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Is fish brain food or brain poison? : sea surface temperature, methyl-mercury and child cognitive development

Rosenzweig, Mark Richard; Santos, Rafael J. - 2020

We exploit variation in the composition of local fish catches around the time of birth using largescale administrative … to estimate the distinct causal effects of methylmercury (MeHg) and DHA, elements contained in fish, on cognitive … development. Using an IV strategy based on an equilibrium model of fish supply that exploits time-series variation in oceanic SST …

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The impact of diverging economic structure on current account imbalances in the euro area

Ehmer, Philipp - 2014

The measures implemented to reduce current account deficits within several euro area econ-omies are aimed at boosting competitiveness to raise exports. Due to low industrial capacities in Greece, Portugal and Spain, for instance, it is questionable, however, whether exports can contribute much...

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The evolution of grain policy beyond Europe : Ottoman grain administration in the late eighteenth century

Ağir, Seven - 2011

During the second half of the eighteenth century, the Ottoman policy-makers adopted a more liberal attitude towards price formation. This was accompanied by the fiscal and administrative centralization of the grain trade. These seemingly contradictory policy changes could, in part, be explained...

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