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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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13776
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Joshua
Wilde
Wei
Chen
Sophie
Lohmann
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COVID-19 and the Future of US Fertility: What Can We Learn from Google?
We use data from Google Trends to predict the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on future births in the United States. First, we show that periods of above-normal search volume for Google keywords ...
(published in: Population and Development Review, 2024, 50 (S1), 421-446 )
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J11, J13, I10, C53
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13774
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Wolfgang
Frimmel
Martin
Halla
Jörg
Paetzold
Julia
Schmieder
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Health of Elderly Parents, Their Children's Labor Supply, and the Role of Migrant Care Workers
We estimate the impact of parental health on adult children's labor market outcomes. We focus on health shocks which increase care dependency abruptly. Our estimation strategy exploits the variation ...
(published online in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2023)
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J14, J22, I11, I18, R23
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13773
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Charles
G.
Ackah
Holger
Görg
Aoife
Hanley
Cecília
Hornok
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Why Are Africa's Female Entrepreneurs Not Playing the Export Game? Evidence from Ghana
We explore the export performance of Africa's underperforming female entrepreneurs, using the Ghanaian ISSER-IGC panel, a comprehensive dataset of manufacturing firms for 2011–2015. Uniquely, the ...
(published as 'Africa’s Businesswomen – Underfunded or Underperforming?' in: Small Business Economics, 2024, 62 (3), 1051-1074)
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D22, F14, J16
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13771
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Charlotte
Hvidman
Alexander
K.
Koch
Julia
Nafziger
Søren
Albeck
Nielsen
Michael
Rosholm
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An Intensive, School-Based Learning Camp Targeting Academic and Non-Cognitive Skills Evaluated in a Randomized Trial
We evaluate two variants of a school-based, intensive learning camp for pupils who are assessed 'not ready' for further education after compulsory school, using a stratified cluster randomized trial ...
(published in: Labour Economics, 2024, 88, 102535)
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I21, C21, D91, I28
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13770
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Ozkan
Eren
Michael
F.
Lovenheim
Naci
Mocan
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The Effect of Grade Retention on Adult Crime: Evidence from a Test-Based Promotion Policy
This paper presents the first analysis in the literature of the effect of test-based grade retention on adult criminal convictions. We exploit math and English test cutoffs for promotion to ninth ...
(published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2022, 40 (2), 361 - 395)
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I2, K4
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13769
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Naci
Mocan
Han
Yu
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Can Superstition Create a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy? School Outcomes of Dragon Children of China
In Chinese culture, those who are born in the year of the Dragon are believed to be destined for good fortune and greatness, and parents prefer their kids to be born in a Dragon year. Using ...
(published in: Journal of Human Capital, 2020, 14 (4), 485–534)
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I2, J1, Z1
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13768
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Zuzanna
Kowalik
Piotr
Lewandowski
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The Gender Gap in Aversion to COVID-19 Exposure: Evidence from Professional Tennis
We study the gender differences in aversion to COVID-19 exposure. We use a natural experiment of the 2020 US Open, which was organized in the country with the highest number of COVID-19 cases and ...
(published in: PLoS ONE, 2021, 16 (3), e0249045. )
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J16, I12, J44
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13767
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Christian
P. R.
Schmid
Nicolas
Schreiner
Alois
Stutzer
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Transfer Payment Systems and Financial Distress: Insights from Health Insurance Premium Subsidies
How should payment systems of means-tested benefits be designed to improve the financial situation of needy recipients most effectively? We study this question in the context of mandatory health ...
(revised version published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2022, 20 (5), 1829-1858)
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D14, G52, H24, I13
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13766
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Marie
Bjørneby
Simen
Markussen
Knut
Røed
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Does the Wealth Tax Kill Jobs?
Fueled by increasing inequality and rising fiscal deficits, the interest in wealth taxation has increased over the last years, both in the public debate and in academia. Yet, knowledge about the ...
(revised version published as 'An Imperfect Wealth Tax and Employment in Closely Held Firms' in: Economica, 2023, 90 (358), 557-583.)
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H21, J23, G11
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13765
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Ambra
Poggi
Guyonne
Kalb
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From Parent to Child? The Long-Lasting Effects of Social Support
Social bonds and supportive relationships (social support) are widely recognised as being indispensable to healthy psychological functioning and wellbeing. Applying a multilevel approach to the ...
(Forthcoming in: Applied Economics (accepted in January 2025). DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2025.2461812.)
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Z13, J13, D3
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