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View article: Discrimination and favouritism among workers: Union membership and ethnic identity
Discrimination and favouritism among workers: Union membership and ethnic identity Open
This paper analyses how labour institutions and ethnic identity shape favouritism and discrimination among workers. We conduct an experiment with union and non-union South African mineworkers from various ethnicities. We examine in-group a…
View article: Resistance to the regulation of common resources in rural Tunisia
Resistance to the regulation of common resources in rural Tunisia Open
We examine the effect of the introduction of uniform water-charging for aquifer management and provide evidence using a survey-based choice experiment of agricultural water users in rural Tunisia. Theoretically, we show that the implementa…
View article: Why give aid to resource-rich autocrats?
Why give aid to resource-rich autocrats? Open
Why give aid to resource-rich autocrats? We find that the interaction between natural resources and most forms of international aid results in enhanced political instability in most autocratic countries. Interestingly, some types of govern…
View article: Aiding and abetting the looting of nations : the impact of aid on growth in autocracies
Aiding and abetting the looting of nations : the impact of aid on growth in autocracies Open
We examine the link between international aid, political instability and economic growth in autocratic countries. First, we discuss the manner in which externally provided liquidity can affect looting and instability in an autocratic count…
View article: Corruption and the curse: the dictator's choice
Corruption and the curse: the dictator's choice Open
We develop a dynamic discrete choice model of a self-interested and unchecked ruler making decisions regarding the exploitation of a resource-rich country. This dictator makes the recursive choice between either investing domestically to l…
View article: Intellectual property and biodiversity: when and where are property rights important?
Intellectual property and biodiversity: when and where are property rights important? Open
An important issue in the life sciences industries concerns the nature of the incentive mechanism that should govern the production of innovation within this R&D sector. We look at the specific problem of coordinating the supply of inputs …
View article: Association of race/ethnicity and severe housing problems with COVID-19 deaths in the United States: Analysis of the first three waves
Association of race/ethnicity and severe housing problems with COVID-19 deaths in the United States: Analysis of the first three waves Open
The objective of this study is to assess the associations of race/ethnicity and severe housing problems with COVID-19 death rates in the US throughout the first three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. We conducted a cross-sectional…
View article: Using Information to Improve Global Cooperation: A Climate Change Experiment
Using Information to Improve Global Cooperation: A Climate Change Experiment Open
We run an experiment in five countries with 7,132 respondents to study how information about the behaviour of others affects contributions to climate change mitigation. Acting on behalf of their own countries, respondents receive informati…
View article: Capital Flight, Foreign Direct Investment and Natural Resources in Africa
Capital Flight, Foreign Direct Investment and Natural Resources in Africa Open
This paper provides theoretical and empirical insights into the puzzling simultaneous rise in foreign direct investment inflows in Africa and capital flight from the continent over the past decades. Indeed, paradoxically, even as African c…
View article: Associations of Race/Ethnicity and Food Insecurity With COVID-19 Infection Rates Across US Counties
Associations of Race/Ethnicity and Food Insecurity With COVID-19 Infection Rates Across US Counties Open
This study sheds light on the association of race/ethnicity and past experiences of food insecurity with COVID-19 infection rates in the United States. These findings suggest that the channels through which various racial/ethnic minority p…
View article: Dictators Walking the Mogadishu Line: How Men Become Monsters and Monsters Become Men
Dictators Walking the Mogadishu Line: How Men Become Monsters and Monsters Become Men Open
History offers many examples of dictatorswho worsened their behavior significantly over time (like Zimbabwe's Mugabe) as well as dictators who displayed remarkable improvements (like Rawlings of Ghana).We show that such mutations can resul…
View article: On the Perils of Commitment to Punishment when Criminals Are Strategic
On the Perils of Commitment to Punishment when Criminals Are Strategic Open
For some crimes the perpetrator can be detected costlessly but can only be apprehended at significant cost, or not at all for some period of time. To deter strategic behavior in the period between detection and apprehension, authorities ma…
View article: Climate change perception and system of rice intensification (SRI) impact on dispersion and downside risk: a moment approximation approach
Climate change perception and system of rice intensification (SRI) impact on dispersion and downside risk: a moment approximation approach Open
This article assesses the consequential risk impacts of the recent system of rice intensification (SRI) implemented in the Morogoro region of Tanzania, one of the largest Semi-Arid regions, using household and farm plot level data extended…
View article: Dictators Walking the Mogadishu Line: How Men Become Monsters and Monsters Become Men
Dictators Walking the Mogadishu Line: How Men Become Monsters and Monsters Become Men Open
History offers many examples of dictators who worsened their behavior significantly over time (like Zimbabwe’s Mugabe) as well as dictators who displayed remarkable improvements (like Rawlings of Ghana). We show that such mutations can res…
View article: Capital flight and foreign direct investment in Africa: An investigation of the role of natural resource endowment
Capital flight and foreign direct investment in Africa: An investigation of the role of natural resource endowment Open
This paper aims to provide theoretical and empirical insights into the puzzling simultaneous rise in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in Africa and capital flight from the continent over the past decades. It specifically explores tw…