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Corporate taxation, profit shifting, and the efficiency of public input provision

Haufler, Andreas; Schjelderup, Guttorm - 1999

In this paper we analyze the implications for the national provision of public inputs when pro t shifting is possible, albeit costly, for internationally integrated firms. In this case a high level of public infrastructure will attract real investment, but the rm can at least partly avoid to pay...

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Knowledge and growth in the very long run

Strulik, Holger - 2012

This paper proposes a theory for the gradual evolution of knowledge diffusion and growth over the very long run. A feedback mechanism between capital accumulation and the ease of knowledge diffusion explains a long epoch of (quasi-) stasis and an epoch of high growth linked by a gradual economic...

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Are deep and comprehensive regional trade agreements helping to reduce air pollution?

Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada; Oueslati, Walid - 2016

This paper investigates whether membership in Regional Trade agreements (RTAs) with environmental provisions (EPs) affect relative and absolute levels of environmental quality and whether the inclusion of most comprehensive EPs is associated to higher environmental quality. In order to do so,...

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Public education, technological change and economic prosperity

Prettner, Klaus - 2013

We introduce publicly funded education in R&D-based economic growth theory. The framework allows us to i) incorporate a realistic process of human capital accumulation for industrialized countries, ii) reconcile R&D-based growth theory with the empirical evidence on the relationship between...

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One model fits all? Determinants of transport costs across sectors and country groups

Schürenberg-Frosch, Hannah - 2011

We show with the aid of pooled OLS estimations that investments in improved road infrastructure have the potential to signi cantly reduce transport costs. However, this result can only be clearly con rmed for industrial countries and is of primary importance for production and transportation of...

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Buying votes and international organizations

Dreher, Axel; Vreeland, James Raymond - 2011

This study explores a basic idea in political economy: Trading money for political influence. Our focus is at the level of international institutions, where governments may exploit their influence in one organization to gain leverage over another. In particular, we consider the lending...

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The history augmented Solow model

Dalgaard, Carl-Johan; Strulik, Holger - 2013

Unified growth theory predicts that the timing of the fertility transition is a key determinant of contemporary comparative development, as it marks the onset of the take-off to sustained growth. Neoclassical growth theory presupposes a take-off, and explains comparative development by...

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Religiosity and income: A panel cointegration and causality analysis

Herzer, Dierk; Strulik, Holger - 2013

In this paper we examine the long-run relationship between religiosity and income using retrospective data on church attendance rates for a panel of countries from 1925 to 1990. We employ panel cointegration and causality techniques to control for omitted variable and endogeneity bias and test...

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Structural convergence of European countries

Höhenberger, Nicole; Schmiedeberg, Claudia - 2008

convergence which we analyze on the aggregate level as well as specifically for manufacturing and service industries. For this we … implement both time series and panel data methods. Our results indicate overall structural convergence between Western European … countries over time. This is mainly due to strong intersectoral convergence patterns as countries shift from industrialized to …

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The costs of favoritism: Is politically-driven aid less effective?

Dreher, Axel; Klasen, Stephan; Raymond, James; Werker, Eric - 2010

As is now well documented, aid is given for both political as well as economic reasons. The conventional wisdom is that politically-motivated aid is less effective in promoting developmental objectives. We examine the ex-post performance ratings of World Bank projects and generally find that...

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