Using newly published house price data for a panel of countries from 1870 to 2012, we empirically identify the surge in house prices as a factor partly responsible for the global fertility transition. A variety of approaches— including fixed effects estimations, dynamic panel estimations,...

Using newly published house price data for a panel of countries from 1870 to 2012, we empirically identify the surge in house prices as a factor partly responsible for the global fertility transition. A variety of approaches— including fixed effects estimations, dynamic panel estimations,...

Using a new data set of the telecommunications sector on privatization (1981-98 for 167 countries) and competition policies (1990-98 for roughly 50 countries), this Paper investigates the political economy determinants of privatization and liberalization in the telecommunications sector....