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No. Author(s) Title JEL Class.
1811 Alois Stutzer
Bruno S. Frey
Does Marriage Make People Happy, Or Do Happy People Get Married?
This paper analyzes the causal relationships between marriage and subjective well-being in a longitudinal data set spanning 17 years. We find evidence that happier singles opt more likely for ...
(published in: Journal of Socio-Economics, 2006, 35 (2), 326-347)
D13, I31, J12
1810 Herwig Immervoll
Henrik Jacobsen Kleven
Claus Thustrup Kreiner
Emmanuel Saez
Welfare Reform in European Countries: A Microsimulation Analysis
This paper estimates the welfare and distributional impact of two types of welfare reform in the 15 (pre-enlargement) member countries of the European Union. The reforms are revenue neutral and ...
(published in: Economic Journal, 2007. 118 (516), 1-44)
H20
1809 Wim P. Vijverberg
Joop Hartog
On Simplifying the Structure of Labour Demand: An Analysis of the DOT Data
We analyse the information in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles to characterize the structure of labour demand. Two dimensions, an intellectual factor and a dexterity factor capture most ...
(published in: Applied Economics, 2010, 42(13), 1747-1760)
J21, J23, J31
1808 David A. Jaeger
M. Daniele Paserman
The Cycle of Violence? An Empirical Analysis of Fatalities in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
This paper studies the dynamics of violence in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict since the outbreak of the Second (or "Al-Aqsa") Intifada in September 2000, during which more than 3,300 Palestinians ...
(published in: American Economic Review, 2008, 98 (4), 1591-1604)
C32, D71, D74, H56
1807 Don J. DeVoretz
An Auction Model of Canadian Temporary Immigration for the 21st Century
Temporary Canadian immigration has grown beyond traditional programs for students, caregivers and agricultural workers to include trade-related temporary visas under NAFTA and the GATS. Several ...
(published in: International Migration, 2008, 46 (1), 3–17)
F22, J61
1806 Federico Biagi
Claudio Lucifora
Demographic and Education Effects on Unemployment in Europe: Economic Factors and Labour Market Institutions
We analyse the effects of demographic and education changes on unemployment rates in Europe. Using a panel of European countries for the 1980-2000 period - disaggregated by cohort, gender and ...
(published in: Labour Economics, 2008, 15(5), 1076-1101)
E24, J31, J51, J65
1805 Charles Grant
Winfried Koeniger
Redistributive Taxation and Personal Bankruptcy in US States
Both personal bankruptcy and redistributive taxes can insure households' consumption risk and both vary considerably across US states. We derive sufficient conditions under which more ...
(revised version published in: Journal of Law and Economics, 2009, 52 (3), 445-467)
E21, E61, G18
1804 C. Simon Fan
Xiangdong Wei
Junsen Zhang
'Soft' Skills, 'Hard' Skills, and the Black/White Earnings Gap
This paper provides both a theoretical and an empirical investigation into the impact of job skill types on the black/white pay differentials. The theoretical analysis derives that the more ...
(published in: Economic Inquiry, 2017, 55 (2), 1032-1053)
J24, J31, J71
1803 Leo Turcotte
John Robst
Solomon Polachek
Medical Interventions among Pregnant Women in Fee-for-Service and Managed Care Insurance: A Propensity Score Analysis
We extend prior research on the effect of managed care on the receipt of four medical interventions for pregnant women: ultrasound, induction/stimulation of birth, electronic fetal monitor, and ...
(published in: Applied Economics, 2006, 38 (13), 1513-1525)
I10
1802 Caitlin Knowles Myers
Discrimination as a Competitive Device: The Case of Local Television News
Local news offers a unique look not only at customer preferences but also at the strategic response of firms to these preferences. This paper uses a combination of ratings data and newly gathered ...
(published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy: Contributions to Economic Analysis and Policy, 2008, 8(1))
J71
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