CVER | Publications

CEP occasional paper
Prices and inflation in the UK - A new dataset Richard Davies
February 2021
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JEL Classification: E12; E31; E32; E51; E52; E58

Tags: eu referendum; covid-19; consumer prices; inflation

Journal article
Face-to-Face Communication in Organisations Diego Battiston, Jordi Blanes i Vidal and Tom Kirchmaier
October 2020
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JEL Classification: D23; M11

Tags: teamwork; face-to-face communication; help in organizations; queueing theory

CEP discussion paper
Place-based policies and spatial disparities across European cities Maximilian v. Ehrlich and Henry G. Overman
October 2020
Paper No' CEPDP1726:
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JEL Classification: R11; R12; R13

Tags: place based policy; cities; european union

CEP discussion paper
Selection into entrepreneurship and self-employment Ross Levine and Yona Rubinstein
October 2020
Paper No' CEPDP1722:
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JEL Classification: L26; J24; G32; E32

Tags: entrepreneurship; human capital; occupational choice; corporate finance; business cycles

Journal article
Households and entrepreneurship in England and Wales, 1851-1911 Robert J Bennett, Piero Montebruno, Harry Smith and Carry van Lieshout August 2020
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Tags: england and wales; entrepreneurship; census; economic history; household

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Three years on: the UK is paying a high economic price for its decision to leave the EU Swati Dhingra and Thomas Sampson
December 2019
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Tags: swati dhingra; thomas sampson; brexit; eu

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Brexit will leave the UK worse off economically in all scenarios Swati Dhingra and Thomas Sampson
November 2019
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Tags: brexit; trade; customs union; uk-eu border; 2019 general election

This blog post is based on the 2019 CEP Election Analysis on Brexit Economics

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Economic consequences of Brexit are overwhelmingly negative Swati Dhingra and Thomas Sampson
November 2019
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Tags: brexit; trade; customs union; uk-eu border; 2019 general election

This blog post is based on the 2019 CEP Election Analysis on Brexit Economics

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Eurosceptic votes are less likely when EU interventions visibly boost local job markets Riccardo Crescenzi, Marco Di Cataldo and Mara Giua November 2019
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Tags: europe; eu funds; cohesion policy; brexit; euroscepticism; rdd

CEP election analysis
Brexit economics Swati Dhingra and Thomas Sampson
November 2019
Paper No' CEPEA048:
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Tags: brexit; trade; customs union; uk-eu border; 2019 general election

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CEP discussion paper
Innovation union: costs and benefits of innovation policy coordination Teodora Borota, Fabrice Defever and Giammario Impullitti August 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1640:
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JEL Classification: O41; O31; O38; F12; F42 F43

Tags: optimal innovation policy; growth theory; international policy coordination; eu integration; fdi spillovers

CEP discussion paper
Vehicle currency pricing and exchange rate pass-through Natalie Chen, Wanyu Chung and Dennis Novy
June 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1624:
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JEL Classification: F14; F31; F41

Tags: cpi; dollar; euro; exchange rate pass-through; inflation; invoicing; sterling; uk; vehicle currency pricing

CEP Brexit analysis
Trade and worker deskilling: how the post-Brexit pound has hurt Britain’s workers Rui Costa, Swati Dhingra and Stephen Machin
May 2019
Paper No' CEPBREXIT15:
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Tags: brexit; eu; trade; wages; jobs; skills

Journal article
Spatial Imaginaries and Tech Cities: Place-branding East London's digital economy Max Nathan, Emma Vandore and Georgina Voss
March 2019
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Tags: clusters; ict; tech city; entrepreneurship; local economic development; place branding;

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In brief...What the Berlin Wall can teach us about urban development Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt, Stephen J. Redding, Daniel M. Sturm and Nikolaus Wolf March 2019
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CentrePiece 24 (1) Spring 2019

Tags: reunification; berlin; agglomeration; dispersion; density; cities

This article summarises ‘The Economics of Density: Evidence from the Berlin Wall’ by Gabriel Ahlfeldt, Stephen Redding, Daniel Sturm and Nikolaus Wolf, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1154 and published in Econometrica 83(6) in November 2015.

CEP discussion paper
Searching for carbon leaks in multinational companies Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Caterina Gennaioli, Ralf Martin, Mirabelle Muûls and Thomas Stoerk February 2019
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JEL Classification: D22; F23; Q56; Q58

Tags: carbon leakage; eu ets; multinationals

CEP discussion paper
The inverted-U relationship between credit access and productivity growth Philippe Aghion, Antonin Bergeaud, Gilbert Cette, Rémy Lecat and Hélène Maghin December 2018
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Tags: inverted-u relationship; credit; eurosystem

CEP discussion paper
Incubators, accelerators and regional economic development Margarida Madaleno, Max Nathan, Henry G. Overman and Sevrin Waights
September 2018
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JEL Classification: L26; O32; R30; R58

Tags: incubators; accelerators; entrepreneurship; clusters; cities; economic development

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The price of Brexit Thomas Sampson
July 2018
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CentrePiece 23 (2) Summer 2018

Tags: eu; brexit; uk economic growth; real wages; living standards

CEP discussion paper
Currency unions, trade and heterogeneity Natalie Chen and Dennis Novy
June 2018
Paper No' CEPDP1550:
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JEL Classification: F14; F15; F33

Tags: currency unions; euro; gravity; heterogeneity; trade costs; trade elasticity; translog

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Brexit: the economics of international disintegration Thomas Sampson
March 2018
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CentrePiece 23 (1) Spring 2018

JEL Classification: F1; F5; F6

Tags: brexit; european union; trade agreements; quantitative trade models; globalization

This article summarises ‘Brexit: The Economics of International Disintegration’ by Thomas Sampson, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 31(4): 163-84 (earlier version available as CEP Discussion Paper No. 1499, September 2017.

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Cohesion Policy Incentives for Collaborative Industrial Research. The Evaluation of a Smart Specialisation Forerunner Programme Riccardo Crescenzi, Mara Giua and Guido de Blasio February 2018
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JEL Classification: O18; R11; R58

Tags: cohesion policy; smart specialisation; policy evaluation; innovation; european union

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
One or Many Cohesion Policies of the European Union? On the Diverging Impacts of Cohesion Policy across Member States Riccardo Crescenzi and Mara Giua February 2018
Paper No' SERCDP0230:
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JEL Classification: O18; R11; R58

Tags: cohesion policy; european union; regions; growth; employment

CEP discussion paper
Economic integration, foreign investment and international trade: the effects of membership of the European Union Randolph Bruno, Nauro Campos, Saul Estrin and Meng Tian November 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1518:
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JEL Classification: F17; F21; F36

Tags: special economic integration effects; foreign direct investment; international trade; european union; gravity model

CEP discussion paper
Tax simplicity and heterogeneous learning Philippe Aghion, Ufuk Akcigit, Matthieu Lequien and Stefanie Stantcheva
November 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1516:
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JEL Classification: H21

Tags: self-employment; taxation; entrepreneurship

CEP Brexit analysis
The Brexit vote, inflation and UK living standards Holger Breinlich, Elsa Leromain, Dennis Novy and Thomas Sampson
November 2017
Paper No' CEPBREXIT11:
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Tags: brexit; economic uncertainty; trade; eu; inflation; uk living standards

CEP discussion paper
Early-life correlates of later-life well-being: evidence from the Wisconsin longitudinal study Andrew E. Clark and Tom Lee
November 2017
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JEL Classification: I31; I38

Tags: life-course; well-being; eudaimonia; health; happiness

Journal article
Brexit: the economics of international disintegration Thomas Sampson
October 2017
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JEL Classification: D72; F13; F15; F22; F55

Tags: brexit; european union; trade agreements; quantitative trade models; globalization

Journal article
Local economic effects of Brexit Swati Dhingra, Stephen Machin and Henry G. Overman
October 2017
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JEL Classification: F13; F15; F17; R1

Tags: brexit; eu and uk; local economic impacts; trade models

Journal article
The costs and benefits of leaving the EU: trade effects Swati Dhingra, Hanwei Huang, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, Joao Paulo Pessoa, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen October 2017
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JEL Classification: F15; F17; F13

Tags: brexit; trade; european union; welfare

CEP discussion paper
Brexit: the economics of international disintegration Thomas Sampson
September 2017
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JEL Classification: F1; F5; F6

Tags: brexit; european union; trade agreements; quantitative trade models; globalization

'Brexit: The Economics of International Disintegration', Thomas Sampson, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Volume 31, Issue No.4, Fall 2017

CEP discussion paper
Equity crowdfunding and early stage entrepreneurial finance: damaging or disruptive? Saul Estrin, Daniel Gozman and Susanna Khavul September 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1498:
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JEL Classification: G3; G21; L26; M21

Tags: equity crowdfunding; early stage entrepreneurial finance; financial regulation; investor choices

CEP discussion paper
Goods and factor market integration: A quantitative assessment of the EU enlargement Lorenzo Caliendo, Luca David Opromolla, Fernando Parro and Alessandro Sforza August 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1494:
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JEL Classification: F16; F22; F13; J61; R13; E24

Tags: international trade; factor mobility; market integration; eu enlargement; welfare

CEP election analysis
Brexit as Climate Policy: The Agenda on Energy and the Environment Ralf Martin
June 2017
Paper No' CEPEA043:
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Tags: brexit; climate change; uk government policy; european union emissions trading system; eu ets; uk 2017 general election

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CEP election analysis
Brexit and the UK Economy Swati Dhingra and Thomas Sampson
May 2017
Paper No' CEPEA040:
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Tags: brexit; economy; eu; single market

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CEP election analysis
Immigration and the UK Economy Jonathan Wadsworth
May 2017
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Tags: immigration; eu countries; economy; brexit

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CEP discussion paper
What’s in a name? Expectations, heuristics and choice during a period of radical school reform Marco Bertoni, Stephen Gibbons and Olmo Silva April 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1477:
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JEL Classification: I21; H75; C23; D03

Tags: school reform; choice and autonomy; parental preferences; heuristic-based decision making

Journal article
A hitch-hiker's guide to post-Brexit trade negotiations: Options and principles Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano and Thomas Sampson March 2017
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Tags: brexit; uk-eu trade relations; negotiations

CEP discussion paper
Foreign direct investment and the relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union Randolph Bruno, Nauro Campos, Saul Estrin and Meng Tian October 2016
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Tags: foreign direct investment; gravity; smc; european union

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Who voted Leave? Monica Langella and Alan Manning
October 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (2) Autumn 2016

Tags: brexit; eu referendum; immigration; demographics; uk politics; uk economy

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Brexit and the UK labour market Barbara Petrongolo
October 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (2) Autumn 2016

Tags: brexit; eu referendum; uk economy; immigration; labour market

This analysis of the UK labour market was first published in the VoxEU ebook Brexit Beckons: Thinking ahead by leading economists.

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Who voted Leave: the characteristics of individuals mattered, but so did those of local areas Monica Langella and Alan Manning July 2016
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Tags: alan manning; brexit; cep; economy and society; featured; lse comment; monica langella; demographics; eu referendum; vote leave

CEP Brexit analysis
BREXIT 2016: policy analysis from the Centre for Economic Performance Holger Breinlich, Swati Dhingra, Saul Estrin, Hanwei Huang, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson, John Van Reenen and Jonathan Wadsworth June 2016
Paper No' CEPBREXIT08:
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Tags: brexit; eu referendum; uk economy; uk politics; trade; foreign investment; growth; productivity; immigration; wages; labour

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Brexit: the final assessment John Van Reenen
June 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (1) Summer 2016

Tags: eu referendum; uk economy; uk politics; brexit

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Why immigration is no reason to leave the EU Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, John Van Reenen and Jonathan Wadsworth
June 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (1) Summer 2016

Tags: immigration; eu referendum; jobs; wages; uk economy; brexit

This article summarises ‘Brexit and the Impact of Immigration on the UK’, CEP Brexit Analysis No. 5 by Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, John Van Reenen and Jonathan Wadsworth, May 2016.

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Foreign investors love Britain - but Brexit would end the affair Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen June 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (1) Summer 2016

Tags: brexit; productivity; foreign direct investment; uk economy; eu referendum

This article summarises ‘The Impact of Brexit on Foreign Investment in the UK’, CEP Brexit Analysis No. 3 by Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen, April 2016.

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Brexit: the impact on UK trade and living standards Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen June 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (1) Summer 2016

Tags: trade; brexit; living standards; uk economy; eu referendum

This article summarises ‘The Consequences of Brexit for UK Trade and Living Standards’, CEP Brexit Analysis No. 2 by Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen, March 2016.

CEP Brexit analysis
Brexit and the impact of immigration on the UK Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, John Van Reenen and Jonathan Wadsworth May 2016
Paper No' CEPBREXIT05:
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Tags: brexit; immigration; uk government policy; uk economy; wages; employment; eu referendum

CEP Brexit analysis
The UK Treasury analysis of 'The long-term economic impact of EU membership and the alternatives': CEP Commentary Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen April 2016
Paper No' CEPBREXIT04:
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Tags: brexit; hm treasury; eu referendum; uk politics; uk economy; europe; trade; canada

CEP Brexit analysis
The impact of Brexit on foreign investment in the UK Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen April 2016
Paper No' CEPBREXIT03:
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Tags: #cepbrexit; foreign direct investment; manufacturing; european single market; brexit; eu; trade

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The question is not whether Brexit will cost the UK in economic terms but how much Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen March 2016
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Tags: cep; economy and society; featured; john van reenen; lse comment; uncategorized; brexit; eu

CEP Brexit analysis
The consequences of Brexit for UK trade and living standards Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen March 2016
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Tags: #cepbrexit; trade; brexit; eu; european union; welfare

CEP discussion paper
How have EU's trade agreements impacted consumers? Holger Breinlich, Swati Dhingra and Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano
March 2016
Paper No' CEPDP1417:
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Tags: trade agreements; eu; consumers

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Equity crowdfunding: a new model for financing entrepreneurship? Saul Estrin and Susanna Khavul
February 2016
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CentrePiece 20 (3) Winter 2015/2016

Tags: crowdfunding; entrepreneurs; business enterprise; taxation; venture capital

CEP Brexit analysis
Life after Brexit : what are the UK’s options outside the European Union? Swati Dhingra and Thomas Sampson
February 2016
Paper No' CEPBREXIT01:
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Tags: brexit; trade; european union; welfare; eu; #cepbrexit

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Business as Unusual. An Explanation of the Increase of Private Economic Activity in High-Conflict Areas in Afghanistan Tommaso Ciarli, Chiara Kofol and Carlo Menon July 2015
Paper No' SERCDP0182:
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JEL Classification: O12; D74; L26; R12

Tags: violent conflict; entrepreneurship; development

CEP discussion paper
European identity and redistributive preferences Joan Costa-Font and Frank A Cowell
July 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1362:
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JEL Classification: D69; O52; H53

Tags: spatial identity; europe; welfare state support

CEP election analysis
#ElectionEconomics: The Research Evidence on Key Issues for Voters in the 2015 UK General Election Ghazala Azmat, Brian Bell, Jonathan Colmer, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Swati Dhingra, Christian A. L. Hilber, Stephen Machin, Alan Manning, Ralf Martin, Alistair McGuire, Sandra McNally, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, Henry G. Overman, Isabelle Roland, Thomas Sampson, Anna Valero, John Van Reenen, Jonathan Wadsworth, Gill Wyness and Gabriel Zucman April 2015
Paper No' CEPEA034:
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Tags: 2015 uk general election; government policy; austerity; productivity; health; nhs; education; higher education; immigration; brexit; eu; inequality; real wages; unemployment; gender; management; productivity; uk housing; environment; climate change; uk cities; infrastructure; taxation

CEP election analysis
Should We Stay or Should We Go? The economic consequences of leaving the EU Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano and Thomas Sampson March 2015
Paper No' CEPEA022:
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JEL Classification: F13;F17;F60

Tags: trade; european union; welfare; brexit; #electioneconomics; government policy; 2015 general election

CEP election analysis
Immigration and the UK Labour Market Jonathan Wadsworth
February 2015
Paper No' CEPEA019:
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Tags: immigration; european union; uk; government policy; education; labour market; jobs; wages

CEP discussion paper
Preferences for fair prices, cursed inferences, and the nonneutrality of money Erik Eyster, Kristóf Madarász and Pascal Michaillat February 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1325:
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JEL Classification: E03; E10; E31; E40

Tags: nonneutrality of money; fairness; cursedness; markups

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TTIP: is free trade coming to the North Atlantic? Dennis Novy
January 2015
Paper No' CEPCP437:
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CentrePiece 19 (3) Winter 2015

Tags: transatlantic trade; globalisation; free trade; europe; usa

CEP discussion paper
Do Women Earn Less Even as Social Entrepreneurs? Saul Estrin, Ute Stephan and Suncica Vujic
November 2014
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JEL Classification: J28; J31; J71; L32

Tags: social entrepreneur; gender pay gap; social enterprise; earnings; job satisfaction

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Experts react to the Scottish referendum result: The Nays have it John Van Reenen
September 2014
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Tags: craig mcangus; john van reenen; lse comment; norman bonney; rupert read; europe; referendum; scotland

CEP discussion paper
European Integration and the Gains from Trade Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano
September 2014
Paper No' CEPDP1301:
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JEL Classification: F10; F15; F17

Tags: gains from trade; european integration; quantitative trade models; gravity equations; structural estimation

CEP discussion paper
Patents and the Global Diffusion of New Drugs Iain Cockburn, Jean O. Lanjouw and Mark Schankerman
September 2014
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JEL Classification: O31; O33; O34; O38; I15; I18; K19; L65

Tags: patents; pharmaceuticals; diffusion; drug launches; price regulation

Patents and the Global Diffusion of New Drugs, Iain M. Cockburn, Jean O. Lanjouw and Mark Schankerman, American Economic Association, Vol 106, No.1, January 2016

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Leaving the European Union would likely have a significant negative impact on the UK’s economy Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen May 2014
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Tags: gianmarco ottaviano; joão paulo pessoa; john van reenen; lse comment; thomas sampson; brexit; cost to uk economy of leaving the eu; uk

CEP discussion paper
Foreign Direct Investment and Domestic Entrepreneurship: Blessing or Curse? Saul Estrin, Seçil Hülya Danakol, Paul Reynolds and Utz Weitzel May 2014
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JEL Classification: F23; M13; L26

Tags: foreign direct investment; entrepreneurship; new firm entry; spillovers

CEP policy analysis
Brexit or Fixit? The Trade and Welfare Effects of Leaving the European Union Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, Joao Paulo Pessoa, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen May 2014
Paper No' CEPPA016:
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JEL Classification: F13;F17;F60

Tags: trade; european union; welfare

More details on the research discussed here are in the technical paper 'The Costs and Benefits of Leaving the EU', Gianmarco Ottaviano, Joao Paulo Pessoa, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen, CEP mimeo, May 2014.

CEP policy analysis
Immigration, the European Union and the UK Labour Market Jonathan Wadsworth
May 2014
Paper No' CEPPA015:
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Tags: immigration; european union; uk; government policy; education; labour market; jobs; wages

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Culturally Clustered or in the Cloud? Location of Internet Start-ups in Berlin Kristoffer Moeller
March 2014
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JEL Classification: R30; D22; L26

Tags: firm location; urban amenities; consumer city; internet start-ups; entrepreneurs; berlin

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In brief: Tough choices for a troubled euro Christopher A. Pissarides
February 2014
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Tags: europe; economic policy; euro

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The state of the UK economy: Diagnosis, prognosis and recommended treatment John Van Reenen
January 2014
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Tags: john van reenen; lse comment; the euro; european economics; finance; business and regulation; economic growth; economics; infrastructure; uk; uk economy; unemployment

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In brief...Eating disorders: the impact of self-image and peer pressure Joan Costa-Font and Mireia Jofre-Bonet
December 2013
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JEL Classification: I12; Q18

Tags: self-image; identity; body image; eating disorders; anorexia; european women

This article summarises ‘Anorexia, Body Image and Peer Effects: Evidence from a Sample of European Women’ by Joan Costa-i-Font and Mireia Jofre-Bonet, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1098, November 2011.

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Small isn’t always beautiful: The cost of regulation on French firms Luis Garicano and John Van Reenen
June 2013
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Tags: john van reenen; luis garicano; the euro; european economics; finance; business and regulation; west europe; firms; france; regulation.

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UK Spending Review 2013: A triumph of politics over reason? John Van Reenen
June 2013
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Tags: john van reenen; the euro; european economics; finance; business and regulation; budget; economics; spending cuts; spending review; uk; uk economy

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No Triple Dip does not mean a good recovery for the UK John Van Reenen
April 2013
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Tags: john van reenen; the euro; european economics; finance; business and regulation; welfare states and public services; west europe; economy; growth; recession; uk

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Top Team Demographics, Innovation and Business Performance: Findings from English Firms and Cities 2008-9 Max Nathan
March 2013
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JEL Classification: J61; L21; M13; O11; O31; R23

Tags: cities; innovation; entrepreneurship; cultural diversity; migration; gender

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Immigration and the UK Labour Market David Metcalf
December 2012
Paper No' CEPCP381:
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CentrePiece 17 (3) Winter 2012

Tags: immigration; government policy; eu; migration policy; work skills

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The doomsday cycle turns: who's next? Peter Boone and Simon Johnson
September 2012
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Tags: financial crisis; japan; usa; europe; euro

Peter Boone and Simon Johnson are co-founders of The Baseline Scenario, a leading economics blog

CEP discussion paper
Industry Compensation Under Relocation Risk: A Firm-Level Analysis of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme Ralf Martin, Mirabelle Muûls, Ulrich J. Wagner and Laure B. de Preux June 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1150:
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JEL Classification: H23; H25; Q52; Q54; F18

Tags: industry compensation; industrial relocation; emissions trading; permit allocation; eu ets; firm data

On the empirical content of carbon leakage criteria in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, Ralf Martin, Mirabelle Muuls, Laure B. de Preux and Ulrich J. Wagner, Ecological Economics, Volume 105, September 2014

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Does Self-Employment Measure Entrepreneurship? Evidence from Great Britain Giulia Faggio and Olmo Silva
May 2012
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JEL Classification: L26; J21; R12; R23

Tags: entrepreneurship; self-employment; spatial distribution

This paper has been published as:
Self-Employment and Entrepreneurship in Urban and Rural Labour Markets, Giulia Faggio and Olmo Silva, Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 83, Issue 1, November 2014

CentrePiece article
Giant oilfields and civil conflict Yu-Hsiang Lei and Guy Michaels
May 2012
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CentrePiece 17 (1) Spring 2012

JEL Classification: Q34; Q33; O13

Tags: natural resources; resource curse; petroleum; armed conflict; civil war

This article summarises 'Do Giant Oilfield Discoveries Fuel Internal Armed Conflicts?' by Yu-Hsiang Lei and Guy Michaels, Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No. 1089, November 2011

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The polluter-doesn't-pay principle Ralf Martin, Ulrich J. Wagner and Laure B. de Preux
May 2012
Paper No' CEPCP369:
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CentrePiece 17 (1) Spring 2012

JEL Classification: H23; H25; Q52; Q54

Tags: industry compensation; industrial relocation; emissions trading; permit allocation; eu ets; firm data

CEP discussion paper
Environmental Policy and Directed Technological Change: Evidence from the European Carbon Market Raphael Calel and Antoine Dechezleprêtre April 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1141:
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JEL Classification: O3; Q55; Q58; C14

Tags: directed technological change; eu emissions trading scheme; policy evaluation

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Homeownerhip and Entrepreneurship Philippe Bracke, Christian A. L. Hilber and Olmo Silva
April 2012
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JEL Classification: L26; D14; G11; R21

Tags: entrepreneurship; homeownership; panel estimation

This paper has been published as:
'Mortgage Debt and Entrepreneurship', Philippe Bracke, Christian Hilber and Olmo Silva, Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 103, January 2018

CEP discussion paper
Anorexia, Body Image and Peer Effects: Evidence from a Sample of European Women Joan Costa-Font and Mireia Jofre-Bonet
November 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1098:
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JEL Classification: I12; Q18

Tags: self-image; identity; body image; eating disorders; anorexia; european women

CEP discussion paper
Do Giant Oilfield Discoveries Fuel Internal Armed Conflicts? Yu-Hsiang Lei and Guy Michaels
November 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1089:
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JEL Classification: Q34; Q33; O13

Tags: natural resources; resource curse; petroleum; armed conflict; civil war

Do giant oilfield discoveries fuel internal armed conflicts?, Guy Michaels and Yu Hsiang Lei, Journal of Development Economics, Volume 110, September 2014

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
The Impact of Tuition Fees and Support on University Participation in the UK Lorraine Dearden, Emla Fitzsimons and Gill Wyness July 2011
Paper No' CEEDP0126:
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JEL Classification: I21; I22; I28

Tags: university participation; higher education funding policies; tuition fees; maintenance grants; pseudo-panel

This paper has been published as:
Money for nothing: Estimating the impact of student aid on participation in higher education, Lorraine Dearden, Emla Fitzsimons and Gill Wyness, Economics of Education Review, Volume 43, December 2014

CEP occasional paper
Climate Change Policy and Business in Europe. Evidence from Interviewing Managers Barry Anderson, Jorg Leib, Ralf Martin, Martin McGuigan, Mirabelle Muûls, Ulrich J. Wagner and Laure B. de Preux March 2011
Paper No' CEPOP27:
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JEL Classification: M20; M14; D21; Q54; Q58

Tags: climate policy; firm behaviour; europe

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Does Cultural Diversity Help Innovation in Cities: Evidence from London Firms Neil Lee and Max Nathan
February 2011
Paper No' SERCDP0069:
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JEL Classification: J61; L21; M13; O11; O31; R23

Tags: cities; innovation; entrepreneurship; cultural diversity; migration; london

This paper has been published as:
Cultural Diversity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship: Firm-level Evidence from London by Max Nathan and Neil Lee, Economic Geography Volume 89, Issue 4, October 2013

CEP policy analysis
Still time to reclaim the European Union Emissions Trading System for the European tax payer Ralf Martin, Mirabelle Muûls and Ulrich J. Wagner May 2010
Paper No' CEPPA010:
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Tags: climate change; eu ets; emissions; european union emissions trading system; carbon leakage;

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Productivity and Firm Selection: Quantifying the 'New' Gains from Trade Gregory Corocs, Massimo Del Gatto, Giordano Mion and Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano October 2009
Paper No' SERCDP0028:
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JEL Classification: F12; R13

Tags: european integration; firm-level data; firm selection; gains from trade; total factor productivity

CEP discussion paper
Unemployment Insurance and Cultural Transmission: Theory and Application to European Unemployment Jean-Baptiste Michau
June 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0936:
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JEL Classification: E24; H31; J65; Z10

Tags: cultural transmission; european unemployment; unemployment insurance; work ethic

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
The UK Intranational Trade Cycle Michael Artis and Toshihiro Okubo
April 2009
Paper No' SERCDP0019:
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JEL Classification: E32; E41; R11

Tags: intranational business cycle; regional business cycles; income convergence; hodrick-prescott filter; euro-sympathy

CEP discussion paper
International Trade Integration: A Disaggregated Approach Natalie Chen and Dennis Novy
January 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0908:
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JEL Classification: F10; F15

Tags: trade integration; gravity; trade costs; multilateral resistance; industries; disaggregation; european union

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Survival of the Fittest in Cities: Agglomeration, Selection and Polarisation Kristian Behrens and Frédéric Robert-Nicoud
November 2008
Paper No' SERCDP0012:
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JEL Classification: F12; R12

Tags: entrepreneur heterogeneity; firm selection; agglomeration; income inequalities; urbanization; urban systems

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Education and Income Inequality in the Regions of the European Union Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Vassilis Tselios
November 2008
Paper No' SERCDP0011:
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JEL Classification: D31; I21; O15; O18

Tags: income inequality; educational attainment; educational inequality; regions; europe

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Family Types and the Persistence of Regional Disparities in Europe Gilles Duranton, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Richard Sandall
November 2008
Paper No' SERCDP0009:
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JEL Classification: J12; O18; R11

Tags: institutions; family types; education; social capital; labor force participation; economic wealth and dynamism; regions; europe

CEP discussion paper
Survival of the Fittest in Cities: Agglomeration, Selection, and Polarisation Kristian Behrens and Frédéric Robert-Nicoud
October 2008
Paper No' CEPDP0894:
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JEL Classification: F12; R12

Tags: entrepreneur heterogeneity; firm selection; agglomeration; income inequalities; urbanization; urban systems

Survival of the Fittest in Cities: Urbanisation and Inequality, Kristian Behrens and Frederic Robert-Nicoud, The Economic Journal Volume 124, Issue 581, December 2014

Journal article
The part-time pay penalty for women in Britain Alan Manning and Barbara Petrongolo
February 2008
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JEL Classification: D12; H31; J16; J18; J2

Tags: employment transitions; part-time work; motherhood; eu; equality

CEP discussion paper
Talking Less and Moving the Market More: Is this the Recipe for Monetary Policy Effectiveness? Evidence from the ECB and the Fed Carlo Rosa February 2008
Paper No' CEPDP0855:
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JEL Classification: E52; E58

Tags: european central bank; u.s. federal reserve; central bank communication; monetary policy and news shocks; term structure of interest rates

CEP discussion paper
Scylla and Charybdis. The European Economy and Poland's Adherence to Gold, 1928-1936 Nikolaus Wolf
November 2007
Paper No' CEPDP0834:
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JEL Classification: E42; E44; N14

Tags: gold-exchange standard; interwar period; europe; poland

CEP discussion paper
History and Industry Location: Evidence from German Airports Stephen J. Redding, Daniel M. Sturm and Nikolaus Wolf
July 2007
Paper No' CEPDP0809:
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JEL Classification: F14; F15; N74

Tags: industry location; economic geography; german division; german reunification

CEP discussion paper
The Long-Term Consequences of Regional Specialization Guy Michaels
December 2006
Paper No' CEPDP0766:
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JEL Classification: J24; O18; O33; Q33; R11

Tags: specialization; growth; human capital; petroleum

CEP discussion paper
The Impact of Central Bank Announcements on Asset Prices in Real Time: Testing the Efficiency of the Euribor Futures Market Carlo Rosa and Giovanni Verga December 2006
Paper No' CEPDP0764:
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JEL Classification: E52; E58; G14

Tags: market efficiency; central bank communication; news shock; tickby-tick euribor futures data; event-study analysis.

CEP discussion paper
International Financial Integration and Entrepreneurship Laura Alfaro and Andrew Charlton
October 2006
Paper No' CEPDP0755:
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JEL Classification: F21; F23; F35; G15; G18; O19

Tags: international financial integration; capital mobility; entrepreneurship; firm entry; capital controls; foreign direct investment

CEP occasional paper
Lisbon Five Years Later. What future for European employment and growth? Christopher A. Pissarides
July 2006
Paper No' CEPOP20:
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JEL Classification: J6; O47; O52

Tags: labour markets; europe; reform; lisbon agenda

CEP discussion paper
The Importance of the Wording of the ECB Carlo Rosa and Giovanni Verga
June 2005
Paper No' CEPDP0694:
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JEL Classification: E43; E52; E58; G14

Tags: ecb communication; transparency; monetary policy forecast; empirical reaction function; euribor rate curve

CEP discussion paper
The Costs of Remoteness: Evidence from German Division and Reunification Stephen J. Redding and Daniel M. Sturm
May 2005
Paper No' CEPDP0688:
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JEL Classification: F15; N94; O18

Tags: market access; economic geography; german division; german reunification

CEP discussion paper
Is ECB Communication Effective? Carlo Rosa and Giovanni Verga
April 2005
Paper No' CEPDP0682:
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JEL Classification: E50; E52; E58

Tags: communication; credibility; ecb; glossary; repo; euribor; news approach

CEP discussion paper
The Part-Time Pay Penalty Alan Manning and Barbara Petrongolo
March 2005
Paper No' CEPDP0679:
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JEL Classification: D12; H31; J16; J18; J2

Tags: employment transitions; part-time work; motherhood; eu; equality

'The Part-time Pay Penalty' by Alan Manning and Barbara Petrongolo, published by the Women and Equality Unit of the Department of Trade and Industry

CEP discussion paper
Is Poland the Next Spain? Francesco Caselli and Silvana Tenreyro
January 2005
Paper No' CEPDP0668:
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JEL Classification: F15; F43; N10; O11; O14; O47

Tags: economic integration; economic growth; labor; technology; productivity gaps; europe

CEP discussion paper
Entrepreneurship: Can the Jack-of-All-Trades Attitude be Aquired? Olmo Silva
December 2004
Paper No' CEPDP0665:
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JEL Classification: M13; J23; J24

Tags: entrepreneurship; occupational choice; skills

CEP discussion paper
Are European Labor Markets As Awful As All That? Richard B. Freeman
August 2004
Paper No' CEPDP0644:
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JEL Classification: J0

Tags: labour markets; us; eu; labour market institutions

CEP discussion paper
Corporate Ownership Structure and Performance in Europe Jeremy Grant and Tom Kirchmaier
April 2004
Paper No' CEPDP0631:
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JEL Classification: G32; G34; G38

Tags: corporate governance; ownership structures; performance; europe

CEP discussion paper
Public Enterprises and Labor Market Performance Johannes Hörner, L. Rachel Ngai and Claudia Olivetti
January 2004
Paper No' CEPDP0610:
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JEL Classification: E240; J450; J640

Tags: european unemployment; public sector employment

CEP discussion paper
The Spatial Distribution of Economic Activities in the European Union Pierre-Philippe Combes and Henry G. Overman
October 2003
Paper No' CEPDP0587:
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JEL Classification: F14; F15; R12

Tags: location; european union; descriptive statistics; empirical studies

CEP discussion paper
Factor Endowments and Production in European Regions Stephen J. Redding and Mercedes Vera-Martin
July 2001
Paper No' CEPDP0501:
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JEL Classification: F11; F14; R13

Tags: factor endowments; heckscher-ohlin; specialization; european integration

CEP discussion paper
A Simple Model of the Transformational Recession Under a Limited Mobility Constraint Stanislaw Gomulka and John Lane
August 2000
Paper No' CEPDP0466:
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Tags: output falls; central europe; former soviet union; contractionary impact; relative prices; transition economies

CEP discussion paper
Optimal Currency Areas: Why Does the Exchange Rate Regime Matter? (With an Application to UK Membership in EMU) Willem H. Buiter July 2000
Paper No' CEPDP0462:
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Tags: european economic and monetary union; asymmetric shocks; national sovereignty

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