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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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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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7428
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José
R.
Guardado
Nicolas
R.
Ziebarth
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A Model of Worker Investment in Safety and Its Effects on Accidents and Wages
In this paper, we develop a theoretical model of worker investment in safety. Standard theory assumes that injury risk is exogenous. It predicts that riskier jobs are associated with higher wages. In ...
(revised version published as 'Worker Investment in Safety, Workplace Accidents, and Compensating Wage Differentials' in: International Economic Review, 2019, 60 (1), 133-155)
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I10, I12, J24, J31, J62, J71
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7427
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Neeraj
Kaushal
Ce
Shang
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Earnings Growth of Mexican Immigrants: New versus Traditional Destinations
We study the earnings of Mexican immigrants in their traditional and newer destinations in the US. Analysis based on longitudinal data suggests that during 2001-2009, the real wage of Mexican ...
(published in: IZA Journal of Migration 2013, 2:11)
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J61, J15
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7425
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Doris
Weichselbaumer
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Testing for Discrimination against Lesbians of Different Marital Status: A Field Experiment
In this paper, a correspondence testing experiment is conducted to examine sexual orientation discrimination against lesbians in Germany. Applications for four fictional female characters are sent ...
(published in: Industrial Relations, 2015, 54 (1), 131-161)
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C93, J15, J71
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7424
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Petri
Böckerman
Jari
Vainiomäki
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Stature and Life-Time Labor Market Outcomes: Accounting for Unobserved Differences
We use twin data matched to register-based individual information on earnings and employment to examine the effect of height on life-time labor market outcomes. The use of twin data allows us to ...
(published in: Labour Economics, 2013, 24 (1), 86-96)
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I10, J23, J31
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7422
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Markus
Brückner
Hannes
Schwandt
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Income and Population Growth
Do populations grow as countries become richer? In this paper we estimate the effects on population growth of shocks to national income that are plausibly exogenous and unlikely to be driven by ...
(published in: Economic Journal, 2015, 124 (589), 1653-1676)
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O1, Q56
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7421
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José Alberto
Molina
José Ignacio
Gimenez-Nadal
José A.
Cuesta
Carlos
Garcia-Lazaro
Yamir
Moreno
Angel
Sanchez
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Gender Differences in Cooperation: Experimental Evidence on High School Students
Charles Darwin (1874) stated that "women are less selfish but men are more competitive". Very recent papers (Eckel & Grossman, 1998, 2001 or Andreoni and Vesterlund 2001, among others) have shown the ...
(published in: PLoS ONE, 2013, 8(12): e83700.)
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C72, C73, C93, D03, J16
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