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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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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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3658
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Juan
Ponce
Arjun
S.
Bedi
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The Impact of a Cash Transfer Program on Cognitive Achievement: The Bono de Desarrollo Humano of Ecuador
Throughout Latin America, conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs play an important role in social policy. These programs aim to influence the accumulation of human capital, as well as reduce ...
(published in: Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29 (1), 116-125)
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I38, I28
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3657
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Catalina
Amuedo-Dorantes
Annie
Georges
Susan
Pozo
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Migration, Remittances and Children’s Schooling in Haiti
In this paper, we focus on the use of remittances to school children remaining in migrant communities in Haiti. After addressing the endogeneity of remittance receipt, we find that remittances raise ...
(The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2010, 630 (1), 224-244.)
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F22, O54
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3656
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Andrew
Grodner
Thomas
J.
Kniesner
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Social Interactions in Demand
We examine theoretically demand in a two-good economy where the demand of one good is influenced by either a spillover effect in the form of an externality from other consumers’ choices and or a ...
(published in: Foundations and Trends in Microeconomics, 2010, 6 (4), 265-366)
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D11
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12998Result(s) returned for "All accepted Discussion Papers"
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