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A Dynamic Theory of The Balassa-Samuelson EffectBook chapterHarutaka Takahashi et Alain Venditti, In: Topical Issues in International Development and Economics, 2023/12/04, pp. 333-343, Forthcoming

The Balassa-Samuelson effect is still an important phenomenon in the theory of economic development, as Balassa states, "As economic development is accompanied by greater inter-country differences in the productivity of tradable goods, differences in wages and service prices increase, and correspondingly so do differences in purchasing power parity and exchange rates." To the best of our knowledge, the Balassa-Samuelson effect has not been formally examined in the framework of optimal growth theory. By embedding the Balassa-Samuelson's original model in an optimal growth model setting, we investigate the validity of the Balassa-Samuelson effect in such a case and show that the Balassa-Samuelson effect follows from one of the properties of the optimal steady state.

Measuring Social Welfare. An introduction, Matthew D. Adler, New York, Oxford University Press, 2019Journal articleFeriel Kandil, Revue de Philosophie Economique / Review of Economic Philosophy, Volume 23, Issue 2, pp. 227, Forthcoming

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Are Scholars’ Wages Correlated with their Human Capital?Journal articleDavid de la Croix, Frédéric Docquier, Alice Fabre et Robert Stelter, Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Volume 10, pp. 9-15, Forthcoming
Ramadan fasting increases leniency in judges from Pakistan and IndiaJournal articleSultan Mehmood, Avner Seror et Daniel Chen, Nature Human Behaviour, Volume 7, Issue 6, pp. 874, Forthcoming

Using data on roughly half a million cases and 10,000 judges from Pakistan and India, Mehmood et al. estimate the impact of the Ramadan fasting ritual on criminal sentencing decisions. They find that fasting increases judicial leniency and reduces reversals of decisions in higher courts. We estimate the impact of the Ramadan fasting ritual on criminal sentencing decisions in Pakistan and India from half a century of daily data. We use random case assignment and exogenous variation in fasting intensity during Ramadan due to the rotating Islamic calendar and the geographical latitude of the district courts to document the large effects of Ramadan fasting on decision-making. Our sample comprises roughly a half million cases and 10,000 judges from Pakistan and India. Ritual intensity increases Muslim judges' acquittal rates, lowers their appeal and reversal rates, and does not come at the cost of increased recidivism or heightened outgroup bias. Overall, our results indicate that the Ramadan fasting ritual followed by a billion Muslims worldwide induces more lenient decisions.

Taxation du patrimoine, bouclier fiscal et contexte macroéconomiqueBook chapterLeconte Nicolas, Trannoy Alain et Wassmer Etienne, In: Etats de droits, Mélanges en l’honneur de Dany Cohen, pp. 365-380, Dalloz Lefebvre, Forthcoming
Topical Issues in International Development and Economics - Cambridge Scholars PublishingBookGilles Dufrénot et Désiré Avom, Forthcoming

Topical Issues in International Development and Economics - Cambridge Scholars Publishing