Input-output models are useful tools for regional science owing to their ability to capture many of the distinguishing features of a regional economy. Since input-output tables are hard to find at the regional level, many researchers adopt nonsurvey techniques to derive regional input-output tables (RIOTs). Numerous methods have been suggested and this has spawned a stream of literature compari...

One of the primary benefits of international trade in a low-income context is the presumed ability, through trade, to access higher levels of technology through imports. Despite this, very little research has been done on international trade in a low-income (as opposed to middle-income) context, and even less concretely exploring the role of imports, largely because of the paucity of data avail...

The study aims to evaluate the casual relationship between remittances and imports in Nepal. Remittances are considered be most significant source of foreign currency that makes strong position balance payments, whereas volume is one elements lowers reserve nation. It generally believed have positive effects on imports. On contrary, if there more than exports, it may run out trade deficit. does...

It is known that rich households purchase goods of higher prices and quality than the poor ones. In this paper, we show that this difference is systematically related to the variation in access to imports across states within the U.S. Specifically, we investigate to what degree imports affect the differences in prices of durables purchased by households across income distribution. Our identific...

This article proposes a perspective on careers that recognizes the interdependencies between work and home over the life course and is particularly suitable to contemporary careers. We first discuss the meaning of a work–home (WH) perspective and elaborate on the economic, organizational, and workforce changes that have affected contemporary careers.We then illustrate the implications of adopti...