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In this paper, we present a simple but rigorous model of the dynamics of output and Unemployment in transition. We consider a worker-entrepreneur, who is 'locked in' to her current production technique, with a choice of continuing to work with it or search for a better technique. If she succeeds...
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When shock therapy is politically infeasible, will gradualism be feasible? Mussa (1986) conjectured, in the context of a neoclassical model of adjustment, that the answer was "yes". This paper takes up the Mussa conjecture by : (i) building a political economy model in which it makes sense; (ii)...
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In attempts to overcome the problem of omitted variables, the assumption of fixed effects is widely implemented when working with panel data. This paper examines the validity of this technique, in the context of estimating a production function using panels of US textile plants. The hypothesis...
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