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IMF conditionality and capital controls: Capital account liberalization to capital inflow management? by El‐Shagi, Makram, Yamarik, Steven J.

“…Since the end of the Bretton Woods system, promoting capital account liberalization has been one of the tenants of the IMF. Capital account liberalization was…”
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Flipping the classroom and student learning outcomes: Evidence from an international economics course by Yamarik, Steven

“…This study applies a flipped classroom format to an international economics course. A fully-flipped format where class-time is devoted to group exercises,…”
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Cultural institutes: Networks and determinants by Yamarik, Steven, Mileva, Mariya

“…This paper documents the spread of national cultural institutes (CI's). We first build a data set of 32 cultural institutes that have foreign offices abroad…”
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The automobile industry and new trade theory: A classroom experiment by Yamarik, Steven

“…In this study, the author describes a classroom experiment on new trade theory appropriate for undergraduate international economics and trade courses…”
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Does cooperative learning improve student learning outcomes? by Yamarik, Steven

“…What is the effect of small-group learning on student learning outcomes in economic instruction? In spring 2002 and fall 2004, the author applied cooperative…”
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STATE-LEVEL CAPITAL AND INVESTMENT: UPDATES AND IMPLICATIONS by YAMARIK, STEVEN

“…This paper presents state‐by‐state capital stock and gross investment estimates for 1990–2007. I follow the methodology of Garofalo and Yamarik (The Review of…”
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Do the intellectual property rights of regional trading arrangements impact foreign direct investment? An empirical examination by Ghosh, Sucharita, Yamarik, Steven

“…In this paper, we examine the empirical impact of regional intellectual property rights (IPR) on inward foreign direct investment (FDI) in developed and…”
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Does inequality lead to credit growth? Testing the Rajan hypothesis using state-level data by Yamarik, Steven, El-Shagi, Makram, Yamashiro, Guy

“…This paper uses state-level data to test the Rajan hypothesis, from his book Fault Lines, that an increase in inequality can lead to a credit boom. Using…”
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The direct and indirect (spillover) effects of productive government spending on state economic growth by Ojede, Andrew, Atems, Bebonchu, Yamarik, Steven

“…Using data on 48 contiguous U.S. states and a spatial econometric approach, this paper examines short‐ and long‐run effects of productive higher education and…”
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Inequality and credit growth in Russian regions by El-Shagi, Makram, Fidrmuc, Jarko, Yamarik, Steven

“…We test the Rajan hypothesis using data for Russian regions from 2000 (after the ruble crisis) to 2012 (before the introduction of international sanctions)…”
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Does the Confucius institute impact international travel to China? A panel data analysis by Lien, Donald, Ghosh, Sucharita, Yamarik, Steven

“…This article examines the impact of Confucius Institutes on inbound travel to China. We estimate a panel gravity model of inbound tourism flows to China…”
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Does the Confucius Institute Network Impact Cultural Distance? A Panel Data Analysis of Cross‐Border Flows in and out of China by Ghosh, Sucharita, Lien, Donald, Yamarik, Steven

“…This paper examines the impact of cultural distance in general and the Confucius Institute Network in particular on cross‐border flows of tourists, goods and…”
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Human capital and state-level economic growth: What is the contribution of schooling? by Yamarik, Steven

“…In this paper, we set out to quantify the magnitude of the positive empirical relationship between schooling and regional growth. We apply the growth empirics…”
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Broad versus regional integration: what matters more for economic development? by Yamarik, Steven, Ghosh, Sucharita

“…In this paper, we examine the impacts of broad and regional integration on long-run economic development.We construct cross-country measures of regional…”
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Corruption is bad for growth (even in the United States) by Johnson, Noel D., LaFountain, Courtney L., Yamarik, Steven

“…We estimate the impact of corruption on growth of output per worker in U. S. states. We improve on existing studies of the cost of corruption by using a better…”
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Tax policy and state economic growth: The long-run and short-run of it by Ojede, Andrew, Yamarik, Steven

“…This paper uses a pooled mean group (PMG) estimator to evaluate the effects of tax policy on state-level growth. We find that property and sales tax rates have…”
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State‐level capital and investment: Refinements and update by El‐Shagi, Makram, Yamarik, Steven

“…This paper presents updated estimates for state‐level private capital and investment for 1950–2015. We improve upon the procedure of Garofalo and Yamarik…”
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Are regional trading arrangements trade creating?: An application of extreme bounds analysis by Ghosh, Sucharita, Yamarik, Steven

“…In this study, we use extreme bounds analysis to test the robustness of the hypothesis that regional trading arrangements (RTAs) are trade creating. Extreme…”
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Is natural openness or trade policy good for the environment? by Yamarik, Steven, Ghosh, Sucharita

“…In this paper, we estimate the individual effects of natural openness and trade policy on air pollution. Natural openness is the component of the trade share…”
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Corruption, regulation, and growth: an empirical study of the United States by Johnson, Noel D., Ruger, William, Sorens, Jason, Yamarik, Steven

“…This paper investigates whether the costs of corruption are conditional on the extent of government intervention in the economy. We use data on corruption…”
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