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1by James B. Ang Jakob B. Madsen Peter E. Robertson Published in The Canadian journal of economics (01.02.2015)“...Traditional export models fall short of explaining the marked increase in exports of the Asian miracle economies in the post-WWII period. A model showing that...”
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2“...We examine the effect of international trade on expropriation in a setting where law enforcement is costly. We show that, in general equilibrium, trade...”
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3“...We develop a household utility maximization model to explain gender disparities in education in traditional societies, based on anthropological evidence on the...”
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4“...Numerous studies report the growth effects from labor reallocation in China to be in the order of 1–2 percentage points per year, which would appear to be a...”
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5“...China's rapid economic growth is facilitating massive increases in its military spending and causing increased security concerns in Asia and the Western...”
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6“...•We present evidence on transitional growth rates at the district level in India.•We find absolute divergence and conditional convergence of growth rates.•The...”
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7“...The concept of a ‘middle‐income trap’ has attracted enormous interest, but the existing literature lacks formal tests. We develop and apply a test of some...”
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8by John S. Landon-Lane Peter E. Robertson Published in International economic review (Philadelphia) (01.02.2007)“...Can barriers to capital accumulation account for large differences in GDP per capita? We reconsider the claim that these barriers have an amplified effect on...”
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9by Harris, Richard G Robertson, Peter E Published in Journal of international economics (01.03.2013)“...Concerns over rising inequality have threatened to slow the process of trade liberalization in emerging economies, such as China and India. But even if trade...”
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10“...To what extent does geography remain an important determinant of comparative advantage and factor incomes in resource markets? We estimate gravity models for...”
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11by Ghosh, Arghya Robertson, Peter E Robitaille, Marie‐Claire Published in World economy (01.10.2016)“...Globalisation sceptics argue that trade liberalisation has high social costs, including an increase in expropriative behaviour such as civil conflict, coercion...”
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12by Robertson, Peter E Published in Indian growth and development review (13.04.2012)“...Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide a quantitative assessment of the factors contributing to India's growth acceleration since 1970, based on the...”
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13“...China’s international trade flows have increased by 500 per cent since 1992, far outstripping GDP growth. Likewise tertiary education enrolments have increased...”
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14by Peter E. Robertson Published in Oxford economic papers (01.10.1999)“...An important stylized fact of economic growth is that the rate of return to capital is relatively constant across countries and over time. This paper provides...”
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15by Robertson, Peter E Published in Review of international economics (01.09.2007)“...I evaluate the effectiveness of eco‐labeling programs that are designed to mitigate transboundary environmental problems. A simple two‐country model is...”
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16“...We revisit the benefits of the Australia–US Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) and, in particular, evaluate the insurance value of this agreement in the face of...”
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17“...A prediction of a class of neoclassical growth models is that countries with similar levels of integration in the world economy will have parallel long-run...”
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18“...How has the USA's ‘new economy’ productivity boom affected Australia? We consider this question using a dynamic multisector growth model of the Australian and...”
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19“...In this paper we consider the effectiveness of eco‐labels as a substitute for alternative, but trade‐restrictive, environmental policies. Specifically, while...”
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20“...Countries that experience ‘growth miracles’ often exhibit rising investment rates and large intersectoral resource transfers. But how important are these...”