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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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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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8592
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Michael
A.
Clemens
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Does Development Reduce Migration?
The most basic economic theory suggests that rising incomes in developing countries will deter emigration from those countries, an idea that captivates policymakers in international aid and trade ...
(published in: Robert E.B. Lucas, ed. (2014), International Handbook on Migration and Economic Development. London: Edward Elgar, Chap. 6, pp. 152–185.)
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F22, J61, O15
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8591
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Xi
Chen
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Commercial Plasma Donation and Individual Health in Impoverished Rural China
Blood collection following nonstandard operations largely increases the risks of infectious diseases through cross-contamination. Commercial plasma donation and the resulting HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C ...
(published in: Health Economics Review, 2014, 4, Article 30)
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D1, I14, I18, J22, J24, J4
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8590
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Lauren
E.
Jones
Nicolas
R.
Ziebarth
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Successful Scientific Replication and Extension of Levitt (2008): Child Seats Are Still No Safer than Seat Belts
Using US fatality data from 1975 to 2003, Levitt (2008) shows that child safety seats do not significantly reduce fatalities for children aged two to six as compared to standard seat belts. Although ...
(published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2016, 31(5), 920-928)
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I18, I31, Z13, Q54
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8589
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Koen
Decancq
Dirk
Neumann
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Does the Choice of Well-Being Measure Matter Empirically? An Illustration with German Data
We discuss and compare five measures of individual well-being, namely income, an objective composite well-being index, a measure of subjective well-being, equivalent income, and a well-being measure ...
(revised version published in: M. Adler, M. Fleurbaey (eds.), Oxford Handbook of Well-Being and Public Policy, OUP, 2016, 553-587)
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D31, D63, I30
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