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5050 Flavio Cunha
James J. Heckman
Investing in Our Young People
This paper reviews the recent literature on the production of skills of young persons. The literature features the multiplicity of skills that explain success in a variety of life outcomes. ...
(published in: Arthur Reynolds, Arthur Rolnick, Michelle M. Englund, and Judy A. Temple (eds.), Cost-Effective Programs in Children's First Decade: A Human Capital Integration, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010, 381-414)
J13, J24, D91
5049 Simon Czermak
Francesco Feri
Daniela Glätzle-Rützler
Matthias Sutter
Strategic Sophistication of Adolescents: Evidence from Experimental Normal-Form Games
We examine the strategic sophistication of adolescents, aged 10 to 17 years, in experimental normal-form games. Besides making choices, subjects have to state their first- and second-order beliefs. ...
(published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2016, 128, 265-285.)
C72, C91
5048 Catia Batista
Aitor Lacuesta
Pedro C. Vicente
Testing the 'Brain Gain' Hypothesis: Micro Evidence from Cape Verde
Does emigration really drain human capital accumulation in origin countries? This paper explores a unique household survey purposely designed and conducted to answer this research question. We ...
(published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 97 (1), 32-45)
F22, J24, O12, O15
5047 Glen R. Waddell
Adolescent Drug Use and the Deterrent Effect of School-Imposed Penalties
Simple OLS estimates of the effect of school-imposed penalties for drug use on a student's consumption of marijuana are biased if both are determined by unobservable school or individual attributes. ...
(published in: Economics of Education Review, 2012, 31, 961- 969)
I2, K42
5046 Gianna Claudia Giannelli
Lucia Mangiavacchi
Luca Piccoli
GDP and the Value of Family Caretaking: How Much Does Europe Care?
This study estimates the size and value of unpaid family caretaking activities at a European level. While at a country level several studies are available, a comprehensive evaluation for Europe as a ...
(published in: Applied Economics, 2012, 44 (16), 2111 - 2131)
D19, J16, R20
5045 Werner Eichhorst
Michael Feil
Paul Marx
Crisis, What Crisis? Patterns of Adaptation in European Labor Markets
The current crisis, while of a global nature, has affected national labor markets to a varying extent. While some countries have experienced a steep increase in unemployment, employment in other ...
(published in: Applied Economics Quarterly Supplement, 2010, 56 (61), 29-64)
J23, J21, J58
5044 Louis N. Christofides
Alexandros Polycarpou
Konstantinos Vrachimis
The Gender Wage Gaps, 'Sticky Floors' and 'Glass Ceilings' of the European Union
We consider and attempt to understand the gender wage gap across 24 EU member states, all of which share the objective of gender equality, using 2007 data from the European Union Statistics on Income ...
(published in: Labour Economics, 2013, 21, 86-102)
J16, J31, J50, C21
5043 Patrick Emmenegger
Paul Marx
Employer Preferences and Social Policy: Business and the Development of Job Security Regulations in Germany since World War I
This article examines the role of business in the historical development of job security regulations in Germany from their creation in the inter-war period to the dawn of the crisis of the 'German ...
(revised version published as 'Business and the Development of Job Security Regulations: The Case of Germany' in: Socio-Economic Review, 2011, 9 (4), 729-756)
K31, N34, N44
5042 Douglas Gollin
Christian Zimmermann
Global Climate Change and the Resurgence of Tropical Disease: An Economic Approach
We study the impact of global climate change on the prevalence of tropical diseases using a heterogeneous agent dynamic general equilibrium model. In our framework, households can take actions (e.g., ...
(published in: Mathematical Population Studies, 2012, 19 (1), 51-62)
I1, O11, E13, E21, Q54
5041 Guglielmo Maria Caporale
Christophe Rault
Robert Sova
Anamaria Sova
Pollution Abatement and Control Expenditure in Romania: A Multilevel Analysis
The transition process in Central and Eastern Europe was associated with growing environmental awareness. This paper analyses the determinants of Pollution Abatement and Control Expenditure (PACE) at ...
(published as 'Improving Environmental Performance: A Challenge for Romania' in: Environmental and Resource Economics, 2014, 57 (3), 431-452)
Q52, C29, C40
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