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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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6683
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Anders
Böhlmark
Mikael
Lindahl
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Independent Schools and Long-Run Educational Outcomes: Evidence from Sweden's Large Scale Voucher Reform
This paper evaluates average educational performance effects of an expanding independent-school sector at the compulsory level by assessing a radical voucher reform that was implemented in Sweden in ...
(published in: Economica, 2015, 82(327), 508-551)
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I2, H4
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6681
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Gordon
B.
Dahl
Katrine
Vellesen
Loken
Magne
Mogstad
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Peer Effects in Program Participation
The influence of peers could play an important role in the take up of social programs. However, estimating peer effects has proven challenging given the problems of reflection, correlated ...
(published in: American Economic Review, 2014, 104 (7), 2049-2074)
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D62, J13, I38
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6680
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Susan
L.
Averett
Yang
Wang
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The Effects of EITC Payment Expansion on Maternal Smoking
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is the largest anti-poverty program in the U.S. In 1993, the EITC benefit levels were changed significantly based on the number of children in the family such that ...
(published in: Health Economics, 2013, 22 (11), 1344-1359)
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I12, I38
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6679
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Ugo
Colombino
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Equilibrium Simulation with Microeconometric Models: A New Procedure with an Application to Income Support Policies
Many microeconometric models of discrete labour supply include alternative-specific constants meant to account for (possibly besides other factors) the density or accessibility of particular types of ...
(substantially revised version published as 'A new equilibrium simulation procedure with discrete choice models' in: International Journal of Microsimulation, 2013, 6 (3), 25-49)
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C35, C53, H31, J22
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6678
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Hani
Mansour
Terra
McKinnish
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Who Marries Differently-Aged Spouses? Earnings, Ability and Appearance
In direct contrast to conventional wisdom and most economic models of gender differences in age of marriage, we present robust evidence that men and women who are married to differently-aged spouses ...
(published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2014, 96(3), 577-580)
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J12, J16
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6676
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Catalina
Amuedo-Dorantes
Kusum
Mundra
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Immigrant Homeownership and Immigration Status: Evidence from Spain
Because of the many advantages of homeownership for immigrants and for the communities where immigrants reside, a variety of countries have implemented policies that facilitate immigrant ...
(published in: Review of International Economics, Special Issue: Migration and Culture, 2013, 21(2), 204-218.)
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R21, J61
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6675
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David
W.
Johnston
Wang-Sheng
Lee
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Extra Status and Extra Stress: Are Promotions Good for Us?
Promotions ordinarily involve higher wages and greater privileges; but they also often involve increased responsibility, accountability and work hours. Therefore, whether promotions are good for ...
(published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2013, 66 (1), 32-54)
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I0, I31, J62
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6674
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Karina
Doorley
Eva
Sierminska
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Myth or Fact? The Beauty Premium across the Wage Distribution
We apply an innovative technique to allow for differential effects of physical appearance and self-confidence across the wage distribution, as traditional methods can confound opposing effects at ...
(published in: Economics Letters, 2015, 129, 29–34 )
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D31, J24, J30, J70
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6673
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Karen
A.
Mumford
Peter
N.
Smith
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Peer Salaries and Employee Satisfaction in the Workplace
We explore the relationship between reported job satisfaction and own wage, relative wage and average comparison group wage; allowing for asymmetry in these responses across genders. We find that the ...
(published in: Manchester School, 2015, 83 (3), 307 -313 )
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J3, J7, J28
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6672
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Xavier
Ramos
Dirk
Van de gaer
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Empirical Approaches to Inequality of Opportunity: Principles, Measures, and Evidence
We put together the different conceptual issues involved in measuring inequality of opportunity, discuss how these concepts have been translated into computable measures, and point out the problems ...
(substantially revised version published in: Journal of Economic Surveys, 30(5), 855-883)
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D3, D63
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12990Result(s) returned for "All accepted Discussion Papers"
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