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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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7174
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Andy
Dickerson
Steven
McIntosh
Christine
Valente
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Do the Maths: An Analysis of the Gender Gap in Mathematics in Africa
This paper uses microdata for 19 African countries to examine the gender difference in maths test scores amongst primary school children. There is a significant difference in maths test scores in ...
(published in: Economics of Education Review, 2015, 46, 1–22)
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O15, I20
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7173
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Olivier
Godart
Holger
Görg
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Suppliers of Multinationals and the Forced Linkage Effect: Evidence from Firm Level Data
Using information on more than 1000 firms in a number of emerging countries, we find quantitative evidence that suppliers of multinationals that are pressured by their customers to reduce production ...
(published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2013, 94, 393-404)
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F23, O12
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7172
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Ali
Fakih
Pascal
L.
Ghazalian
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Why Some Firms Export? An Empirical Analysis for Manufacturing Firms in the MENA Region
This paper analyzes the exporting behaviour of manufacturing firms located in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region using data from the World Bank's Enterprise Surveys Database. It ...
(published as 'Which Firms Export? An Empirical Analysis for the Manufacturing Sector in the MENA Region' in: Journal of Economic Studies, 2014, 41 (5), 672-695)
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F1, F4, F14
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7170
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Simone
Bertoli
Herbert
Brücker
Jesús
Fernández-Huertas Moraga
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The European Crisis and Migration to Germany: Expectations and the Diversion of Migration Flows
The analysis of how the economic crisis in Europe has reshaped migration flows faces two challenges: (i) the confounding influence of correlated changes in the attractiveness of alternative ...
(revised version published as 'The European Crisis and Migration to Germany' in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2016, 60, 61–72)
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F22, O15, J61
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7169
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Francesco
Drago
Tommaso
Nannicini
Francesco
Sobbrio
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Meet the Press: How Voters and Politicians Respond to Newspaper Entry and Exit
This paper evaluates the effects of changes in the supply of news provided by newspapers on electoral participation, political selection, and government efficiency. We address these issues in the ...
(published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2014, 6 (3), 159-188)
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L82, D72, H70
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7168
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Reinout
Kleinhans
Maarten
van Ham
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Lessons Learned from the Largest Tenure Mix Operation in the World: Right to Buy in the United Kingdom
In the last few decades, urban renewal policies have taken firm root in many Western European countries. Underlying these renewal policies is a strong belief in negative neighborhood effects of ...
(published in: Cityscape, 2013, 15 (2), 101-117)
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J61, R21, R23, R28
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7167
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I. Semih
Akçomak
Dinand
Webbink
Bas
ter Weel
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Why Did the Netherlands Develop So Early? The Legacy of the Brethren of the Common Life
This research provides an explanation for high literacy, economic growth and societal developments in the Netherlands in the period before the Dutch Republic. We establish a link between the Brethren ...
(published in: Economic Journal, 2016, 126 (593), 821-860)
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N33, N93, O15, J20
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7166
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David
Neumark
J.M. Ian
Salas
William
Wascher
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Revisiting the Minimum Wage-Employment Debate: Throwing Out the Baby with the Bathwater?
We revisit the minimum wage-employment debate, which is as old as the Department of Labor. In particular, we assess new studies claiming that the standard panel data approach used in much of the "new ...
(published in: ILR Review, 2014, 67 (S3), 608-648.)
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J23, J38
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7165
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Bart
H.H.
Golsteyn
Hans
Grönqvist
Lena
Lindahl
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Time Preferences and Lifetime Outcomes
This paper investigates the relationship between time preferences and lifetime social and economic behavior. We use a Swedish longitudinal dataset that links information from a large survey on ...
(published as 'Adolescent Time Preferences Predict Lifetime Outcomes' in: Economic Journal, 2014, 124 (580), F739-F761)
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D03, D91, J01
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7164
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Juanna
Schrřter
Joensen
Helena
Skyt
Nielsen
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Math and Gender: Is Math a Route to a High-Powered Career?
There is a large gender gap in advanced math coursework in high school that many believe exists because girls are discouraged from taking math courses. In this paper, we exploit an institutional ...
(revised version published as 'Mathematics and Gender: Heterogeneity in Causes and Consequences' in: Economic Journal, 2016, 126, 1129-1163)
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I21, J24
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