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China’s One Belt One Road Strategy: The New Financial Institutions and India’s Options
The revival of ancient Silk Road strategy into the One Belt One Road (OBOR) Strategy or the new Silk Road project signals China’s ambitious approach to global..........
Repression, Civil Conflict, And Leadership Tenure: A Case Study of Turkey
Turkey’s geo-political position between traditional Eastern and Western powers has made its political situation complicated. Moreover, like many countries,
Personal Privacy of HMDA in a World of Big Data
When the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act was passed in 1975, it required selected depository institutions to report limited data from mortgage applications.........
The Long-Run Effects of Recessions on Education and Income
This paper examines the long-run effects of the 1980-1982 recession on education and income. Using confidential Census data, I estimate...............
Unilateral and Multilateral Sanctions: A Network Approach
The extensive literature on efficacy of sanctions has been mainly focused on a dyadic interaction between sender and target. In contrast, this paper examines......
What are We Talking About when We Discuss Digital Protectionism?
Victor Hugo once wrote that “No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come.” In 2006, law professor Tim Wu put forward an idea about the.........
Urban Population and Amenities: The Neoclassical Model of Location
We develop a neoclassical general-equilibrium model to explain cross-metro variation in population, density, and land supply. We provide new methods to estimate....
Migration Networks and Location Decisions: Evidence from U.S. Mass Migration
This paper examines the effects of birth town migration networks on location decisions. We study over one million long-run location decisions made during........
Repression, Civil Conflict, and Leadership Tenure: A Case Study of Honduras
In many of our case studies, governments use repression to maintain power and to prevent others from obtaining power. But in Honduras, repression need......
Taming the Tiger: Peaceful and Violent Protest and the Repressive Responses of Government
Herein, we examine the kinds of protest that leaders see as threatening to their ability to retain political power. Then, we focus on how leaders respond to..
Pollution or Crime: The Effect of Driving Restrictions on Criminal Activity
Many cities in Latin America, Asia and Europe have imposed restrictions on the use of motor vehicles in an effort to reduce traffic congestion or improve........
Redefining Protectionism: The New Challenge in the Digital Age
Twenty-first century protectionism is a slippery concept. With the introduction of digital trade, it is important for scholars and policymakers to rethink how.........
Information Please: A Comprehensive Approach to Digital Trade Provisions in NAFTA 2.0
Working Paper by Susan Ariel Aaronson that covers "A Comprehensive Approach to Digital Trade Provisions in NAFTA 2.0".
Information Please: A Comprehensive Approach to Digital Trade Provisions in NAFTA 2.0
Susan Ariel Aaronson is a senior fellow with the Global Economy Program. She is an expert in international trade, digital trade, corruption, good governance.....
Nonunion Employee Representation: Theory and the German Experience with Mandated Works Councils
Theories of how nonunion employee representation impacts firm performance, affects market equilibria, and generates externalities.....
Could Austerity Collapse the Economy of Puerto Rico?
Working Paper by Paul Carrillo, Anthony Yezer, & Jozefina Kalaj (George Washington University)
State Ownership and Transparency in Foreign Direct Investment: Loose-Lipped Leviathan?
Working Paper on "State Ownership and Transparency in Foreign Direct Investment".
Businesspeople in Elected Office: Identifying Private Benefits from Firm-Level Returns
Working Paper by David Szakonyi on "Identifying Private Benefits from Firm-Level Returns".
State Ownership and Transparency in Foreign Direct Investment: Loose-Lipped Leviathan?
We contribute to literature on state-owned multinationals by examining an understudied element of MNE strategy - transparency. Drawing insight from accounting,.....
Bolder Divestment Not Better Performance Contracts are the Solution for India’s Public Sector
This paper analyses the performance of India’s Public Sector Undertakings (PSU’s) using measures of labor and overall efficiency and productivity indicators as......
Capital Flows and Sovereign Debt Markets: Evidence from Index Rebalancings
Working Paper by Tomas Williams and Lorenzo Pandolfi on "Capital Flows and Sovereign Debt Markets".
Capital Inflows, Sovereign Debt and Bank Lending: Micro-Evidence from an Emerging Market
Working Paper by Tomas Williams on "Capital Inflows, Sovereign Debt and Bank Lending".
Capital Flows and Sovereign Debt Markets: Evidence from Index Rebalancings
In this paper we analyze how government bond prices and liquidity are affected by capital flows to the sovereign debt market. Additionally, we explore............
Capital Flows and Sovereign Debt Markets: Evidence from Index Rebalancings
by Tomas Williams (George Washington University) and Lorenzo Pandolfi (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
International Asset Allocations and Capital Flows: The Benchmark Effect
We study different channels through which well-known benchmark indexes impact asset allocations, capital flows, asset prices, and exchange rates across.......
