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A defining feature of transition economies is the expansion of the private sector. Motivated by the observation that new enterprises in transition economies seem to have a strong preference for recruiting young people, this paper studies intergenerational redistribution following from market...
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Jensen, Rutherford, and Tarr use a computable general equilibrium model of the Russian economy to assess the impact of accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), which encompasses improved market access, tariff reduction, and reduction of barriers against multinational service providers....
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A defining feature of transition economies is the expansion of the private sector. Motivated by the observation that new enterprises in transition economies seem to have a strong preference for recruiting young people, this paper studies intergenerational redistribution following from market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599705
Each year natural disasters affect about 200 million people and cause about $50 billion in damage. This paper compares the incidence of natural disasters across countries along several dimensions and finds that the relative costs tend to be far higher in developing countries than in advanced...
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This paper examines the distributional consequences of public debt reduction achieved through spending cuts. Under the assumption that public goods and transfers are relatively more valuable to the poor, our calculations indicate that the elderly poor stand to lose from such policies. Debt...
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This paper describes how entrance into the Free Trade of Americas Agreement may impact the Colombia’s economy and public welfare. Our central tool for this analysis is a global Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model of trade and production. We focus primarily upon the economic interaction...
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What can Russia gain from committing to reform its telecommunications sector as part of its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO)? We employ a computable general equilibrium model of the Russian economy that incorporates foreign direct investment (FDI). Liberalization of barriers to...
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