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No. Author(s) Title JEL Class.
9573 Semih Tumen
Informal versus Formal Search: Which Yields a Better Pay?
Estimates on the effect of job contact method – i.e., informal versus formal search – on wage offers vary considerably across studies, with some of them finding a positive correlation between getting ...
(published in: International Journal of Economic Theory, 2016, 12(3), 257-277)
D85, J31, J64
9572 Philip Du Caju
François Rycx
Ilan Tojerow
Unemployment Risk and Over-Indebtedness: A Micro-Econometric Perspective
We study how unemployment effects the over-indebtedness of households using the new European Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS). First, we assess the role of different labor market ...
(also available as: European Central Bank Working Papers, 2016, No. 1908)
D14, D91, J12
9568 Charlene M. Kalenkoski
Eakamon Oumtrakool
The Caregiving Responsibilities of Retirees: What Are They and How Do They Affect Retirees' Well-being?
Using data from the 2010 and 2012 American Time Use Surveys (ATUS) and the associated Well-being Modules, this paper examines how caregiving affects the well-being of retirees who are caregivers. ...
(published in: Applied Economics, 2017, 49 (13), 1298-1310)
D10, D13
9567 Thomas J. Kniesner
Galib Rustamov
Differential and Distributional Effects of Energy Efficiency Surveys: Evidence from Electricity Consumption
Our research investigates the magnitude of the effect of residential energy efficiency audit programs on later household electricity consumption. These programs are designed to increase awareness of ...
(published in: Journal of Benefit Cost Analysis, 2018, 9(3), 375-406)
C31, D03, D12, L94, Q41
9565 Bram Cadsby
Jim Engle-Warnick
Tony Fang
Fei Song
Psychological Incentives, Financial Incentives, and Risk Attitudes in Tournaments: An Artefactual Field Experiment
Tournaments are widely used to assign bonuses and determine promotions because of the link between relative performance and rewards. However, performing relatively well (poorly) may also yield ...
(published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2019, 72, 64-79)
J30, J24, J33, C93, C91
9564 Mario Lackner
Rudi Stracke
Uwe Sunde
Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
Are Competitors Forward Looking in Strategic Interactions? Evidence from the Field
This paper investigates empirically whether decision makers are forward looking in dynamic strategic interactions. In particular, we test whether decision makers in multi-stage tournaments take ...
(published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organisation, 2020, 179, 544-565)
D84, D90, M51, J33
9562 Hugo Reis
Girls' Schooling Choices and Home Production: Evidence from Pakistan
The paper develops and estimates a dynamic structural model that allows for the interrelations between girls' schooling and mothers' labor market participation decision, in a rural area of Pakistan ...
(published in: International Economic Review, 2020, 61 (2), 783-819)
I25, I28
9561 Oana Borcan
Mikael Lindahl
Andreea Mitrut
Fighting Corruption in Education: What Works and Who Benefits?
We investigate the distributional consequences of a corruption-fighting initiative in Romania targeting the endemic fraud in a high-stakes high school exit exam, which introduced CCTV monitoring of ...
(published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2017, 9 (1), 180-209)
I21, I24, K42
9560 Leanne Giordono
Todd Pugatch
Informal Fee Elimination and Student Performance: Evidence from The Gambia
Informal school fees – for uniforms, books, and other supplies – are substantial in developing countries, often several times formal tuition. We evaluate a scholarship program that alleviated ...
(published as 'Non-tuition Costs, School Access and Student Performance: Evidence from the Gambia' in: Journal of African Economies, 2017, 26 (2), 140-168. )
O15, I21, I25
9559 Pau Balart
Matthijs Oosterveen
Dinand Webbink
Test Scores, Noncognitive Skills and Economic Growth
Many studies have found a strong association between economic outcomes of nations and their performance on international cognitive tests. This association is often interpreted as evidence for the ...
(published in: Economics of Education Review, 2018, 63, 134-153)
J24
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