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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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8606
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Wang-Sheng
Lee
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Big and Tall: Is there a Height Premium or Obesity Penalty in the Labor Market?
Previous studies have shown that both height and weight are associated with wages. However, by focusing on interpreting the partial effects of either height or weight on wages while holding all else ...
(substantially revised version published as 'Big and Tall: Does a Height Premium Dwarf an Obesity Penalty in the Labor Market?' in: Economics and Human Biology, 2017, 27, 289-304.)
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J31, J71
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8605
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Margaret
Maurer-Fazio
Lei
Lei
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"As Rare as a Panda": How Facial Attractiveness, Gender, and Occupation Affect Interview Callbacks at Chinese Firms
This study explores how both gender and facial attractiveness affect job candidates' chances of obtaining interviews in China's dynamic Internet job board labor market. It examines how discrimination ...
(published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2015, 36(1), 68-85)
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C93, J71, J23, O53
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8603
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Solomon
Polachek
Jun
Xiang
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The Gender Pay Gap Across Countries: A Human Capital Approach
The gender wage gap varies across countries. For example, among OECD nations women in Australia, Belgium, Italy and Sweden earn 80% as much as males, whereas in Austria, Canada and Japan women earn ...
(published in: Esther Redmount (ed.), The Economics of the Family: How the Household Affects Markets and Economic Growth, 2014, 2, 27-66.)
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J3, J7, I3, H8, F55
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8602
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Luca
Flabbi
Mario
Macis
Andrea
Moro
Fabiano
Schivardi
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Do Female Executives Make a Difference? The Impact of Female Leadership on Gender Gaps and Firm Performance
We analyze a matched employer-employee panel data set and find that female leadership has a positive effect on female wages at the top of the distribution, and a negative one at the bottom. Moreover, ...
(published in: Economic Journal, 2019, 129 (622), 2390-2423)
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M5, M12, J7, J16
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8601
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Donal
O'Neill
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Divided Opinion on The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013: Random or Systematic Differences
This paper analyses economists' support for the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, by examining the characteristics of almost 1000 economists who signed open letters either supporting or opposing the ...
(published in: Economics Letters, 2015, 136, 175-178)
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J38, A23
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8599
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Julie
Beugnot
Guy
Lacroix
Olivier
Charlot
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Homeownership and Labour Market Outcomes: Micro versus Macro Performances
In this paper we investigate Oswald's hypothesis according to which higher homeownership rates increase aggregate unemployment rates. To this end, we develop a matching model àla Pissarides ...
(published in: Journal of Economics, 2019, 127, 161 - 183 )
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J41, J61, J64, E24
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8598
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Mathias
Dolls
Clemens
Fuest
Dirk
Neumann
Andreas
Peichl
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An Unemployment Insurance Scheme for the Euro Area? A Comparison of Different Alternatives using Micro Data
We analyze different alternatives how a common unemployment insurance system for the euro area (EA) could be designed and assess their effectiveness to act as an insurance device in the presence of ...
(revised version published in: International Tax and Public Finance, 2018, 25, 273 - 309)
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F55, H23, J65
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8596
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Martin
McGuigan
Sandra
McNally
Gill
Wyness
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Student Awareness of Costs and Benefits of Educational Decisions: Effects of an Information Campaign and Media Exposure
University fees have recently trebled in England, prompting fears that young people may be put off from participating in higher education. We investigate students' knowledge and their receptiveness ...
(published in: Journal of Human Capital, 2016, 10 (4), 482–519)
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I2
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8595
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Björn
Anders
Gustafsson
Ding
Sai
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Mapping and Understanding Ethnic Disparities in Length of Schooling: The Case of Ningxia Autonomous Region, China
Disparities in length of schooling between the largest Muslim minority in China, the Hui, and the Han majority are investigated. We use household data collected in Ningxia autonomous region in 2007. ...
(published in: Social Indicators Research, 2015, 124 (2), 517-535.)
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I24, J15, P35
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8594
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Michael
Grimm
Anicet
Munyehirwe
Jörg
Peters
Maximiliane
Sievert
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A First Step up the Energy Ladder? Low Cost Solar Kits and Household's Welfare in Rural Rwanda
More than 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity. The UN have proclaimed the goal of providing electricity to all by 2030. In recent years, Pico-Photovoltaic kits have become a lower cost ...
(published in: World Bank Economic Review, 2017, 31 (3): 631–649.)
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O13, O18, Q41
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12990Result(s) returned for "All accepted Discussion Papers"
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