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all income groups increased their food and overall household spending, but the usage restriction may have affected …
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This study measures the extent to which Seoul's COVID-19 shopping coupon program affects individuals' consumption. Unlike other COVID-19-related transfer programs, the Seoul Metropolitan government provides consumption coupons depending on income. We quantify the causal effect of Seoul's program...
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This paper develops a model in which market structure is determined endogenously by the choice of intermediation mode. We consider two representative business modes of intermediation that are widely used in real-life markets: one is a middleman mode where an intermediary holds inventories which...
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Although market concentration is one of the main impediments to productivity growth globally, data constraints have limited its analysis to developed countries or cross-country studies based on definitions of market concentration across nations and industries. This paper takes advantage of a...
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Using panel data for nearly all service providers in a single industry sector, we examine productivity responses to changes in competition in the United States. The sector offers workplace employee representation through trade union branches which compete with one another for union members whose...
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shape evolutionary forces, thus improving our understanding of the growth-diversity link. …
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What are the long-term economic effects of a more equal distribution of wealth? We exploit variation in historical … division of land led to a more equal distribution of land; other potential drivers of growth are smooth at the boundary and … right-shifted skill, income, and wealth distribution. Higher top incomes and top wealth in equal division areas coincide …
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'; ensure equality over time; raise the standard of candidates; reduce homophily to improve diversity of people and ideas; and …
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We evaluate the empirical relevance of de facto vs. de jure determinants of political power in the U.S. South between … majority represents a threat to the de facto power of white elites. Moreover, the effect of race becomes stronger after 1890 …
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oils in the food supply since 1960, while diverging from calorie intake and exercise trends post-2000. I present evidence … the interactions among food and drug companies, scientists, government regulators, and medical providers in shaping … dietary information and the overall food supply. Finally, I discuss policy implications, emphasizing the need for a …
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