Search Results - "Minard, Paul"

Effects of large gatherings on the COVID-19 epidemic: Evidence from professional and college sports by Carlin, Patrick R., Minard, Paul, Simon, Daniel H., Wing, Coady

“…•We compare COVID-19 case loads and mortality across counties that hosted more versus fewer NHL hockey games, NBA basketball games, and NCAA basketball games…”
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Is China’s regional inequality ethnic inequality? by Minard, Paul

“…What is the relevant geographic unit for the study of comparative economic development and regional inequality? Recent research suggests the importance of…”
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Does ICT Diffusion Increase Government Responsiveness in Autocracies? An empirical assessment of the political implications of China's Internet by Minard, Paul

“…Numerous scholars have suggested that ICT diffusion may lead to more responsive governance in China. To date, however, few empirical studies have been made of…”
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Signalling through the noise: private certification, information asymmetry and Chinese SMEs' access to finance by Minard, Paul

“…Information asymmetry between Chinese banks and small- and medium-sized domestic private enterprises (SMEs) is a source of credit constraints. This paper…”
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Public opinion on defence spending in Canada: not all polls are created equal by Landriault, Mathieu, Walling, Jackson, Minard, Paul

“…This policy commentary reflects on public opinion preferences for defence spending in Canada in order to provide more nuance to the often-repeated assumption…”
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Property Rights and Investment Among Chinese Firms: The Importance of Sunk Costs by Minard, Paul

“…Although numerous studies have demonstrated an association between property rights and economic performance, we lack a good understanding of the channels…”
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Canada/China free trade agreement: A public opinion appraisal by Landriault, Mathieu, Minard, Paul

“…The transition from exploratory to formal talks on a possible free trade agreement with China has the potential to represent a greater challenge for the…”
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Government discretion: how high a barrier to entry for Chinese private enterprises? by Minard, Paul

“…A robust literature has demonstrated that de jure regulatory barriers to entry deter firm formation. This paper identifies the discretion available to…”
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Does Standing up for sovereignty pay off politically? Arctic military announcements and governing party support in Canada from 2006 to 2014 by Landriault, Mathieu, Minard, Paul

“…The defence of Arctic sovereignty has gathered high levels of support from the Canadian population in the past 40 years. However, the relationship between…”
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Molecular genetics and mid-career economic mobility by Minard, Paul

“…Reductions in the cost of genetic sequencing have enabled the construction of large datasets including both genetic and phenotypic data. Based on these…”
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Institutions and China's comparative development by Minard, Paul

“…Robust assessment of the institutionalist account of comparative development is hampered by problems of omitted variable bias and reverse causation, since…”
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