We study the relationship between geography and growth. To do so, we first develop a dynamic spatial growth theory with realistic geography. We characterize the model and its balanced growth path and propose a methodology to analyze equilibria with different levels of migration frictions. We...

This paper uses a natural experiment to assess whether temporary protection from trade with industrial leaders can foster development of infant industries in follower countries. Using a new dataset compiled from primary sources, I find that in the short-run regions (départements) in the French...

Can temporary protection from trade with advanced economies foster the development of 'infant industries' in developing countries? Reka Juhasz considers a natural experiment: Napoleon's wartime blockade of British exports, which allowed protected regions to build capacity in the new technology...

This paper uses a natural experiment to assess whether temporary protection from trade with industrial leaders can foster development of infant industries in follower countries. Using a new dataset compiled from primary sources, I find that in the short-run regions (départements) in the French...

A közép-kelet-európai országok rendszerváltása óta eltelt két évtized lehetővé és időszerűvé teszi a fejlődési pályák vizsgálatát a régió országaiban. A tanulmány a politikai gazdaságtan eszköztárának segítségével a rendszerváltás egy fontos tényezőjét, az...

This article discusses the main factors considered in defining the country’s inflation target which was revised this year. Three key issues are covered: the theoretical and empirical literature dealing with the optimal level of inflation, international best practice and individual,...

For decades, the spatial approach to network analysis has principally focused on planar and technical networks from a classic graph theory perspective. Reference to models and methods developed by other disciplines on non-planar networks, such as sociology and physics, is recent, limited, and...

<title>Abstract</title> This paper analyses the interplay of transport and development in North Korea, one of the most state‐controlled and underdeveloped countries of the world. While broader aspects have been well described by various studies, logistics have been given little attention as permissive or...