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“...While existing literature examined the impact of intellectual property protection on the volume of foreign direct investment (FDI), little is known about its...”

“...Does leaving a currency union reduce international trade? We answer this question using a large annual panel data set covering 217 countries from 1948 through...”

“...We analyze the effect on divorce rates of the legal reforms leading to “easier divorce” that took place in Europe during the last four decades. We construct a...”

“...We provide evidence on the fit of the New Phillips Curve (NPC) for the Euro area over the period 1970–1998, and use it as a tool to compare the characteristics...”

“...This paper analyzes the origins and welfare consequences of buyer power. We show that if suppliers are capacity constrained or have strictly convex costs,...”

“...This paper derives optimal schemes for the free allocation of emission allowances in a dynamic context. We consider emissions- and output-based allocation...”

“...The literature has identified three main approaches to account for the way exchange rate regimes are chosen: (i) the optimal currency area theory; (ii) the...”

“...Advocates of antidumping (AD) laws downplay their negative effects by arguing that the trade flows that are subject to AD are small and their distortions...”

“...This essay provides a perspective on the recent trend towards integrating psychology into economics. Some specific topics are discussed briefly, and arguments...”