作者：Louisiana State University System; Louisiana State University
作者：University of Melbourne; University of Leeds
摘要：This article uses money order data to examine the determinants of British migrant remittances prior to 1914. Using panel data and cointegration analysis, it provides evidence of four distinct types of remittance behavior, lending support to Lucas and Stark's theory that remittances are driven by an implicit contract between remitter and remittee. The relative strengths of these different forms of remittance varied across the English-speaking world, with the largest differences occurring betwee...
作者：State University System of Florida; Florida International University
作者：University of Warwick; Sogang University
摘要：On the basis of new historical research on the Soviet command system we analyze the choices of a plan-setter and an effort-setter who interacted with each other and an external market to determine real output, hidden inflation, and the quality of corruption. We show that the performance of the Soviet economy was affected not only by the level of corruption but also by its quality, that is, how corrupt incomes were used. Our results explain rapid Soviet economic growth despite high corruption l...
作者：Loyola University Chicago; Northwestern University; University of Chicago
作者：Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington
