Article history: Received 7 May 2009 Available online 13 February 2010 JEL classification: C7 C9 D74

Article history: Received 5 February 2007 Available online 28 November 2008 JEL classification: C72

This paper analyzes the effects of exchange rate volatility on bilateral trade flows. Through use of a gravity model and panel data from western Europe, exchange rate uncertainty is found to have a negative effect on international trade. The results seem to be robust with respect to the particular measures representing exchange rate uncertainty. Particular attention is reserved for problems of ...

It is typically found that the labour force participation of women is negatively affected by the presence of young children. This paper focuses on the causality, in the sense of Granger’s definition, between the participation of mothers of young children and childcare provision. We find that childcare Granger causes participation without feedback, which supports the claim that women could be co...

Data on 2,355 married women from the 2006 China Health and Nutrition Survey are used to study how female employment affects fertility in China. China has deep concerns with both population size and female employment, so the relationship between the two should be better understood. Causality flows in both directions; hence, we use a plausible instrumental variable to isolate the effect of employ...

Article history: Received 7 March 2006 Available online 19 March 2009 JEL classification: D82 J33 M50

Article history: Received 26 October 2012 Available online 23 October 2015 JEL classification: J41 J24 D21

Article history: Received 10 November 2010 Available online 14 April 2011 JEL classification: C78

Article history: Received 1 May 2016 Available online xxxx JEL classification: C92 D70

Article history: Received 22 February 2012 Available online 30 May 2013 JEL classification: D83 C91 C14