Topic
Economic Development
547 published works
Land Use Prof Blog
Bogart on the Glorious Revolution and Transportation
Daniel E. Bogart (Economics, UC Irvine) has posted Did the Glorious Revolution Contribute to the Transport Revolution? Evidence from Investment in Roads and Rivers, from the 4th Annual Conference on…
PropertyProf Blog
Kennedy on Property and Economic Development
By propertyprof
David W. Kennedy (Harvard) has posted Some Caution About Property Rights as a Recipe for Economic Development on SSRN. Here's the abstract:In recent years, enhancing the security and clarity or…
Land Use Prof Blog
Kennedy on Property Rights and Economic Development
David W. Kennedy (Harvard) has posted Some Caution about Property Rights as a Recipe for Economic Development. The abstract:In recent years, enhancing the security and clarity or formality of property…
International Law Prof Blog
Does Russia Still Have the Appetite to Join the WTO?
An article last week in the New York Times suggests that Russia's appetite for joining the World Trade Organization has evaporated. Russia is the most economically important country still outside…
Virgin Islands Law Blog
IRS Scrutizes Offshore Hedge Fund Lending
By Tom Bolt
The Internal Revenue Service has released an internal memorandum indicating that it will give close audit scrutiny to offshore hedge funds that engage in lending activities with U.S. residents. A…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Roe & Siegel on Finance and Politics
Finance and Politics: A Review Essay Based on Kenneth Dam's Analysis of Legal Traditions in the Law-Growth Nexus, by Mark J. Roe, Harvard Law School; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI),…
PropertyProf Blog
Lefcoe on Curbing Opportunistic TIF-Driven Economic Development
By propertyprof
George Lefcoe (USC) has posted After Kelo, Curbing Opportunistic TIF-Driven Economic Development: Forgoing Ineffectual Blight Tests; Empowering Property Owners and School Districts on SSRN. Here's the abstract:When economic development or…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Investing in Girls’ Education Would Help to Increase Global Prosperity
Salon.com (Broadsheet): It takes girls to raise a village, by Tracy Clark-Flory:Developing countries lose billions each year by ignoring girls' potential, a report says It might seem a bad omen…
Ohio Environmental Law Blog
So You Want Green Jobs Cleveland…
Cleveland has is trying to increase momentum toward become a hub of green industry. As a recent Clevelander I appreciate the efforts to promote sustainability, renewable power, and other green…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Trako on the Effects of Migrant Remittances
Iva Trako (2008 Masters U. San Andres Econ. Dep't) has just posted her article The Impact of Remittances on Incentives: The Case of Albania on SSRN. Her findings, if generalizable…