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Divorce among European and Mexican Immigrants in the U.S

Status of being currently divorced among European and Mexican immigrants in the U.S., among themselves and in comparison to the native born of same ancestries.

Cities of Workers, Children or Seniors? Age Structure and Economic Growth in a Global Cross-Section of Cities

A large literature documents the positive influence of a city’s skill structure on its rate of economic growth

Economic and Political Factors in Infrastructure Investment: Evidence from Railroads and Roads in Africa 1960–2015

Transport investment has played an important role in the economic development of many countries.

Economic and Political Factors in Infrastructure Investment: Evidence from Railroads and Roads in Africa 1960–2015

Transport investment has played an important role in the economic development of many countries.

Economic and Political Factors in Infrastructure Investment: Evidence from Railroads and Roads in Africa 1960–2015

Transport investment has played an important role in the economic development of many countries. Starting from a low base, African countries have recently......

The Average and Heterogeneous Effects of Transportation Investments: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa 1960-2010

Previous work on transportation investments has focused on average impacts in high- and middle-income countries. We estimate average and heterogeneous effects.....

Boom-Bust Capital Flow Cycles

This paper examines the new trends in research on capital flows fueled by the 2007-2009 Global Crisis. Previous studies on capital flows focused on current.....

Agricultural extension, intra-household allocation and malaria

Can agricultural development programs improve health-related outcomes?

Drug Money and Bank Lending: The Unintended Consequences of Anti-Money Laundering

Explore the unintended consequences of anti-money laundering policies. We exploit the implementation of the SARLAFT system in Colombia in 2008.

Works Councils and Workplace Health Promotion in Germany

From a theoretical viewpoint, there can be market failures resulting in an underprovision of occupational health and safety.