D Donaldson - 2010 - nber.org
How large are the benefits of transportation infrastructure projects, and what explains these
benefits? To shed new light on these questions, this paper uses archival data from colonial
India to investigate the impact of India's vast railroad network. Guided by four predictions ...
A Costinot, D Donaldson… - 2010 - nber.org
The Ricardian model predicts that countries should produce and export relatively more in
industries in which they are relatively more productive. Though one of the most celebrated
insights in the theory of international trade, this prediction has received virtually no ...
D Donaldson… - 2009 - econ.cam.ac.uk
Abstract I estimate the economic impact of the construction of colonial India's railroad
network from 1861-1930. Using newly collected district-level data on output, prices, rainfall,
and intra-and international trade flows I estimate that the railroad network had the ...
[CITATION] A revolution of compassion: faith-based groups as full partners in fighting America's social problems
D Donaldson… - 2003 - Baker Pub Group
R Burgess… - American Economic Review, May, 2010 - amid.cepr.org
A weakening dependence on rain-fed agriculture has been a hallmark of the economic
transformation of countries throughout history. Rural citizens in developing countries today,
however, remain highly exposed to fluctuations in the weather. This exposure affects the ...
D Donaldson - 2008 - Citeseer
Abstract I estimate the economic impact of the construction of colonial India's railroad
network from 1861-1930. Using newly collected district-level data on output, prices, rainfall,
and intra-and international trade flows I estimate that the railroad network had the ...
R Burgess… - 2010 - dspace.mit.edu
A weakening dependence on rain-fed agriculture has been a hallmark of the economic
transformation of countries throughout history. Rural citizens in developing countries today,
however, remain highly exposed to fluctuations in the weather. This exposure affects the ...
D Donaldson… - 2010 - books.google.com
< p> Jesus fed the hungry. He touched the outcasts and the unlovable. He healed the sick
and lame. He forgave those tormented by guilt. Jesus was a compassion revolutionary.< p>
Dave Donaldson, cofounder of Convoy of Hope and himself a compassion revolutionary, ...
C Arkolakis, A Costinot, D Donaldson… - 2012 - economics.stanford.edu
Abstract We study the pro-competitive effects of international trade, or lack thereof, in models
with monopolistic competition, firm-level heterogeneity, and variable markups. Under
standard restrictions on consumers' demand and the distribution of firms' productivity, we ...
D Donaldson… - economics.harvard.edu
Abstract This paper examines the impact of railroads on American economic growth.
Drawing on general equilibrium trade theory, changes in counties'“market access” captures
the aggregate impact of local changes in railroads. Using a new spatial network of freight ...
D Donaldson - 2008 - books.google.com
The contents of this work including, but not limited to, the accuracy of events, people, and
places depicted; opinions expressed; permission to use previously published materials
included; and any advice given or actions advocated are solely the responsibility of the ...
D Donaldson… - nber.org
Abstract This paper examines the historical impact of railroads on the American economy.
Expansion of the railroad network and decreased trade costs may affect all counties directly
or indirectly, an econometric challenge in many empirical settings. However, the total ...
A Costinot… - 2012 - nber.org
ABSTRACT When asked to name one proposition in the social sciences that is both true and
non-trivial, Paul Samuelson famously replied:'Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage'.
Truth, however, in Samuelson's reply refers to the fact that Ricardo's theory of comparative ...
A COSTINOT, D DONALDSON… - 2011 - econ.ucsd.edu
ADDENDUM TO: WHAT GOODS DO COUNTRIES TRADE? A QUANTITATIVE EXPLORATION
OF RICARDO'S IDEAS ARNAUD COSTINOT, DAVE DONALDSON, AND IVANA KOMUNJER
Abstract. This addendum provides the proofs of Lemma 1, Theorem 1, Lemma 2, and ...
D Atkin… - 2012 - economics.stanford.edu
Abstract This paper uses a newly collected dataset on the prices of narrowly defined goods
across many dispersed locations within multiple developing countries to address the
question, How integrated with the global economy are households in developing ...
JA Birchenall, D Carr, JC Cordoba, D Donaldson… - 2010 - econ.ucsb.edu
Abstract This paper establishes a line of continuity between pre-colonial economic
conditions and the modern era. Using the Standard Cross-Cultural Sample, a rich
ethnographic account of pre-industrial societies at the time of their first encounter with ...
A Costinot… - 2012 - cepr.org
When asked to name one proposition in the social sciences that is both true and non-trivial,
Paul Samuelson famously replied:Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage'. Truth,
however, in Samuelson's reply refers to the fact that Ricardo's theory of comparative ...
A COSTINOT… - aeaweb.org
The anecdote is famous. A mathematician, Stan Ulam, once challenged Paul Samuelson to
name one proposition in the social sciences that is both true and non-trivial. His reply
was:'Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage'; see Paul Samuelson (1995, p. 22). Truth ...
A Costinot… - 2011 - nber.org
Abstract In this paper we develop a new approach to measuring the gains from economic
integration based on a Roy-like assignment model in which heterogeneous factors of
production are allocated to multiple sectors in multiple local markets. We implement this ...
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