Does democratic governance expand wealth and prosperity? There is no consensus about this issue despite the fact that for more than half a…
This paper examines the potential role of civil society action in increasing state accountability for development in Sub-Saharan Africa. It…
Using the most comprehensive data file ever compiled on air pollution, water pollution,
environmental regulations, and infant mortality…
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For the past forty years, United States Presidents have repeatedly called for a reduction in the country's dependence on fossil fuels in…
Most social scientists would like to believe that their profession contributes to solving pressing global problems. There is today no…
Introduction Preview: Iraq’s ability to reach its energy potential should be of broad regional and international concern. Iraq could be…
In this paper, we analyze the incentives of an incumbent and an entrant to migrate from an "old" technology to a "new" technology, and…
We study the predictive power of approximately 2.5 million stock picks submitted by individual users to the “CAPS” website run by the…
Seven possible nominal variables are considered as candidates to be the anchor or target for monetary policy. The context is countries in…