... more advanced technologies, adopting better management practices of MNEs ( [Blomström and Kok... more ... more advanced technologies, adopting better management practices of MNEs ( [Blomström and Kokko, 1998] and [Mansfield and Romeo, 1980] ). ... Other authors (see, for instance, [5] , [Blalock and Gertler, 2008] , [40] and [Smarzynska, 2004] ) point out that positive spillovers are ...
The literature has noted that native views about legal as opposed to undocumented immigration in ... more The literature has noted that native views about legal as opposed to undocumented immigration in the U.S. differ. Furthermore, native views about immigration are known to vary by gender. Yet, most surveys do not inquire native men and women about their views with regards to the two distinct immigrant groups, thus impeding an analysis of differences in preferences towards legal and undocumented immigrants from the same sample of natives. Using a recent San Diego County survey, we examine differences in native male and female opinions with regards to legal and undocumented immigration and their determinants. Native preferences towards immigration appear to significantly differ by gender as well as according to immigrants' legal status. In addition, public finance and welfare concerns are among the key factors driving native male and female preferences towards legal and undocumented immigration. However, native women's attitudes are also impacted by concerns regarding the soc...
Fully implemented in Thailand in 2002, the Universal Health Care Coverage (UC) Program aimed to p... more Fully implemented in Thailand in 2002, the Universal Health Care Coverage (UC) Program aimed to provide cheap access to health care services, for 30 baht (less than 1 U.S. dollar) per visit, to all uninsured Thais. In this paper, we studied the impact of the UC in Thailand on the demand for health care services using hospital level data. We found that the UC program was successful in increasing outpatient demand for health care, particularly the demand from the elderly and the poor. However, outpatient demand for health care dramatically increased during the first year of the program and faded away quickly in subsequent years. In contrast to outpatient demand, the number of inpatient visits and the number of days for which the inpatients were admitted at hospitals declined after the UC program was launched. In this paper, we offer our explanation of these phenomena, highlight problems associated with the UC program, and provide policy recommendations to improve the program.
The “border effect” in international trade refers to a situation in which there is higher volume ... more The “border effect” in international trade refers to a situation in which there is higher volume of trade within a country compared with the volume of trade across the country's borders. Although trade economists are not surprised at the existence of a border effect, they do find the significant size of the estimated effect in the empirical literature perplexing. In
The recent impetus of tougher immigration-related measures passed at the state level raises conce... more The recent impetus of tougher immigration-related measures passed at the state level raises concerns about the impact of such measures on the migration experience, trajectory, and future plans of unauthorized immigrants. In a recent and unique survey of Mexican unauthorized immigrants interviewed upon their voluntary return or deportation to Mexico, almost a third reported experiencing difficulties in obtaining social or government services, finding legal assistance, or obtaining health care services. Additionally, half of these unauthorized immigrants reported fearing deportation. When we assess how the enactment of punitive measures against unauthorized immigrants, such as E-Verify mandates, has affected their migration experience, we find no evidence of a statistically significant association between these measures and the difficulties reported by unauthorized immigrants in accessing a variety of services. However, the enactment of these mandates infuses deportation fear, reduces interstate mobility among voluntary returnees during their last migration spell, and helps curb deportees' intent to return to the United States in the near future.
ABSTRACT Weighted symmetric and GLS tests for unit roots are applied to the fourteen time series ... more ABSTRACT Weighted symmetric and GLS tests for unit roots are applied to the fourteen time series tested by Nelson and Plosser in 1982. Due to the greater power of these two tests, unit roots are rejected for three to five of the series.
... more advanced technologies, adopting better management practices of MNEs ( [Blomström and Kok... more ... more advanced technologies, adopting better management practices of MNEs ( [Blomström and Kokko, 1998] and [Mansfield and Romeo, 1980] ). ... Other authors (see, for instance, [5] , [Blalock and Gertler, 2008] , [40] and [Smarzynska, 2004] ) point out that positive spillovers are ...
The literature has noted that native views about legal as opposed to undocumented immigration in ... more The literature has noted that native views about legal as opposed to undocumented immigration in the U.S. differ. Furthermore, native views about immigration are known to vary by gender. Yet, most surveys do not inquire native men and women about their views with regards to the two distinct immigrant groups, thus impeding an analysis of differences in preferences towards legal and undocumented immigrants from the same sample of natives. Using a recent San Diego County survey, we examine differences in native male and female opinions with regards to legal and undocumented immigration and their determinants. Native preferences towards immigration appear to significantly differ by gender as well as according to immigrants' legal status. In addition, public finance and welfare concerns are among the key factors driving native male and female preferences towards legal and undocumented immigration. However, native women's attitudes are also impacted by concerns regarding the soc...
Fully implemented in Thailand in 2002, the Universal Health Care Coverage (UC) Program aimed to p... more Fully implemented in Thailand in 2002, the Universal Health Care Coverage (UC) Program aimed to provide cheap access to health care services, for 30 baht (less than 1 U.S. dollar) per visit, to all uninsured Thais. In this paper, we studied the impact of the UC in Thailand on the demand for health care services using hospital level data. We found that the UC program was successful in increasing outpatient demand for health care, particularly the demand from the elderly and the poor. However, outpatient demand for health care dramatically increased during the first year of the program and faded away quickly in subsequent years. In contrast to outpatient demand, the number of inpatient visits and the number of days for which the inpatients were admitted at hospitals declined after the UC program was launched. In this paper, we offer our explanation of these phenomena, highlight problems associated with the UC program, and provide policy recommendations to improve the program.
The “border effect” in international trade refers to a situation in which there is higher volume ... more The “border effect” in international trade refers to a situation in which there is higher volume of trade within a country compared with the volume of trade across the country's borders. Although trade economists are not surprised at the existence of a border effect, they do find the significant size of the estimated effect in the empirical literature perplexing. In
The recent impetus of tougher immigration-related measures passed at the state level raises conce... more The recent impetus of tougher immigration-related measures passed at the state level raises concerns about the impact of such measures on the migration experience, trajectory, and future plans of unauthorized immigrants. In a recent and unique survey of Mexican unauthorized immigrants interviewed upon their voluntary return or deportation to Mexico, almost a third reported experiencing difficulties in obtaining social or government services, finding legal assistance, or obtaining health care services. Additionally, half of these unauthorized immigrants reported fearing deportation. When we assess how the enactment of punitive measures against unauthorized immigrants, such as E-Verify mandates, has affected their migration experience, we find no evidence of a statistically significant association between these measures and the difficulties reported by unauthorized immigrants in accessing a variety of services. However, the enactment of these mandates infuses deportation fear, reduces interstate mobility among voluntary returnees during their last migration spell, and helps curb deportees' intent to return to the United States in the near future.
ABSTRACT Weighted symmetric and GLS tests for unit roots are applied to the fourteen time series ... more ABSTRACT Weighted symmetric and GLS tests for unit roots are applied to the fourteen time series tested by Nelson and Plosser in 1982. Due to the greater power of these two tests, unit roots are rejected for three to five of the series.
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