infonet-economy

An integral part of global supply chains is the selection by international buyers of trading partners in developing countries. However, our understanding of how buyers find a suitable long term supplier is limited. I use unique buyer-seller customs data to directly observe experimentation activity in a large market - the "fast fashion" industry in Bangladesh. I study how buyers of…

According to economic theory, repeated interactions can play a crucial role in shaping trust. We randomly allocated people to treatments that promote interactions with bankers. Next, these people play incentivised trust games with their own banker and with an anonymous other banker. While the effect on trust in the own banker is limited, the impact on trust in other bankers is…

Globalization and robotics (globotics) are transforming the world economy at an explosive pace. While much of the literature has focused on rich nations, the changes are quite likely to affect developing nations in important ways. The premise of the paper - which should be regarded as a thought-piece - is based on an extreme thought experiment. What does development look like when…

This article investigates whether linkages between members of parliament (MPs) and interest groups matter for MPs' activities of co-sponsoring legislative proposals. Based on statistical models for network data, the study builds on classical explanations of co-sponsorships highlighting the role of similar ties between MPs, such as party membership, legislative committee…

A well-established body of literature links voter turnout to political campaigns. In this view, intensive campaigns increase the perceived salience of a decision, fostering information-seeking and, ultimately, turnout. The existing literature has also advanced our understanding of how direct democratic institutions influence turnout in elections. Yet we still know little about…

Les Suisses et Suissesses descendent dans la rue. Contrairement aux idées reçues, ils contestent et manifestent tout autant que leurs voisins européens. Pour fournir une meilleure compréhension du phénomène, Marco Giugni révèle leurs insatisfactions et dissèque les protestataires par âge, sexe, statut social et motivation. Sous un angle historique, l'auteur retrace la…

La place de l'ONU Genève sur la scène internationale : Enjeux et perspectives du positionnement genevois au sein des relations internationales

Le financement public de l'art en question : Réflexions théoriques et propositions pratiques