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BEA study uses novel data to explore export methods Over the past decade, interest in the industrial organization of international trade has exploded, as new microdata sets have led to the development of heterogeneous firm trade models that link firm characteristics and export participation. economist at the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), has added to the literature with a recent paper that...

gies affect the quality of Much of the previous work The results indicate that the treatment and individual welfare examining innovation in the quality-adjusted price of antiis essential. Many economists health care sector relied on ag­ cholesterol drugs has fallen conwould agree that new technolo­ gregate data. However, Dunn’s siderably since 1996. The impact gies lead to higher expenditures p...

BEA Participates in Panel This paper develops a tech-engineering, and production de-on Semiconductors nique that can be used to appor­ cisions. The paper estimates the At the Allied Social Sciences As­ tion improvements in an index underlying demand and (1) sociation meeting in January, of quality-adjusted price be-quantitatively compares Intel's BEA Chief Economist Ana tween changes in nominal...

the present article deals with the issues of nationalization and expropriation in the light of iran-united states claims tribunal awards by looking at their legality and the limits on the rights of states to nationalise and expropriate, while discussing some case law. i will argue that the state’s right to nationalize foreign property is an attribute of its sovereignty and derives from territor...

background: the inappropriate use of handouts and notes is a common academic problem among students. students' notes are too brief and incomplete in compare with references; hence they may not cover the required content for the courses. the aim of this paper is to analyze students' attitude toward reading handouts and notes instead of references. methods: in this analytical and descri...

Better reconciliation of the accounts, the gross domestic 1984. U.S. economic accounts product (GDP)-by-industry ac-This procedure was com-Economic measures are pro-counts, and expenditure-based pared with a pure proportional duced with varying frequen-GDP accounts with the 2002 and (PROP) adjustment procedure. cies—monthly, quarterly, or 2007 quinquennial I-O bench-The results showed that the ...

New BEA paper on vertical goods, which in turn are inputs direct investment, allowing specialization trade to final consumption goods. All firms to offshore while keeping Manufacturing trade and verti­ three types of goods may be production within the firms. cal specialization trade, which traded but face transportation Trade among affiliated firms can be defined as trade in goods costs and tar...