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This paper examines the determinants of identity theft, focusing especially on the influence of internet diffusion. Results, based on panel data across the U.S. states, show that a 10% in increase households with internet access would increase...

We establish a causal role for banking access in the spread of the Industrial Revolution over the period 1817–1881 by exploiting unique employment data from 10,528 parishes across England and Wales and a novel instrument. We estimate that a one...

The present paper explores the persistence of the deviations between market prices on one side and either production or direct prices on the other - namely their tendency to vanish after being hit by a shock. We consider various countries - Austria,...

Transport-related external environmental and congestion costs are often considered unacceptable. Therefore, it has been discussed for some time whether economic growth would be possible without corresponding growth in transport services, in line with...

Transport-related external environmental and congestion costs are often considered unacceptable. Therefore, it has been discussed for some time whether economic growth would be possible without corresponding growth in transport services, in line with...