The impact of geographic differences in human capital on service firm formation rates

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A model of geographic variation in firm birth rates is used in a study to focus on their relationship to local human capital and the potential for knowledge spillovers from existing similar businesses. A key variable was found to be the educational attainment of the labor force: the analytical methods learned in college facilitate both future acquisition of knowledge and openness to new ideas received as spillovers from other activities in the area.

Demographic aspects, Labor market, Human capital, Labour market

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Threat inflation and the failure of the marketplace of ideas: The selling of the Iraq war

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The marketplace of ideas helps to weed out unfounded, mendacious or self-serving foreign policy arguments. In 2003-04 the marketplace of ideas is not successful to fulfill this function in the U.S. foreign policy over the going war with Iraq and the efforts of the administration department of the U.S. to inflate alleged threats posed by Iraq and the validity of their claims during the George W BushEs' period is shown.

United States, International politics, Inflation (Finance), United States economic conditions, Foreign policy, Inflation (Economics), Iraq War, 2003-

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A note on globalization and urban residential rents

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Evidence is presented on the impact of international economic openness upon residential real estate, consistent with well-known Balassa-Samuelson effect. It suggests that increasing openness raises relative prices of non-tradable goods and services.

Commodity & service prices, Prices and rates, Rents (Property), Globalization, Company pricing policy, Residential real estate

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