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Bureaucracy, Infrastructure, and Economic Growth : Evidence from U.S. Cities During the Progressive Era

Rauch, James E. - 2021

Recent work in the sociology of economic development has emphasized the establishment of a professional bureaucracy in … flourish. I hypothesize that establishment of such a bureaucracy will lengthen the period that public decision makers are …

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Aiding Conflict : The Impact of U.S. Food Aid on Civil War

Nunn, Nathan - 2013

This paper examines the effect of U.S. food aid on conflict in recipient countries. To establish a causal relationship, we exploit time variation in food aid caused by fluctuations in U.S. wheat production together with cross-sectional variation in a country's tendency to receive any food aid...

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The Impact of Industry Consolidation on Government Procurement : Evidence from Department of Defense Contracting

Carril, Rodrigo - 2018

We study the relationship between market structure and public procurement outcomes. In particular, we ask whether and to what extent consolidation-driven increases in industry concentration affect the way in which the government procures its goods and services. We focus on the defense industry,...

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The Incentive for Working Hard : Explaining Hours Worked Differences in the U.S. And Germany

Bell, Linda A.; Freeman, Richard B. - 2022

This paper seeks to explain the greater hours worked by Americans compared to Germans in terms of forward-looking labor supply responses to differences in earnings inequality between the countries. We argue that workers choose current hours of work to gain promotions and advance in the...

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How Information Affects Support for Education Spending : Evidence from Survey Experiments in Germany and the United States

West, Martin R. - 2016

preferences by implementing parallel survey experiments in Germany and the United States. In both countries, support for increased …

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Reinsurance, Repayments, and Risk Adjustment in Individual Health Insurance : Germany, the Netherlands and the U.S. Marketplaces

McGuire, Thomas G. - 2018

methodology in data from Germany, The Netherlands and the U.S. Marketplaces, comparing our modified approach to plan payment with …

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R&D, Production Structure, and Productivity Growth in the U.S., Japaneseand German Manufacturing Sectors

Mohnen, Pierre; Nadiri, M. Ishaq; Prucha, Ingmar R. - 2021

.S., Japan and Germany. A dynamic factor demand model with two variable inputs (labor and energy)and two quasi-fixed inputs …

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The Taxation of Income from Capital : A Comparative Study of the U.S., U.K., Sweden and West Germany--Comparisons of Effective Tax Rates--

King, Mervyn; Fullerton, Don - 2021

This working paper presents Chapter 7 of a book to be published for the National Bureau of Economic Research by the University of Chicago Press. The point of the book is to compare taxes on income from capital in four countries,accounting for corporate, personal, and property taxes, and...

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The Taxation of Income from Capital : A Comparative Study of the U.S., U.K., Sweden, and West Germany--The Theoretical Framework--

King, Mervyn; Fullerton, Don - 2021

This working paper presents Chapter 2 of a book that has been submitted to the University of Chicago Press for publication consideration. The point of the book is to compare taxes on income from capital infour countries,accounting for corporate, personal, and property taxes, and including...

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Aging in Germany and the United States : International Comparisons

Börsch-Supan, Axel - 2021

subsidies on retirement, savings and housing choices in the two countries. Germany faces a particularly pronounced aging process … percent at its peak in 2030. In this respect, changes that are occurring in Germany now may be regarded as indicative for … changes to come in the United States. Retirement, savings and housing behavior differ quite markedly between Germany and the …

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