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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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12637
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Oded
Stark
Wiktor
Budzinski
Marcin
Jakubek
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Pure Rank Preferences and Variation in Risk-Taking Behavior
Assuming that an individual's rank in the wealth distribution is the only factor determining the individual's wellbeing, we analyze the individual's risk preferences in relation to gaining or losing ...
(published in: Economics Letters, 2019, 184, 108636)
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D01, D31, D81, G32, G41
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12636
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Seonghoon
Kim
Kanghyock
Koh
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The Effects of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion on Subjective Well-being
This study analyzes the effects of the 2014 Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion on the subjective well-being of individuals in the United States. Using data from the Panel Study of Income ...
(published in: Health Economics, 2022, 31(1), 233-249)
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I13, I18, I31
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12635
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Abel
Brodeur
Taylor
Wright
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Terrorism, Immigration and Asylum Approval
Using the universe of individual asylum cases in the United States from 2000-2004 and a difference-in-differences research design, we test whether Sept. 11, 2001 decreased the likelihood that ...
(published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 168, 119-131)
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D74, K4, K37, P48
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12634
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Peter
Arcidiacono
Josh
Kinsler
Tyler
Ransom
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Divergent: The Time Path of Legacy and Athlete Admissions at Harvard
Applications to elite US colleges have more than doubled over the past 20 years, with little change in the number of available seats. We examine how this increased competition has affected the ...
(published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2024, 59 (3). 653-683)
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I23, I24, J15
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12633
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Peter
Arcidiacono
Josh
Kinsler
Tyler
Ransom
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Legacy and Athlete Preferences at Harvard
The lawsuit Students For Fair Admissions v. Harvard University provided an unprecedented look at how an elite school makes admissions decisions. Using publicly released reports, we examine the ...
(published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2022, 40 (1), 133-156)
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I23, I24, J15
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12632
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Steffen
Künn
Juan
Palacios
Nico
Pestel
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Indoor Air Quality and Cognitive Performance
This paper studies the causal impact of indoor air quality on the cognitive performance of individuals using data from official chess tournaments. We use a chess engine to evaluate the quality of ...
(revised version published as 'Indoor Air Quality and Strategic Decision Making' in: Management Science, 2023, 69 (9), 5354-5377)
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D91, I1, J24, Q50, Z20
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12631
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Max
Nathan
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Does Light Touch Cluster Policy Work? Evaluating the Tech City Programme
Despite academic scepticism, cluster policies remain popular with policymakers. This paper evaluates the causal impact of a flagship UK technology cluster programme. I build a simple framework and ...
(published in: Research Policy, 2022, 51 (9), 1104138)
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L53, L86, O31, R30, R50
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12629
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Zichen
Deng
Maarten
Lindeboom
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A Bit of Salt, a Trace of Life: Gender Norms and the Impact of a Salt Iodization Program on Human Capital Formation of School Aged Children
This paper examines the effects of a massive salt iodization program on human capital formation of school-aged children in China. Exploiting province and time variation we find strong positive ...
(published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2022, 83, 102615)
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I15, J16, J24, O15
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12628
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Alessio
Gaggero
Getinet
Astatike
Haile
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Does Class Size Matter in Postgraduate Education?
The paper examines the impact of class size on postgraduate grades using administrative data from one of the largest Schools of a Russell Group University in the UK. As well as estimating Fixed ...
(published in: Manchester School, 2019, 88 (3), 489-505.)
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I21, I23
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12626
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Plamen
Nikolov
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Time Delay and Investment Decisions: Evidence from an Experiment in Tanzania
Attitudes toward risk underlie virtually every important economic decision an individual makes. In this experimental study, I examine how introducing a time delay into the execution of an investment ...
(published in: Economics Bulletin, 2018, 38 (2), 1124-1137. )
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D03, D81, D91, OI10, O12, O16
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12990Result(s) returned for "All accepted Discussion Papers"
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