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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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1209
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Jörgen
Hansen
Roger
Wahlberg
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Poverty Persistence in Sweden
This paper analyzes the persistence of poverty in Sweden using a hazard rate model based
on multiple spells. The model also accounts for unobserved heterogeneity and possibly
endogenous initial ...
(revised version published as 'Poverty and its Persistence: A Comparison of Natives and Immigrants in Sweden' in: Review of the Economics of the Household, 2009, 7 (2), 105-132)
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C23, C41, D31, I32, J15, J61
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1208
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Luis
Diaz-Serrano
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On the Negative Relationship between Labor Income Uncertainty and Homeownership: Risk Aversion vs. Credit Constraints
Barriers to homeownership have traditionally been an important research and policy issue. In
particular, the role of income volatility and credit constraints have been one of the main
focuses in ...
(published in: Journal of Housing Economics, 2005, 14 (2), 109-126)
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D1, R0, J0
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1206
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Anna
Sanz-de-Galdeano
Daniela
Vuri
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Does Parental Divorce Affect Adolescents' Cognitive Development? Evidence from Longitudinal Data
In this paper we analyse data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 to
investigate whether experiencing parental divorce during adolescence reduces measured
cognitive ability. To ...
(published in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 69(3), 321-338)
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J12
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1205
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Michael
Fertig
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The Effectiveness of Qualification Measures for Employed Workers – An Evaluation Study for Saxony
This paper investigates whether and to what extent employment policy measures (co-)
financed by the European Social Fund in Germany meet their objective. Specifically, it is
analyzed whether ...
(published in: Applied Economics, 2007, 39 (18), 2279–2301)
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H43, J68
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1204
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Anna
M.
Falzoni
Alessandra
Venturini
Claudia
Villosio
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Wage Differentials and International Trade in Italy Using Individual Micro Data 1991-1996
In this paper we use individual micro data on workers combined with industry and regional
data to study the dynamics of the wage differential between skilled and unskilled workers in
Italy in the ...
(published as 'Skilled and unskilled wage dynamics in Italy in the 1990s: changes in individual characteristics, institutions, trade and technology' in: International Review of Applied Economics, 2011, 25 (4), 441 – 463, )
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J31, F4, O33
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1203
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Armin
Falk
Michael
Kosfeld
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Distrust – The Hidden Cost of Control
We show experimentally that a principal’s distrust in the voluntary performance of an agent
has a negative impact on the agent’s motivation to perform well. Before the agent chooses
his ...
(published in: American Economic Review, 2006, 96 (5), 1611 - 1630)
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C7, C9, M5
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1202
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Rafael
Lalive
Alois
Stutzer
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Approval of Equal Rights and Gender Differences in Well-Being
Women earn less than men but are not less satisfied with life. This paper argues that norms
on the appropriate pay for women compared to men explain these findings. We take citizens’
approval of an ...
(published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2010, 23 (3), 933-962)
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I31, J16, J31, J70, Z13
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1199
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Peter J.
Sloane
Nigel
C.
O'Leary
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The Return to a University Education in Great Britain
In this paper, we estimate the rate of return to first degrees, masters degrees and PhDs in
Britain using data from the Labour Force Survey. We estimate returns to broad subject
groups and more ...
(published in: National Institute Economic Review, 2005, 193 (1), 75-89)
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I2, J0, J3
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1198
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John
S.
Earle
Klara
Sabirianova
Peter
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Contract Violations, Neighborhood Effects, and Wage Arrears in Russia
We present a model of neighborhood effects in wage payment delays. Positive feedback
arises because each employer’s arrears affect the late payment costs faced by other firms in
the same local ...
(revised version published as' Complementarity and Custom in Wage Contract Violation' in: Review of Economicss and Statistics, 2009, 91(4), 832 - 849)
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A12, B52, J30, K42, L14, O17, P31, P37
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1197
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Filipe
Almeida-Santos
Karen
A.
Mumford
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Employee Training and Wage Compression in Britain
We use linked data for 1,460 workplaces and 19,853 employees from the Workplace
Employee Relations Survey 1998 to analyse the incidence and duration of employee training
in Britain. We find ...
(revised version published in: Manchester School, 2005, 73 (3), 321-342)
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J24, J31, J41
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