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Overview page. Subjects: Social Sciences — Arts and Humanities.
Many sociological and anthropological definitions exist, but most tend to privilege some combination of small-scale, relative boundedness, strong affective ties, traditionalism, and...
Strength in Numbers: Networks as a Solution to Occupational Traps
in The Review of Economic Studies
July 2011; p ublished online March 2011 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainy; Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behaviour; Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies; Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance. 16055 words.
The “new classical” theory states that families in low-skill occupations with low levels of human capital can stay poor from one generation to the next, while families in high-skill...
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Heterogeneous Technology Diffusion and Ricardian Trade Patterns
in The World Bank Economic Review
February 2018; p ublished online April 2017 .
Journal Article. Subjects: International Trade; International Factor Movements and International Business; Particular Labour Markets; Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies; Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance; Technological Change; Research and Development; Economywide Country Studies. 10608 words.
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Migration and trade are often linked through ethnic networks boosting bilateral trade. This study uses migration to quantify the importance of...
