Search Results - "Canadian journal of economics"

Estimating the effects of non‐discriminatory trade policies within structural gravity models by Heid, Benedikt, Larch, Mario, Yotov, Yoto V

“…We propose a simple method to identify the effects of unilateral and non-discriminatory trade policies on bilateral trade within a theoretically consistent…”
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Multinationals’ profit response to tax differentials: Effect size and shifting channels by Heckemeyer, Jost H., Overesch, Michael

“…This paper provides a quantitative review of the empirical literature on profit-shifting behaviour of multinational firms. We synthesize the evidence from 27…”
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Determinants of foreign direct investment by Blonigen, Bruce A., Piger, Jeremy

“…Empirical studies of bilateral foreign direct investment (FDI) activity show substantial differences in specifications with little agreement on the set of…”
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Aid and growth: New evidence using an excludable instrument by Dreher, Axel, Langlotz, Sarah

“…We use an excludable instrument to test the effect of bilateral foreign aid on economic growth in a sample of 97 recipient countries over the 1974–2013 period…”
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Unions and wage inequality: The roles of gender, skill and public sector employment by Card, David, Lemieux, Thomas, Riddell, W. Craig

“…We examine the changing relationship between unionization and wage inequality in Canada and the United States. Our study is motivated by profound recent…”
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Rogue aid? An empirical analysis of China's aid allocation by Dreher, Axel, Fuchs, Andreas

“…Foreign aid from China is often characterized as "rogue aid" that is guided by selfish interests alone. We collect data on Chinese project aid, food aid,…”
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Trade creation and trade diversion in deep agreements by Mattoo, Aaditya, Mulabdic, Alen, Ruta, Michele

“…Preferential trade agreements have boomed in recent years and extended their reach well beyond tariff reduction, to cover policy areas such as investment,…”
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From engineer to taxi driver? Language proficiency and the occupational skills of immigrants by Imai, Susumu, Stacey, Derek, Warman, Casey

“…We examine the ability of immigrants to transfer the occupational human capital they acquired prior to immigration. We first augment a model of occupational…”
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Who produces for whom in the world economy? by Daudin, Guillaume, Rifflart, Christine, Schweisguth, Danielle

“…For two decades, the share of trade in inputs, also called vertical trade, has been dramatically increasing. In reallocating trade flows to their original…”
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Macroeconomic uncertainty and the COVID‐19 pandemic: Measure and impacts on the Canadian economy by Moran, Kevin, Stevanovic, Dalibor, Touré, Adam Kader

“…This paper constructs a measure of Canadian macroeconomic uncertainty, by applying the Jurado et al. (2015) method to a large database. This measure reveals…”
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World steel production: A new monthly indicator of global real economic activity by Ravazzolo, Francesco, Vespignani, Joaquin

“…This paper proposes world steel production as an indicator of global real economic activity. World steel production data is published with only a one-month…”
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The short‐term economic consequences of COVID‐19: Occupation tasks and mental health in Canada by Beland, Louis‐Philippe, Brodeur, Abel, Mikola, Derek, Wright, Taylor

“…In this paper, we study the effect of COVID‐19 on the labour market and reported mental health of Canadians. To better understand the effect of the pandemic on…”
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Imported carbon emissions: Evidence from French manufacturing companies by Dussaux, Damien, Vona, Francesco, Dechezleprêtre, Antoine

“…This paper analyzes imported carbon emission at the firm level. To do so, we combine information on emissions, imports, imported emissions and energy prices…”
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Pause artificial intelligence research? Understanding AI policy challenges by Goldfarb, Avi

“…Artificial intelligence (AI) may be the next general purpose technology. General purpose technologies, such as the steam engine and computing, can have an…”
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Deep trade agreements and vertical FDI: The devil is in the details by Osnago, Alberto, Rocha, Nadia, Ruta, Michele

“…Although pre-1990s preferential trade agreements focused mostly on tariff liberalization, recent agreements increasingly contain deep provisions in diverse…”
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Many losers and a few winners: The impact of COVID‐19 on Canadian industries and regions by Slade, Margaret E.

“…COVID‐19 has affected all industrial sectors and regions of the world and, in many cases, the impact has been devastating. Nevertheless, there are large…”
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Compliance with social distancing: Theory and empirical evidence from Ontario during COVID‐19 by Papanastasiou, Anastasios, Ruffle, Bradley J., Zheng, Angela

“…We study the factors associated with compliance with social‐distancing regulations using a unique data set on the behaviour of Ontarians during the COVID‐19…”
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What separates us? Sources of resistance to globalization by Head, Keith, Mayer, Thierry

“…With increasing sophistication, economists have been estimating gravity equations for five decades. Robust evidence shows that borders and distance impede…”
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An introduction to the economics of immigration in OECD countries by Edo, Anthony, Ragot, Lionel, Rapoport, Hillel, Sardoschau, Sulin, Steinmayr, Andreas, Sweetman, Arthur

“…The share of the foreign-born population in member countries of the OECD is increasing, and this article summarizes economics research on the effects of…”
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Dynamic gravity: endogenous country size and asset accumulation by Olivero, María Pía, Yotov, Yoto V.

“…Numerous gravity applications have resorted to panel data econometric techniques over the past decade. However, with the theory of gravity being so far only…”
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