic distance between populations, which have been used in anthropology and historical linguistics, can be used in economics. What does the correlation between genetic distance and economic variables mean? Using the measure of genetic distance, a...

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The Impacts of Trade Liberalization on Employment and Wages in Tunisian Industries

Haouas, Ilham; Yagoubi, Mahmoud; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

This paper investigates short and long-run effects of trade liberalization on employment and wages. Employment and wage …

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How Opportunity Costs Decrease the Probability of War in an Incomplete Information Game

Polachek, Solomon; Xiang, Jun - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

inverse trade-conflict relationship, but is the opposite of the conclusion reached by Gartzke et al. (2001), who reject the … opportunity costs as the basis for the inverse trade-conflict relationship, thus implying that one need not rely on signaling. …

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Education, Governance and Trade-Related Technology Diffusion in Latin America

Schiff, Maurice; Wang, Yanling - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

This paper examines the impact on TFP of North-South trade-related technology diffusion in Latin America and the … Caribbean (LAC). North-South R&D flows are constructed based on industry-specific R&D in the North, North-South trade patterns …) that taking into account the interaction effects between trade, education and governance by reforming the policies …

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The Effect of Migration and Spatial Connectivity on Regional Skill Endowments across Europe: 1988-2010

Tani, Massimiliano; Manuguerra, Maurizio - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This paper investigates the effects of labour migration and openness to trade on regional skill endowments across the …

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The Determinants of Return Intentions of Turkish Students and Professionals Residing Abroad: An Empirical Investigation

Güngör, Nil Demet; Tansel, Aysit - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

The study estimates an empirical model of return intentions using a dataset compiled from an internet survey of Turkish professionals and Turkish students residing abroad. In the migration literature, wage differentials are often cited as an important factor explaining skilled migration. The...

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International Capital Market Integration, Educational Choice and Economic Growth

Egger, Hartmut; Egger, Peter; Falkinger, Josef; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

This paper examines the impact of capital market integration (CMI) on higher education and economic growth. We take into account that participation in higher education is noncompulsory and depends on individual choice. Integration increases (decreases) the incentives to participate in higher...

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Return Intentions of University-Educated Turkish Expatriates

Güngör, Nil Demet; Tansel, Aysit - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

The study presents research findings on the return intentions of Turkish professionals residing abroad, where the targeted group comprises individuals working at a full time job abroad and possessing a tertiary-level degree. The data are obtained from an internet survey of Turkish professionals...

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