Tourism is one of the most important economic activities in the world: for many countries it represents the single largest product in their export basket. However, it is a product difficult to chart: “exporters” of tourism do not ship it abroad, but they welcome importers inside the country....

Intro -- Contents -- Part 1: What, Why and How? -- Section 1: What Do We Mean by Economic Complexity? -- Section 2: How Do We Measure Economic Complexity? -- Section 3: Why Is Economic Complexity Important? -- Section 4: How Is Complexity Different from Other Approaches? -- Section 5: How Does...

Is labor mobility important in technological diffusion? We address this question by asking how plants assemble their workforce if they are industry pioneers in a location. By definition, these plants cannot hire local workers with industry experience. Using German social-security data, we find...