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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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1487
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Johannes
Schwarze
Rainer
Winkelmann
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What Can Happiness Research Tell Us About Altruism? Evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel
Much progress has been made in recent years on developing and applying a direct measure of utility using survey questions on subjective well-being. In this paper we explore whether this new type of ...
(published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2011, 24 (3), 1033-1051)
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D6, D64, C25, J10
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1485
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Andrew
T.
Newell
Mieczyslaw
Socha
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The Distribution of Wages in Poland, 1992-2002
This paper analyses the changes in the size distribution of wages in Poland over a decade of transition. Until about 1998 there were some forces tending to increase wage inequality and other forces ...
(published as Chapter 11 of World Bank, "Poland: Growth, Employment and Living Standards in Pre-Accession Poland", Volume 2, 2004)
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J31, P23
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1484
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Sumon
K.
Bhaumik
Saul
Estrin
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How Transition Paths Differ: Enterprise Performance in Russia and China
We use enterprise data to analyse and contrast the determinants of enterprise performance in China and Russia. We find that in China, enterprise growth and efficiency is associated with rapid ...
(published in: Journal of Development Economics, 82(2): 374-392, 2007)
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D23, L22, O12, P31
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1483
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Sara
de la Rica
Juan
J.
Dolado
Vanesa
Llorens
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Ceiling and Floors: Gender Wage Gaps by Education in Spain
This paper analyses the gender wage gaps by education throughout the wage distribution in Spain using individual data from the ECHP (1999). Quantile regressions are used to estimate the wage returns ...
(published in Journal of Population Economics, 2008, 21 (3), 751-776)
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J16, J71
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1481
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Elizabeth
U.
Cascio
Ethan
Gatewood
Lewis
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Schooling and the AFQT: Evidence from School Entry Laws
Is the Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT) a measure of achievement or ability? The answer to this question is critical for drawing inferences from studies in which it is employed. In this paper, we ...
(published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2006, 41(2), 294-318)
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I20, J24, J15
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1480
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Olivier
B.
Bargain
Nicolas
Moreau
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Cooperative Models in Action: Simulation of a Nash-Bargaining Model of Household Labor Supply with Taxation
Several theoretical contributions, starting with McElroy and Horney (1981) and Manser and Brown (1980), have suggested to model household behavior as a Nash-bargaining game. Since then, very few ...
(published as 'The Impact of Tax-Benefit Reforms on Labor Supply in a Simulated Nash-bargaining Framework' in: Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2013, 34(1), 77-86)
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C25, C52, C71, D11, D12, H31, J22
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1478
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Kai
A.
Konrad
Amedeo
Spadaro
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Education, Redistributive Taxation and Confidence
We consider redistributional taxation between people with and without human capital if education is endogenous and if individuals differ in their perceptions about own ability. Those who see their ...
(published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90(1-2), 171-188)
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D78, H23, I21
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1477
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John
T.
Addison
Christopher
J.
Surfield
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‘Atypical Work’ and Compensation
Atypical work, or alternative work arrangements in U.S. parlance, has long been criticized for providing poorly-compensated employment. Although one group of atypical workers (contractors) seems to ...
(published in: Southern Economic Journal, 2007, 73(4), 1038–1065)
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J31, J33, J4
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1476
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David
N.F.
Bell
Axel
Heitmueller
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The Disability Discrimination Act in the UK: Helping or Hindering Employment Amongst the Disabled?
The enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990 triggered a substantial academic debate about its consequences on employment rates of disabled people. In contrast, the employment ...
(published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2009, 28, 465-480)
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J2, I18, J71, J78
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1475
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Giorgio
Brunello
Daniele
Checchi
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School Vouchers Italian Style
School vouchers introduced recently in some Italian regions have lowered the cost of private schools. On one side, we provide evidence that Italian private schools may be selected for different ...
(published in: Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia, 2005, 357-399)
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I22
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