This work investigates how Vilcabamba, a small town in southern Ecuador, came to acquire the characteristics of a real estate market: buyers interested in buying, sellers interested in selling, and land as an object of ...

Chapter 1 explores the possibility of strategic use of antidumping duties by multinational firms. There is evidence that the subsidiaries of some multinational firms file antidumping protection from their own parents or ...

This thesis employs recently developed numerical approximation methods to study international portfolio diversification in the dynamic stochastic general equilibrium New Open Economy Macroeconomics (NOEM) model. The ...

This report outlines the role of faith-inspired organizations in seeking to improve governance around the world. The term “governance” has multiple meanings, ranging from the nature and operation of political systems, to ...

The report provides an overview of the the role of faith-inspired organizations in seeking to expand access to decent shelter around the world. It was preceded by an October 2008 consultation at the Berkley Center that ...