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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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7439
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Manuela
Angelucci
Dean
Karlan
Jonathan
Zinman
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Win Some Lose Some? Evidence from a Randomized Microcredit Program Placement Experiment by Compartamos Banco
Theory and evidence have raised concerns that microcredit does more harm than good, particularly when offered at high interest rates. We use a clustered randomized trial, and household surveys of ...
(substantially revised version published as "Microcredit Impacts: Evidence from a Randomized Microcredit Program Placement Experiment by Compartamos Banco" in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2015, 7 (1), 151-182)
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D12, D22, G21, O12
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7438
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Bernd
Fitzenberger
Katrin
Sommerfeld
Susanne
Steffes
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Causal Effects on Employment after First Birth: A Dynamic Treatment Approach
The effects of childbirth on future labor market outcomes are a key issue for policy discussion. This paper implements a dynamic treatment approach to estimate the effect of having the first child ...
(published in: Labour Economics, 2013, 25, 49-62)
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C14, J13, J22
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7437
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Erich
Battistin
Elena Claudia
Meroni
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Should We Increase Instruction Time in Low Achieving Schools? Evidence from Southern Italy
This paper investigates the short term effects of a large scale intervention, funded by the European Social Fund, that provides additional instruction time to students in low achieving lower ...
(published in: Economics of Education Review, 2016, 55, 39-56)
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C31, I28
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7436
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Francesco
Quatraro
Marco
Vivarelli
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Drivers of Entrepreneurship and Post-Entry Performance of Newborn Firms in Developing Countries
The aim of this paper is to provide an updated survey of the "state of the art" in entrepreneurial studies, with a particular focus on developing countries (DCs). In particular, the same concept of ...
(published in: World Bank Research Observer, 2015, 30, 277–305)
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L26, O12
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7435
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Christian
Grund
Tanja
Walter
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Management Compensation and the Economic Crisis: Longitudinal Evidence from the German Chemical Sector
Making use of unique balanced panel data for the German chemical sector from the years 2008 to 2011, we explore the extent to which managers' compensation was affected by the economic crisis and the ...
(published in: Review of Managerial Science, 2015, 9, 751-777)
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M52, M12, J33
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7434
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Jason
J.
Delaney
John
V.
Winters
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Sinners or Saints? Preachers' Kids and Risky Health Behaviors
This paper examines parental influence on adolescent risky behavior, focusing on a unique population: children of the clergy, more commonly known as preachers' kids (PKs). We use latent variable and ...
(published in: Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2014, 35 (4), 464-476)
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I19, J13, K42, Z12
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7433
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Wolter
Hassink
Bas
van Leeuwen
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A Note on Height and Surnames: The Role of Networks
Many studies indicate that human height is determined largely by childhood circumstances, which in turn influences an adult's labor market opportunities. The aim of this note is to test this thesis ...
(published in: Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2014, 19 (4), 579-587)
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J01, N35, Z13
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7432
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Nick
Drydakis
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Bullying at School and Labour Market Outcomes
This study examines the long-term correlates of bullying in school with aspects of functioning in adult employment outcomes. Bullying is considered and evaluated as a proxy for unmeasured ...
(published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2014, 35 (8), 1185-1211)
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E24, J21, J24
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7430
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Bruno
S.
Frey
Alois
Stutzer
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Economic Consequences of Mispredicting Utility
In a simple conceptual framework, we organize a multitude of phenomena related to the (mis)prediction of utility. Consequences in terms of distorted choices and lower wellbeing emerge if people have ...
(published in: Journal of Happiness Studies, 2014, 15(4), 937-956)
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A12, D11, D12, D84, I31, J22
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7429
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Joshua
Angrist
Miikka
Rokkanen
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Wanna Get Away? RD Identification Away from the Cutoff
In the canonical regression discontinuity (RD) design for applicants who face an award or admissions cutoff, causal effects are nonparametrically identified for those near the cutoff. The effect of ...
(published as 'Wanna Get Away? Regression Discontinuity Estimation of Exam School Effects Away From the Cutoff' in: Journal of the American Statistical Association, 2015, 110 (512), 1331-1344 )
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I21, I28, C21, C31
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12990Result(s) returned for "All accepted Discussion Papers"
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