Christopher Ebert
Biographic Data
| ID | 1361776 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher Ebert |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher |
| FAMILY NAME | Ebert |
| SIGNATURE | EBERT C |
| AFFILIATIONS | RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5542-8712 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Is irregular migration responsive to recent German asylum policy adjustments?
We investigate the extent to which asylum policies that aim to deter individuals from migrating irregularly in fact do so. We specifically consider effects of Germany’s 2023 asylum policy adjustments, which include accelerated asylum decision processes, the prospect of asylum processing outside of Europe, the introduction of a payment card to replace cash benefits, and an extended waiting period for native-level benefits. To estimate the effects …
Counting missing women
Stock estimates of missing women suggest that excess female deaths are concentrated in South and East Asia and among young children. In contrast, flow estimates suggest that gender bias in mortality is much larger than previously estimated using stock measures, is as severe among adults as it is among children in India and China, and is larger in Sub-Saharan Africa than in India and China. We show that the different stock and flow measure results…
Radiocarbon dating of lake sediment using low-temperature combustion
The bulk organic-matter content of near-surface sediment is widely used for radiocarbon ( 14 C) dating, despite often containing organic carbon (OC) older than the depositional age. Low-temperature combustion can mitigate the influence of old OC, producing ages closer to the depositional age. We developed a simple method to determine the 14 C age of the low-temperature ( 14 C and % OC in two aliquots: one heated at 250°C and one unheated. The low…
Violence against women and the substitution of help services in times of lockdown
Information frictions, belief updating and internal migration
Information frictions about benefits of migration can lead to inefficient migration choices. We study effects of randomly assigned information treatments concerning regional income differentials in Ghana and Uganda to explore participants’ belief updating and changes in internal migration intentions, destination preferences, and actual migration. Treated participants prefer higher income destinations, while effects on intent plausibly follow subj…
The prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among adults living in extreme poverty
How to ensure full vaccination? The association of institutional delivery and timely postnatal care with childhood vaccination in a cross-sectional study in rural Bihar, India
Incomplete and absent doses in routine childhood vaccinations are of major concern. Health systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), in particular, often struggle to enable full vaccination of children, which affects their immunity against communicable diseases. Data on child vaccination cards from a cross-sectional primary survey with 1,967 households were used to assess the vaccination status. The association of timely postnatal care …
The state of hypertension care in 44 low-income and middle-income countries
Amsterdam’s Atlantic
Staying Afloat
Luis De Molina's De Iustitia et Iure
Diego Alonso-Lasheras. Luis De Molina's De Iustitia et Iure: Justice as Virtue in an Economic Context. Studies in the History of Christian Traditions 152. Leiden: Brill, 2011. xii +246 pp. €99. ISBN: 978–90–04–20225–2. - Volume 65 Issue 1
From Gold to Manioc
In 1734, Lord Tyrawley, the long-serving British envoy to the Kingdom of Portugal, complained about the notorious practice of ‘running’ Brazilian gold in Lisbon harbor by British ships: There is no
Early Modern Atlantic Trade and the Development of Maritime Insurance to 1630
During an age when Atlantic shipping was beset by many hazards, the voyage of de Hoope, which left Amsterdam in September 1616 to trade in Portugal and Brazil, appears to have been particularly unlucky. The ship lay in Porto in April 1617, where its captain, Engel Habet, and his brother had sold their cargo of salted perch and cod. The presence of these two Dutchmen in a Portuguese harbour at this time would have been quite normal. The long-dista…
Colour of Paradise
Kris Lane. Colour of Paradise: The Emerald in the Age of Gunpowder Empires. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2010. xviii + 280 pp. + 16 color pls. index. append. illus. tbls. map. bibl. $40. ISBN: 978–0–300–16131–1. - Volume 63 Issue 4
Between Empires
This study examines the wholesale trade in sugar from Brazil to markets in Europe. The principal market was northwestern Europe, but for much of the time between 1550 and 1630 Portugal was drawn into the conflict between Habsburg Spain and the Dutch Republic. In spite of political obstacles, the trade persisted because it was not subject to monopolies and was relatively lightly regulated and taxed. The investment structure was highly internationa…
Between Empires
Introduction 2. Portuguese Trade with Northwestern Europe 3. Sugar, Institutions and Politics 4. Merchants and Merchant Networks 5. The Cost of Shipping 6. Transactions and Risk Management 7. Illegal Trade 8. Supply, Demand, Prices and Profi tability Conclusion Appendix A. The Transatlantic System: Ports and Routes in Brazil, Portugal and the Atlantic Islands Appendix B. Portugal and the Dutch Republic in Baltic Trade Appendix C. Freight Charges …
Dutch Trade with Brazil before the Dutch West India Company, 1587–1621
From Gold to Manioc
In 1734, Lord Tyrawley, the long-serving British envoy to the Kingdom of Portugal, complained about the notorious practice of ‘running’ Brazilian gold in Lisbon harbor by British ships: There is no
Early Modern Atlantic Trade and the Development of Maritime Insurance to 1630
During an age when Atlantic shipping was beset by many hazards, the voyage of de Hoope, which left Amsterdam in September 1616 to trade in Portugal and Brazil, appears to have been particularly unlucky. The ship lay in Porto in April 1617, where its captain, Engel Habet, and his brother had sold their cargo of salted perch and cod. The presence of these two Dutchmen in a Portuguese harbour at this time would have been quite normal. The long-dista…
Information frictions, belief updating and internal migration
Information frictions about benefits of migration can lead to inefficient migration choices. We study effects of randomly assigned information treatments concerning regional income differentials in Ghana and Uganda to explore participants’ belief updating and changes in internal migration intentions, destination preferences, and actual migration. Treated participants prefer higher income destinations, while effects on intent plausibly follow subj…
Dutch Trade with Brazil before the Dutch West India Company, 1587–1621
Between Empires
This study examines the wholesale trade in sugar from Brazil to markets in Europe. The principal market was northwestern Europe, but for much of the time between 1550 and 1630 Portugal was drawn into the conflict between Habsburg Spain and the Dutch Republic. In spite of political obstacles, the trade persisted because it was not subject to monopolies and was relatively lightly regulated and taxed. The investment structure was highly internationa…
Between Empires
Introduction 2. Portuguese Trade with Northwestern Europe 3. Sugar, Institutions and Politics 4. Merchants and Merchant Networks 5. The Cost of Shipping 6. Transactions and Risk Management 7. Illegal Trade 8. Supply, Demand, Prices and Profi tability Conclusion Appendix A. The Transatlantic System: Ports and Routes in Brazil, Portugal and the Atlantic Islands Appendix B. Portugal and the Dutch Republic in Baltic Trade Appendix C. Freight Charges …
Colour of Paradise
Kris Lane. Colour of Paradise: The Emerald in the Age of Gunpowder Empires. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2010. xviii + 280 pp. + 16 color pls. index. append. illus. tbls. map. bibl. $40. ISBN: 978–0–300–16131–1. - Volume 63 Issue 4
From Gold to Manioc
In 1734, Lord Tyrawley, the long-serving British envoy to the Kingdom of Portugal, complained about the notorious practice of ‘running’ Brazilian gold in Lisbon harbor by British ships: There is no
Early Modern Atlantic Trade and the Development of Maritime Insurance to 1630
During an age when Atlantic shipping was beset by many hazards, the voyage of de Hoope, which left Amsterdam in September 1616 to trade in Portugal and Brazil, appears to have been particularly unlucky. The ship lay in Porto in April 1617, where its captain, Engel Habet, and his brother had sold their cargo of salted perch and cod. The presence of these two Dutchmen in a Portuguese harbour at this time would have been quite normal. The long-dista…
Luis De Molina's De Iustitia et Iure
Diego Alonso-Lasheras. Luis De Molina's De Iustitia et Iure: Justice as Virtue in an Economic Context. Studies in the History of Christian Traditions 152. Leiden: Brill, 2011. xii +246 pp. €99. ISBN: 978–90–04–20225–2. - Volume 65 Issue 1
Staying Afloat
Amsterdam’s Atlantic
The state of hypertension care in 44 low-income and middle-income countries
How to ensure full vaccination? The association of institutional delivery and timely postnatal care with childhood vaccination in a cross-sectional study in rural Bihar, India
Incomplete and absent doses in routine childhood vaccinations are of major concern. Health systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), in particular, often struggle to enable full vaccination of children, which affects their immunity against communicable diseases. Data on child vaccination cards from a cross-sectional primary survey with 1,967 households were used to assess the vaccination status. The association of timely postnatal care …
Information frictions, belief updating and internal migration
Information frictions about benefits of migration can lead to inefficient migration choices. We study effects of randomly assigned information treatments concerning regional income differentials in Ghana and Uganda to explore participants’ belief updating and changes in internal migration intentions, destination preferences, and actual migration. Treated participants prefer higher income destinations, while effects on intent plausibly follow subj…
The prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among adults living in extreme poverty
Counting missing women
Stock estimates of missing women suggest that excess female deaths are concentrated in South and East Asia and among young children. In contrast, flow estimates suggest that gender bias in mortality is much larger than previously estimated using stock measures, is as severe among adults as it is among children in India and China, and is larger in Sub-Saharan Africa than in India and China. We show that the different stock and flow measure results…
Radiocarbon dating of lake sediment using low-temperature combustion
The bulk organic-matter content of near-surface sediment is widely used for radiocarbon ( 14 C) dating, despite often containing organic carbon (OC) older than the depositional age. Low-temperature combustion can mitigate the influence of old OC, producing ages closer to the depositional age. We developed a simple method to determine the 14 C age of the low-temperature ( 14 C and % OC in two aliquots: one heated at 250°C and one unheated. The low…
Violence against women and the substitution of help services in times of lockdown
Is irregular migration responsive to recent German asylum policy adjustments?
We investigate the extent to which asylum policies that aim to deter individuals from migrating irregularly in fact do so. We specifically consider effects of Germany’s 2023 asylum policy adjustments, which include accelerated asylum decision processes, the prospect of asylum processing outside of Europe, the introduction of a payment card to replace cash benefits, and an extended waiting period for native-level benefits. To estimate the effects …
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