This paper examines the effect of U.S. food aid on conflict in recipient countries (these include Asian countries like Afghanistan, Sri Lanka). To establish a causal relationship, time variation in fo...
On 08 Feb 2012 In this paper regional variation in suitability for cultivating
potatoes, together with time variation arising from their introduction to
the Old World from the Americas is being exploited, to estim...
On 26 Aug 2010 We show that the ‘skill-bias’ of a country’s tariff structure is
positively correlated with long-term per capita GDP growth. Testing for
causal mechanisms, we find evidence consistent with the exist...
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