James E. Rauch

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics

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1.

Productivity Gains from Geographic Concentration of Human Capital: Evidence from the Cities

NBER Working Paper No. w3905
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 27 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 04 Sep 2022
James E. Rauch
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Anonymous Market and Group Ties in International Trade

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Anonymous Market and Group Ties in International Trade

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 09 Mar 1998
Alessandra Casella and James E. Rauch
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Anonymous Market and Group Ties in International Trade

NBER Working Paper No. w6186
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 28 Dec 2006 Last Revised: 29 May 2022
Alessandra Casella and James E. Rauch
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Networks Versus Markets in International Trade

NBER Working Paper No. w5617
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 08 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 07 Nov 2022
James E. Rauch
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Trade and Search: Social Capital, Sogo Shosha, and Spillovers

NBER Working Paper No. w5618
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 20 Sep 1996 Last Revised: 09 Nov 2022
James E. Rauch
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Economic Development, Urban Underemployment, and Income Inequality

NBER Working Paper No. w3758
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 19 Jul 2004 Last Revised: 10 Apr 2022
James E. Rauch
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Unemployment and Development

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Unemployment and Development

NBER Working Paper No. w25171
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 22 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2023
Ying Feng, David Lagakos and James E. Rauch
National University of Singapore, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Unemployment and Development

CESifo Working Paper No. 7311
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 21 Feb 2019
Ying Feng, David Lagakos and James E. Rauch
National University of Singapore, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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unemployment, development

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Employee Spinouts, Social Networks, and Family Firms

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Employee Spinouts, Social Networks, and Family Firms

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4539
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 14 Jan 2014
James E. Rauch
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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employee spinouts, social networks, family firms, vertical disintegration, entrepreneurship, business groups

Employee Spinouts, Social Networks, and Family Firms

NBER Working Paper No. w19727
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 13 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 28 May 2023
James E. Rauch
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Bureaucracy, Infrastructure, and Economic Growth: Evidence from U.S. Cities During the Progressive Era

NBER Working Paper No. w4973
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 20 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 05 Aug 2022
James E. Rauch
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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The Impact of Entrepreneurial Risk Aversion on Wages in General Equilibrium

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The Impact of Entrepreneurial Risk Aversion on Wages in General Equilibrium

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5358
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 04 Jun 2015
Ying Feng and James E. Rauch
National University of Singapore and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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entrepreneurship, risk aversion

The Impact of Entrepreneurial Risk Aversion on Wages in General Equilibrium

NBER Working Paper No. w20992
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 30 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 12 May 2023
Ying Feng and James E. Rauch
National University of Singapore and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Adaptation and the Boundary of Multinational Firms

NBER Working Paper No. w14668
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 25 Jan 2009 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2022
Arnaud Costinot, Arnaud Costinot, Lindsay Oldenski and James E. Rauch
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Ethnic Chinese Networks in International Trade

NBER Working Paper No. w7189
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 13 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 25 Aug 2022
James E. Rauch and Vitor Trindade
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of Missouri at Columbia - Department of Economics
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Entrepreneurship in International Trade

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Entrepreneurship in International Trade

NBER Working Paper No. w8708
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 09 May 2011 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2022
James E. Rauch and Joel Watson
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Entrepreneurship in International Trade

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship
Posted: 24 Nov 2009
Joel Watson and James E. Rauch
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics

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Social networks, International trade, Opportunity recognition, Consultants

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Dynastic Entrepreneurship, Entry, and Non-Compete Enforcement

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Dynastic Entrepreneurship, Entry, and Non-Compete Enforcement

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5370
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 08 Jun 2015
James E. Rauch
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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entrepreneurship, entry, finance constraints, non-competes, overlapping generations, spinoffs

Dynastic Entrepreneurship, Entry, and Non-Compete Enforcement

NBER Working Paper No. w21067
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 06 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 26 Jul 2023
James E. Rauch
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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History Dependence, Cohort Attachment, and Job Referrals in Networks of Close Relationships

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History Dependence, Cohort Attachment, and Job Referrals in Networks of Close Relationships

CESifo Working Paper No. 7952
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 27 Nov 2019
Ayal Chen-Zion and James E. Rauch
Amazon.com, Inc. and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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networks, history dependence, job referrals

History Dependence, Cohort Attachment, and Job Referrals in Networks of Close Relationships

NBER Working Paper No. w26358
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 14 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 08 Jan 2023
Ayal Chen-Zion and James E. Rauch
Amazon.com, Inc. and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Do Employee Spinoffs Learn Markets from Their Parents? Evidence from International Trade

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Do Employee Spinoffs Learn Markets from Their Parents? Evidence from International Trade

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6892
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 06 Apr 2018
Marc-Andreas Muendler and James E. Rauch
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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employee spinoffs, intrafirm learning, export spillovers, firm performance

Do Employee Spinoffs Learn Markets from Their Parents? Evidence from International Trade

NBER Working Paper No. w24302
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 21 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 28 May 2023
Marc-Andreas Muendler and James E. Rauch
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Credit Supply Shocks and Firm Dynamics: Evidence from Brazil

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Credit Supply Shocks and Firm Dynamics: Evidence from Brazil

CESifo Working Paper No. 10672
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 09 Oct 2023
Samuel Bazzi, Marc-Andreas Muendler, Raquel F. Oliveira and James E. Rauch
Boston University - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, Central Bank of Brazil and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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credit constraints, entry barriers, growth barriers, startups

Credit Supply Shocks and Firm Dynamics: Evidence from Brazil

NBER Working Paper No. w31721
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 25 Sep 2023
Samuel Bazzi, Marc-Andreas Muendler, Raquel F. Oliveira and James E. Rauch
Boston University - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, Central Bank of Brazil and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Neckties in the Tropics: A Model of International Trade and Cultural Diversity

NBER Working Paper No. w11890
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 05 Feb 2006 Last Revised: 29 Dec 2022
James E. Rauch and Vitor Trindade
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of Missouri at Columbia - Department of Economics
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Information and Globalization: Wage Co-Movements, Labor Demand Elasticity, and Conventional Trade Liberalization

NBER Working Paper No. w7671
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 10 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2022
James E. Rauch and Vitor Trindade
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of Missouri at Columbia - Department of Economics
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Balanced and Unbalanced Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w4659
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 13 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2022
James E. Rauch
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Overcoming Informational Barriers to International Resource Allocation: Prices and Group Ties

NBER Working Paper No. w6628
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 12 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2022
James E. Rauch and Alessandra Casella
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics
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Employee Spinoffs and Other Entrants: Stylized Facts from Brazil

NBER Working Paper No. w15638
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 11 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 26 Mar 2023
Oana Tocoian, Oana Tocoian, Marc-Andreas Muendler and James E. Rauch
UC San DiegoClaremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Does History Matter Only When it Matters Little? the Case of City-Indu Try Location

NBER Working Paper No. w4312
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 23 Jan 2002 Last Revised: 15 Oct 2022
James E. Rauch
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Starting Small in an Unfamiliar Environment

NBER Working Paper No. w7053
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 11 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2022
James E. Rauch and Joel Watson
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Choosing a Dictator: Bureaucracy and Welfare in Less Developed Polities

NBER Working Paper No. w5196
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 30 Dec 2006 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2022
James E. Rauch
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Comparative Advantage, Geographic Advantage, and the Volume of Trade

NBER Working Paper No. w3512
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 17 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2022
James E. Rauch
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Openness, Specialization, and Productivity Growth in Less Developed Countries

NBER Working Paper No. w6131
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 04 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 05 Jan 2012
Diana Weinhold and James E. Rauch
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of International Development and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Reconciling the Pattern of Trade with the Pattern of Migration

NBER Working Paper No. w3605
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 09 Nov 2022
James E. Rauch
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Development Through Synergistic Reform

NBER Working Paper No. w13170
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 27 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 28 Dec 2022
James E. Rauch
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Client-Based Entrepreneurship

NBER Working Paper No. w15933
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 26 Apr 2010 Last Revised: 16 Jul 2023
James E. Rauch and Joel Watson
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Mobilizing Social Capital Through Employee Spinoffs

NBER Working Paper No. w18459
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 13 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2023
Marc-Andreas Muendler and James E. Rauch
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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You Can Take Them With You: Recruiting Coworkers to One’s Own New Firm

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 11520
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 12 Dec 2024
Marc-Andreas Muendler, James E. Rauch and Sérgio Mikio Koyama
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil - Central Bank of Brazil
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job referrals, business formation, entrepreneurship, employee spinoffs, firm performance

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You Can Take Them with You: Recruiting Coworkers to One's Own New Firm

NBER Working Paper No. w33230
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 10 Dec 2024
Marc-Andreas Muendler, James E. Rauch and Sérgio Mikio Koyama
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil - Central Bank of Brazil
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Bureaucratic Structure and Bureaucratic Performance in Less Developed Countries

Posted: 23 Aug 2001
James E. Rauch and Peter Evans
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Sociology

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Bureaucracy, Economic development