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In 1963, US President John F. Kennedy said that ”a rising tide lifts all the boats. And a partnership, by definition, serves both parties, without domination or unfair advantage.” US […]

This paper establishes a robust stylized fact: changes in the revealed comparative advantage of nations are governed by the pattern of relatedness of products at the global level. As countries […]

I look at changes in public opinion in Egypt, using the two waves of 2000 and 2008 of the World Value Survey. I find that during this period, there has […]

This report examines New Mexico’s economy over more than a century to inform statewide and regional economic development efforts. By mapping both long-term trajectories and recent changes, the analysis is […]

The success or failure of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) mid- and long-term growth strategy will, in large part, be determined by innovation. The country aims to continue transitioning from […]

Technological know-how in a country shapes its growth potential and competitiveness. Scientific publications, patents, and international trade data offer complementary insights into how ideas from science, technology, and production evolve, […]

Is there a tradeoff between environmental sustainability and economic development? If there is a place where that question can be approximated, that is Loreto. Located on the western flank of […]

Kazakhstan has achieved many of its goals and faces enormous opportunities. It has been able to transform itself into a market economy, thus unleashing the productive capacity of its citizens […]

In this paper we establish six stylized facts related to marriage and work in Latin America and present a simple model to account for them. First, skilled women are less […]

We examine the role of financial aid in shaping the formation of human capital in economics. Specifically, we study the impact of a large merit-based scholarship for graduate studies in […]