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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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5037
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M. Hashem
Pesaran
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Predictability of Asset Returns and the Efficient Market Hypothesis
This paper is concerned with empirical and theoretical basis of the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH). The paper begins with an overview of the statistical properties of asset returns at different ...
(published in: Aman Ullah and David E. Giles (eds.), Handbook of Empirical Economics and Finance, Taylor & Francis. 2010)
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G12, G14
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5036
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Clive
Bell
Hans
Gersbach
Maik
T.
Schneider
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Raising Juveniles
This paper investigates how families make decisions about the education of juveniles. The decision problem is analyzed in three variations: a 'decentralized' scheme, in which the parents control the ...
(published in: Games and Economic Behavior, 2012, 74 (1), 32-51)
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D13, J13, J22, J24
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5035
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Werner
Eichhorst
Paul
Marx
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Whatever Works: Dualisation and the Service Economy in Bismarckian Welfare States
The paper compares employment structures in five Continental welfare states. These countries feature broad similarities in their reliance on a more dualised model of labour market flexibility, ...
(published in: P.Emmenegger et al. (eds.): The Age of Dualization, Oxford: 2012, 73-99)
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J38, J41, J21, J58
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5034
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Gary
Charness
David
Masclet
Marie Claire
Villeval
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Competitive Preferences and Status as an Incentive: Experimental Evidence
In this paper, we investigate individuals' investment in status in an environment where no monetary return can possibly be derived from reaching a better relative position. We use a real-effort ...
(revised version published as 'The dark side of competition for status' in: Management Science, 2014, 60 (1), 38–55)
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C91, C92, M54, D63, J28, J31
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5032
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Sara
de la Rica
Juan
J.
Dolado
Raquel
Vegas
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Performance Pay and the Gender Wage Gap: Evidence from Spain
This paper uses detailed information from a large wage survey in 2006 to analyze the gender wage gap in the performance-pay (PP) component of total hourly wages and its contribution to the overall ...
(revised version published as 'Gender Gaps in Performance Pay: New Evidence from Spain' in: Annals of Economics and Statistics, 2015, 117-118, 41-59)
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J31, J33, J42, J71
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5031
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Kalena
E.
Cortes
Jesse
Bricker
Chris
Rohlfs
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The Role of Specific Subjects in Education Production Functions: Evidence from Morning Classes in Chicago Public High Schools
Absences in Chicago Public High Schools are 3-7 days per year higher in first period than at other times of the day. This study exploits this empirical regularity and the essentially random variation ...
(published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy (Contributions), 2012, 12(1): 1935-1682)
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I20, I21, J13
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5029
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Guglielmo
Maria
Caporale
Christophe
Rault
Robert
Sova
Anamaria
Sova
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Environmental Regulation and Competitiveness: Evidence from Romania
According to the pollution haven hypotheses differences in environmental regulation affect trade flows and plant location. Specifically, environmental stringency should decrease exports and increase ...
(published in: Ecological Economics, 2012, 81, 130-139)
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F14, Q28
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5028
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Jose
C.
Galdo
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The Long-Run Labor-Market Consequences of Civil War: Evidence from the Shining Path in Peru
This study exploits district-level variation in the timing and intensity of civil war violence to investigate whether early-life exposure to civil wars affects labor-market outcomes later in life. In ...
(published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2013, 61 (4), 789-823)
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I12, J13, O12, O15
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5027
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Florian
Englmaier
Gerd
Muehlheusser
Andreas
Roider
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Optimal Incentive Contracts under Moral Hazard When the Agent Is Free to Leave
We characterize optimal incentive contracts in a moral hazard framework extended in two directions. First, after effort provision, the agent is free to leave and pursue some ex-post outside option. ...
(revised version published as 'Optimal Incentive Contracts for Knowledge Workers' in: European Economic Review, 2014, 67, 82-106)
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D86, D82, K31, M52
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5026
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Kalena
E.
Cortes
Andrew
I.
Friedson
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Ranking Up by Moving Out: The Effect of the Texas Top 10% Plan on Property Values
Texas engaged in a large-scale policy experiment when it instituted the Top 10% Plan. This policy guarantees automatic admission to their state university of choice for all high school seniors who ...
(published in: National Tax Journal, 2014, 67 (1), 51-76)
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H31, H41, H73, I20
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