This thesis studies the role of policies aimed at facilitating communication on economic
and political development. In the first chapter, I explore the relationship between long-term
spatial persistence and trade. Using a ...
This dissertation consists of three essays that empirically test economic theories on
the causal effect of information on individuals and firms. The first chapter studies
the consequences of lower consumer search costs on ...
This thesis consists of three chapters on topics in development economics. In the first chapter, I study the impact of family planning policies on gender-specific outcomes. I find positive impacts of the FPP on improv-ing ...
This thesis consists of three chapters about political economy in China.
The first chapter focuses on the interregional trade. Taking advantages of
direct allocations of regional leaders by central government in China, ...
Ponzetto, Giacomo A. M.; Petrova, Maria; Enikolopov, Ruben(2020-10-07)
Trade barriers cause substantial deadweight losses, yet they enjoy surprising voter support. We develop an electoral model that accounts for this puzzling popularity of protectionism. Producers have incentives to acquire ...
