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– Evidence from changes in the occupational structure of employment in the USA and Mexico
The decline of employment in middle-wage, routine task intensive jobs has been well documented for the USA. Increased offshoring towards lower-income countries such as Mexico has been proposed as a potential driver of this decline. Our analysis provides a unique and new approach to address the...
Blog
– Some Lessons for Developing Countries
William Lazonick Defined as the act of forming a new business, entrepreneurship is viewed as a prime way in which individualism can contribute to economic development. Recently The Economist depicted entrepreneurs as “global heroes” who can lead us out of the current economic crisis.[1] Nevertheless...
WIDER Symposium on Adaptive Efficiency and Evolving Diversity of Enterprise Ownership and Governance
A property rights regime covers rights to use, lease, donate, bequest, and sell assets or collect the incomes generated by assets. A clear and transparent property rights regime facilitates investment and economic growth. While private property is considered by many to be the most superior type of...
Journal Article
– Geographic Concentration and Convergence of Internet Industries in the US
Part of Journal Special Issue
The New Economy
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– Geographic Concentration and Convergence of Internet Industries in the US
This paper investigates the effect of information technology on industrial patterns of concentration and convergence. Information-technology intensive industries exhibit slower employment convergence than other industries. The regression estimates suggest that the highest-IT industries exhibit...
Book Chapter
– Reconstructing the History of the American State
From the book:
The Role of the State in Economic Change
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