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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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4777
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Simonetta
Longhi
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Job Competition and the Wage Curve
The wage curve literature consistently finds a negative relationship between regional unemployment rates and regional wages; the most widely accepted theoretical explanations interpret the ...
(published in: Regional Studies, 2012, 46 (5), 611-620)
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J31, R23
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4775
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Petter
Lundborg
Paul
Nystedt
Dan-Olof
Rooth
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No Country for Fat Men? Obesity, Earnings, Skills, and Health among 450,000 Swedish Men
The negative association between obesity and labor market outcomes has been widely documented, yet little is known about the mechanisms through which the association arises. Using rich and unique ...
(published as 'Body Size, Skills, and Income: Evidence From 150,000 Teenage Siblings' in: Demography, 2014, 51, 1573-1596)
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I10, J10, J70
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4774
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David
W.
Johnston
Michael
E. R.
Nicholls
Manisha
Shah
Michael A.
Shields
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Handedness, Health and Cognitive Development: Evidence from Children in the NLSY
Using data from the US National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, and fitting family fixed-effects models of child health and cognitive development, we test if left-handed children do significantly worse ...
(published in: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A (Statistics in Society), 2013, 176 (4), 841-860)
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I12, J10
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4773
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Conny
Wunsch
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Optimal Use of Labor Market Policies: The Role of Job Search Assistance
This paper studies the role of job search assistance programs in optimal welfare-to-work programs. The analysis is based on a framework, that allows for endogenous choice of benefit types and levels, ...
(published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013, 95 (3), 1030-1045)
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J64, J65, J68, D82, D86
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4772
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Jonathan
Haskel
Gavin
Wallis
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Public Support for Innovation, Intangible Investment and Productivity Growth in the UK Market Sector
Pressure on public finances has increased scrutiny of public support for innovation. We examine two particular issues. First, there have been many recent calls for the (relatively new) UK R&D subsidy ...
(published in: Economics Letters, 2013, 119 (2), 195-198)
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O47, E22
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4771
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Olaf
Hübler
Lukas
Menkhoff
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Do Women Manage Smaller Funds?
Based on a sample of 467 asset managers from four countries we robustly find that women manage smaller funds than men, despite tough competition in this industry. Interestingly, the gender gap exists ...
(published in: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 58 (1), 107-126)
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J16, J44, G23
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4770
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Andreas
Peichl
Nico
Pestel
Hilmar
Schneider
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Does Size Matter? The Impact of Changes in Household Structure on Income Distribution in Germany
In Germany, two observations can be made over the past 20 years: First, income inequality has been constantly increasing while, second, the average household size has been declining dramatically. The ...
(revised version published in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2012, 58 (1), 118-141)
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D31, D63, J11
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4769
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Rolf
Aaberge
Magne
Mogstad
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Robust Inequality Comparisons
This paper is concerned with the problem of ranking Lorenz curves in situations where the Lorenz curves intersect and no unambiguous ranking can be attained without introducing weaker ranking ...
(published in: Journal of Economic Inequality, 2011, 9 (3), 353-371)
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D31, D63
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4768
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Anh
T.
Le
Paul
W.
Miller
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The Effect of Children on Specialization and Coordination of Partners' Activities
This paper first documents the extent of the specialization in time use in couple families, and the impact of children on this specialization. It then examines the links between the time allocations ...
(published in: Economics Letters, 2010, 108 (2), 237-241)
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J13, J16, J22
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4767
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Andrea
Ichino
Loukas
Karabarbounis
Enrico
Moretti
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The Political Economy of Intergenerational Income Mobility
The intergenerational elasticity of income is considered one of the best measures of the degree to which a society gives equal opportunity to its members. While much research has been devoted to ...
(published in: Economic Inquiry, 2011, 49 (1), 47-69)
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E24, J62, J68, P16
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