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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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7360
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Ingo
E.
Isphording
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Disadvantages of Linguistic Origin: Evidence from Immigrant Literacy Scores
This study quantifies the disadvantage in the formation of literacy skills of immigrants that arises from the linguistic distance between mother tongue and host country language. Combining unique ...
(shortened version published in: Economics Letters, 2014, 123 (2) 236–239)
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F22, J15, J24, J31
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7359
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Daniel
L.
Millimet
Ian
K.
McDonough
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Dynamic Panel Data Models with Irregular Spacing: With Applications to Early Childhood Development
With the increased availability of longitudinal data, dynamic panel data models have become commonplace. Moreover, the properties of various estimators of such models are well known. However, we show ...
(published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2017, 32 (4), 725-743)
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C23, C51, I21
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7358
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Rita
K.
Almeida
Jennifer
P.
Poole
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Trade and Labor Reallocation with Heterogeneous Enforcement of Labor Regulations
This paper revisits the question of how trade openness affects labor market outcomes in a developing country setting. We explore the fact that plants face varying degrees of exposure to global ...
(published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2017, 126, 154-166)
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F16, J6, J8
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7354
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Jan
Bergerhoff
Lex
Borghans
Philipp
K.
Seegers
Tom
van Veen
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International Education and Economic Growth
In recent years international student mobility increased. While net hosting countries are in a better position to win highly educated students for their labour force, they face the additional cost of ...
(published in: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2013, 2:3)
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I25
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7353
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Betsey
Stevenson
Justin
Wolfers
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Subjective Well?Being and Income: Is There Any Evidence of Satiation?
Many scholars have argued that once "basic needs" have been met, higher income is no longer associated with higher in subjective well-being. We assess the validity of this claim in comparisons of ...
(shorter version published in: American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings, 2013, 103 (3), 598-604)
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D6, I3, N3, O1, O4
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7352
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Mthuli
Ncube
Abebe
Shimeles
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The Making of Middle Class in Africa: Evidence from DHS Data
This paper presents evidence on the making of the middle class in Africa by exploiting a comparable micro data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) for thirty-seven countries over two ...
(published in : Journal of Development Studies, 2015, 51 (2), 178 - 193)
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D31, J15
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7351
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Andrea
Garnero
Stephan
Kampelmann
François
Rycx
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Sharp Teeth or Empty Mouths? Revisiting the Minimum Wage Bite with Sectoral Data
The paper explores the link between different institutional features of minimum wage systems and the minimum wage bite. We notably address the striking absence of studies on sectoral-level minima and ...
(published in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2015, 53(4), 760–788)
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J31, J33, J51
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7350
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Andrea
Garnero
François
Rycx
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The Heterogeneous Effects of Workforce Diversity on Productivity, Wages and Profits
We estimate the impact of workforce diversity on productivity, wages and productivity-wage gaps (i.e. profits) using detailed Belgian linked employer-employee panel data. Findings, robust to a large ...
(published in: Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2014, 53 (3), 430-477.)
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D24, J24, J31, M12
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7349
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Yuling
Cui
Daehoon
Nahm
Massimiliano
Tani
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Earnings Differentials and Returns to Education in China, 1995-2008
This paper estimates the returns to education of rural-urban migrants during the period of transition of China's economy between 1995 and 2008. Using data from CHIP and RUMiC, we find that rural ...
(revised version published in : Australian Economic Review, 2015, 48, 382 –399)
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C31, J24, J61, O15
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7347
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Henry
S
Farber
Robert
G.
Valletta
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Do Extended Unemployment Benefits Lengthen Unemployment Spells? Evidence from Recent Cycles in the U.S. Labor Market
In response to the Great Recession and sustained labor market downturn, the availability of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits was extended to historical highs in the United States. We exploit ...
(revised version published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2015, 50(4), 873-909)
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J64, J65
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