CEP discussion paper
Dream Jobs
Giordano Mion, Luca David Opromolla and Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano
July 2020
Paper No' CEPDP1705:
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Tags: good jobs; international experience; managers; sorting; wage growth wage premium

CEP discussion paper
The Economics of Skyscrapers: A Synthesis
Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt and Jason Barr
July 2020
Paper No' CEPDP1704:
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Tags: density; economics; history; skyscraper; urban

CEP discussion paper
Gravity in International Finance: Evidence from Fees on Equity Transactions
Luke Milsom, Vladimír Pažitka, Isabelle Roland and Dariusz Wójcik July 2020
Paper No' CEPDP1703:
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Tags: gravity; international trade; international finance; equity securities underwriting; multinational business networks; financial geography

CEP discussion paper
Why are Pollution Damages Lower in Developed Countries? Insights from High Income, High-Particulate Matter Hong Kong
Jonathan Colmer, Dajun Lin, Siying Liu and Jay Shimshack July 2020
Paper No' CEPDP1702:
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Tags: particulate matter; marginal damages; infant health

CEP occasional paper
Labour markets in the time of Coronovirus: Measuring excess
Jonathan Wadsworth
July 2020
Paper No' CEPOP52:
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CEP Covid-19 analysis
Strategy, Investment and Policy for a Strong and Sustainable Recovery: An Action Plan
Nick Robins, James Rydge, Nicholas Stern, Sam Unsworth, Anna Valero and Dimitri Zenghelis July 2020
Paper No' CEPCOVID-19-005:
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Tags: sustainable recovery; investment; productivity; infrastructure; net zero greenhouse emissions; 'building back better'

CEP occasional paper
Preserving job matches during the COVID-19 pandemic: firm-level evidence on the role of government aid
Morten Bennedsen, Berthe Larsen, Ian M. Schmutte and Daniela Scur July 2020
Paper No' CEPOP51:
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Tags: covid-19; aid packages; firm labor responses

CEP discussion paper
Offices Scarce but Housing Scarcer: Estimating the Premium for London Office Conversions
Paul Cheshire and Katerina Kaimakamis June 2020
Paper No' CEPDP1701:
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Tags: housing supply; restrictive regulation; office markets

CEP discussion paper
Immigrant Inventors and Diversity in the Age of Mass Migration
Francesco Campo, Mariapia Mendola, Andrea Morrison and Gianmarco Ottaviano June 2020
Paper No' CEPDP1700:
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Tags: international migration; cultural diversity; innovation

CEP discussion paper
Bank Default Risk Propagation along Supply Chains: Evidence from the U.K.
Ali Kabiri, Vlad Malone, Isabelle Roland and Mariana Spatareanu June 2020
Paper No' CEPDP1699:
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Tags: default risk; propagation of banking crises; supply chains

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