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No.
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Author(s)
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Title
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JEL Class.
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3671
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Markus
Frölich
Blaise
Melly
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Identification of Treatment Effects on the Treated with One-Sided Non-Compliance
Traditional instrumental variable estimators do not generally estimate effects for the treated population but for the unobserved population of compliers. They do identify effects for the treated when ...
(published in: Econometric Reviews, 2013, 32 (3), 384-414)
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C13, C14, C21
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3670
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Adriana
Kugler
Mutlu
Yuksel
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Effects of Low-Skilled Immigration on U.S. Natives: Evidence from Hurricane Mitch
In the 1980s the composition of immigrants to the U.S. shifted towards less-skilled workers. Around this time, real wages and employment of younger and less-educated U.S. workers fell. Some blame ...
(published in: David Leal and Stephen Trejo (eds.), Latinos and the U.S. Economy: A Labor Economics Perspective, Springer, 2011.)
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J11, J21, J31, J61
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3669
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Quentin
David
Alexandre
Janiak
Etienne
Wasmer
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Local Social Capital and Geographical Mobility: Some Empirics and a Conjecture on the Nature of European Unemployment
European labor markets are characterized by the low geographical mobility of workers. The absence of mobility is a factor behind high unemployment when jobless people prefer to remain in their home ...
(merged with DP 3668 into "Social Capital, Mobility and Unemployment in Europe", published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2010, 68 (2), 191-204 )
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J2, J61, Z1
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3668
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Quentin
David
Alexandre
Janiak
Etienne
Wasmer
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Local Social Capital and Geographical Mobility: A Theory
In this paper, we attempt to understand the determinants of mobility by introducing the concept of local social capital. Investing in local ties is rational when workers anticipate that they will not ...
(merged with DP 3669 into "Social Capital, Mobility and Unemployment in Europe", published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2010, 68 (2), 191-204 )
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J2, J61, Z1
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3667
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Alan
B.
Krueger
Andreas
I.
Mueller
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Job Search and Unemployment Insurance: New Evidence from Time Use Data
This paper provides new evidence on job search intensity of the unemployed in the U.S., modeling job search intensity as time allocated to job search activities. The main findings are: 1) the average ...
(published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94 (3-4), 298-307)
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J64, J65
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3666
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Phanindra
V.
Wunnava
Daniel
B.
Leiter
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Determinants of Inter-Country Internet Diffusion Rates
This paper employs cross-sectional data from 100 countries to analyze the main determinants of inter-country Internet diffusion rates. We set up an empirical model based on strong theoretical ...
(published in: American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2009, 68 (2), 413-426)
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O33, D63, I20
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3664
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Daniel
L.
Millimet
Rusty
Tchernis
Muna
Husain
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School Nutrition Programs and the Incidence of Childhood Obesity
In light of the recent rise in childhood obesity, the School Breakfast Program (SBP) and National School Lunch Program (NSLP) have received renewed attention. Using panel data on over 13,500 primary ...
(published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2010, 45 (3), 640-654)
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C31, H51, I18, I28
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3663
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Elke
J.
Jahn
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Reassessing the Wage Penalty for Temps in Germany
As a consequence of the rapid growth of temporary agency employment in Germany, the debate on the poor working conditions of temps, specifically their remuneration, has intensified recently. Using ...
(published in: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, 2010, 230 (2), 208-233)
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J30, J31, J42
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3661
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Claus
Schnabel
Joachim
Wagner
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The Aging of the Unions in West Germany, 1980–2006
Using data from the social survey ALLBUS for West Germany in the period 1980 to 2006, this paper demonstrates that union members are on average older than non-unionized employees. The probability of ...
(published in: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik , 2008, 228 (5-6), 497-511)
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J51
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3660
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John
H.
Pencavel
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How Successful Have Trade Unions Been? A Utility-Based Indicator of Union Well-Being
Can conventional economic analysis help in defining and measuring the success of labor unions? In this paper, a general indicator of union welfare is proposed and particular expressions for the wage ...
(published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2009, 62 (2), 47-156.)
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J51
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