by Sugata Ghosh, Brunel University and Anirban Mitra, University of Kent. Discussion paper KDPE 1907, June 2019. Non-technical summary: Discrimination against minorities – ethnic, religious, linguistic, etc. – is … Read more
Category: Working Papers
The Effect of 9/11 on Immigrants’ Ethnic Identity and Employment: Evidence from Germany
by Isaure Delaporte, University of Kent. Discussion paper KDPE 1906, June 2019. Non-technical summary: A growing concern in Western countries is the fact that immigrants might … Read more
Engines of Sectoral Labor Productivity Growth
by Dr Zsófia L. Bárány, Sciences Po and CEPR and Dr Christian Siegel, University of Kent. Discussion paper KDPE 1901, March 2019. Non-technical summary: The fact … Read more
Measured Productivity with Endogenous Markups and Economic Profits
by Dr Anthony Savagar, University of Kent. Discussion paper KDPE 1812, October 2018. Non-technical summary: A standard way to measure productivity is to take output growth … Read more
Endogenous Time-Varying Volatility and Emerging Market Business Cycles
by Jan-Philipp Dueber, University of Kent. Discussion paper KDPE 1811, August 2018. Non-technical summary: Time-varying volatility plays a crucial role in understanding business cycles in emerging … Read more
Population Aging, Government Policy and the Postwar Japanese Economy
by Keisuke Otsu, Keio University and University of Kent; and Katsuyuki Shibayama, University of Kent. Discussion paper KDPE 1809, July 2018. Non-technical summary: The Japanese economy … Read more
Allocative efficiency of UK firms during the Great Recession
by Florian Gerth, discussion paper KDPE 1714, September 2017. Non-technical summary: Research shows that financial crises are accompanied by severe and long-lasting drops in TFP. … Read more