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Measuring the closeness of relationships: a comprehensive evaluation of the 'Inclusion of the Other in the Self' scale (2015)
Journal Article
Gaechter, S., Starmer, C., & Tufano, F. (2015). Measuring the closeness of relationships: a comprehensive evaluation of the 'Inclusion of the Other in the Self' scale. PLoS ONE, 10(6), Article e0129478. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129478

Understanding the nature and influence of social relationships is of increasing interest to behavioral economists, and behavioral scientists more generally. In turn, this creates a need for tractable, and reliable, tools for measuring fundamental asp... Read More about Measuring the closeness of relationships: a comprehensive evaluation of the 'Inclusion of the Other in the Self' scale.

Peer effects and social preferences in voluntary cooperation: a theoretical and experimental analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Thöni, C., & Gaechter, S. (2015). Peer effects and social preferences in voluntary cooperation: a theoretical and experimental analysis. Journal of Economic Psychology, 48, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2015.03.001

Social preferences and social influence effects ("peer effects") are well documented, but little is known about how peers shape social preferences. Settings where social preferences matter are often situations where peer effects are likely too. In a... Read More about Peer effects and social preferences in voluntary cooperation: a theoretical and experimental analysis.

Trade, tariffs, growth and poverty (2015)
Book Chapter
Ackah, C., Leyaro, V., & Morrissey, O. (2015). Trade, tariffs, growth and poverty. In O. Morrissey, R. Lopez, & K. Sharma (Eds.), Handbook on trade and development (19-35). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781781005316.00007

Increased globalization and widespread trade liberalization in developing countries since the 1980s has inspired considerable debate on the impact of globalization in general, and trade liberalization in particular, on growth, incomes and poverty. Th... Read More about Trade, tariffs, growth and poverty.

Technology choice and environmental regulation under asymmetric information (2015)
Journal Article
D'Amato, A., & Dijkstra, B. (2015). Technology choice and environmental regulation under asymmetric information. Resource and Energy Economics, 41, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reseneeco.2015.05.001

We focus on the incentives of an industry with a continuum of small firms to invest in a cleaner technology under two environmental policy instruments: tradable emission permits and emission taxation. We assume asymmetric information, in that the fir... Read More about Technology choice and environmental regulation under asymmetric information.

The impact of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts: evidence for Japan (2015)
Journal Article
Ketterer, T. D., Bernhofen, D. M., & Milner, C. (2015). The impact of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts: evidence for Japan. Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 38, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jjie.2015.05.001

Opposing theoretical predictions about the effects of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts point to the need for empirical analysis to determine whether preferential trade agreements promote or hinder multilateral trade liberalization. This... Read More about The impact of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts: evidence for Japan.

Public debt and growth: heterogeneity and non-linearity (2015)
Journal Article
Eberhardt, M., & Presbitero, A. F. (2015). Public debt and growth: heterogeneity and non-linearity. Journal of International Economics, 97(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2015.04.005

We study the long-run relationship between public debt and growth in a large panel of countries. Our analysis builds on theoretical arguments and data considerations in modelling the debt-growth relationship as heterogeneous across countries. We inve... Read More about Public debt and growth: heterogeneity and non-linearity.

A model of protocoalition bargaining with breakdown probability (2015)
Journal Article
Montero, M. (2015). A model of protocoalition bargaining with breakdown probability. Games, 6(2), https://doi.org/10.3390/g6020039

This paper analyses a model of legislative bargaining in which parties form tentative coalitions (protocoalitions) before deciding on the allocation of a resource. Protocoalitions may fail to reach an agreement, in which case they may be dissolved (b... Read More about A model of protocoalition bargaining with breakdown probability.

Investment liberalisation, technology take-off and export market entry: does foreign ownership structure matter? (2015)
Journal Article
Girma, S., Gong, Y., Görg, H., & Lancheros, S. (2015). Investment liberalisation, technology take-off and export market entry: does foreign ownership structure matter?. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 116, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2015.04.008

In the run up to its accession to the WTO in 2001, China has undergone far-reaching investment liberalisation. As part of this investment liberalisation process, existing restrictions on foreign ownership structure and mandatory export and technology... Read More about Investment liberalisation, technology take-off and export market entry: does foreign ownership structure matter?.

Lobbying expenditures on migration: a descriptive analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Facchini, G., Mayda, A. M., & Mishra, P. (2015). Lobbying expenditures on migration: a descriptive analysis. CESifo Economic Studies, 61(3-4), https://doi.org/10.1093/cesifo/ifv003

In this paper we carry out a descriptive analysis of lobbying expenditures on migration in the US between 1998 and 2005. While PAC contributions and lobbying are in general positively correlated, our results suggest that this is not the case when it... Read More about Lobbying expenditures on migration: a descriptive analysis.

Gone for good? Subsidies with export share requirements in China: 2002–13 (2015)
Journal Article
Defever, F., & Riaño, A. (2015). Gone for good? Subsidies with export share requirements in China: 2002–13. World Bank Economic Review, 29(supp 1), S135-S144. https://doi.org/10.1093/wber/lhv020

This paper presents a simple model of subsidies with export share requirements (ESR) in a heterogeneous firm environment. A two-country general equilibrium version of the model with a single 100% ESR is calibrated using firm-level data from the 2002... Read More about Gone for good? Subsidies with export share requirements in China: 2002–13.