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Collective reputation in trade: Evidence from the Chinese dairy industry

A quality scandal that affected some Chinese dairy firms disrupted exports from all firms across the industry

Trade

Jie Bai Ludovica Gazze Yukun Wang

Published

28.02.22

The cross-border effects of environmental regulation: Evidence from battery recycling in the US and Mexico

Tightened US regulations around lead increased exports of lead-acid batteries to Mexico for recycling, worsening health outcomes for locals, especially the poor

Energy & Environment

Shinsuke Tanaka Kensuke Teshima Eric Verhoogen

Published

21.02.22

Intranational trade barriers and firm productivity: Evidence from India

Highway construction in India improved productivity by inducing firms to focus on products in which they are most efficient

Infrastructure

Ama Baafra Abeberese Mary Chen

Published

14.02.22

Impact of WTO accession: Structural transformation in China

China’s accession to WTO reduced trade policy uncertainty, spurred structural change towards manufacturing and services, and increased economic growth

Trade

Bilge Erten Jessica Leight

Published

07.02.22

Fiscal rules, public overspending, and political accountability in Colombia

Limitations to fiscal spending reduced overspending in public administration without affecting public goods, aligning with voters’ preferences

Institutions & Political Economy

Maria Carreri Luis R. Martinez

Published

28.01.22

Communication infrastructure and stabilising food prices: Evidence from the telegraph network in China

Timely information brought about by communication infrastructure enables risk-sharing across regions

Infrastructure

Pei Gao Yu-Hsiang Lei

Published

21.01.22

Do migrants affect the domestic economy? Evidence from Colombia

Large-scale regularisation of Venezuelan migrants had little effect on Colombian workers but dramatically improved migrants’ socioeconomic conditions

Migration & Urbanisation

Sandra Rozo

Published

10.01.22

How democracy causes growth: Evidence from Indonesia

Democratically elected leaders are less likely to impose socially inefficient regulations or engage in rent-seeking and, hence, enhance firm productivity

Institutions & Political Economy

Ama Baafra Abeberese Prabhat Barnwal Ritam Chaurey Priya Mukherjee

Published

07.01.22

Electing educated leaders during democratisation: Evidence from Indonesia

The economic success of democratisation crucially depends on the education level of the newly elected local leaders

Institutions & Political Economy

Paul Pelzl Steven Poelhekke

Published

08.11.21