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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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4050
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Dirk
Antonczyk
Bernd
Fitzenberger
Ute
Leuschner
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Can a Task-Based Approach Explain the Recent Changes in the German Wage Structure?
This paper investigates the changes in the German wage structure for full-time working males from 1999 to 2006. Our analysis builds on the task-based approach introduced by Autor et al. (2003), as ...
(published in: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, 2009, 229 (2-3), 214-238)
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J24, J31, D31, C43
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4049
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Alexander
K.
Koch
Julia
Nafziger
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Commitment to Self-Rewards
Self-administered rewards are ubiquitous. They serve as incentives for personal accomplish¬ments and are widely recommended as tools for overcoming self-control problems. However, it seems puzzling ...
(published in European Economic Review, 2014, 68, 151-167.)
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A12, C70, D86
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4048
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Harley
Frazis
Jay
Stewart
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How Does Household Production Affect Measured Income Inequality?
Although income inequality has been studied extensively, relatively little attention has been paid to the role of household production. Economic theory predicts that households with less money income ...
(published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2011, 24 (1), 3-22)
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D31, J22, D63
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4047
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Vidya
Atal
Kaushik
Basu
John
Gray
Travis
Lee
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Literacy Traps: Society-wide Education and Individual Skill Premia
Using a model of O-ring production function, the paper demonstrates how certain communities can get caught in a low-literacy trap in which each individual finds it not worthwhile investing in higher ...
(published in: IJET International Journal of Economic Theory, 2010, 6 (1), 137-148)
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D20, I28, J31
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4046
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Paola
Manzini
Marco
Mariotti
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Choice by Lexicographic Semiorders
We propose an extension of Tversky's lexicographic semiorder to a model of boundedly rational choice. We explore the connection with sequential rationalisability of choice, and we provide axiomatic ...
(published in: Theoretical Economics, 2012, 7 (1), 1-23.)
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D0
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4045
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Carlo
Altavilla
Floro
Ernesto
Caroleo
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Unintended Effects of National-based Active Labour Market Policies
Labour market policies settled at national level imply a “one-size-fits-all” labour market strategy. This strategy might not sufficiently take into account region-specific economic structures. In ...
(published in: Regional Studies, 2011, iFirst)
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C33, J64
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4044
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Benoît
Mahy
François
Rycx
Mélanie
Volral
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Wage Dispersion and Firm Productivity in Different Working Environments
This paper investigates the impact of wage dispersion on firm productivity in different working environments. More precisely, it examines the interaction with: i) the skills of the workforce, using a ...
(published in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2011, 49 (3), 460 - 485)
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J31, J24, M52
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4042
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Vincenzo
Caponi
Cevat Burc
Kayahan
Miana
Plesca
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The Impact of Aggregate and Sectoral Fluctuations on Training Decisions
So far the literature has found that the effect of macroeconomic fluctuations on training decisions is ambiguous. On the one hand, the opportunity cost to train is lower during downturns, and thus ...
(revised version published in: B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics: Advances in Macroeconomics, , 2010, 10 (1), Article 28)
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E32, J24
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4041
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Silvia
Marchesi
Laura
Sabani
Axel
Dreher
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Agency and Communication in IMF Conditional Lending: Theory and Empirical Evidence
We focus on the role that the transmission of information between a multilateral (the IMF) and a country has for the optimal design of conditional reforms. Our model predicts that when agency ...
(published as 'Read my lips: The role of information transmission in multilateral reform design ' in: Journal of International Economics. 2011, 84 (1), 86 - 98)
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C23, D82, F33, N2
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4040
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David
N.F.
Bell
David
G.
Blanchflower
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What Should Be Done about Rising Unemployment in the UK?
This paper considers the issue of unemployment one of the most pressing issues facing the UK and other governments, as the current recessions deepens. It begins by trying to accurately date the ...
(published in two parts: 1) published as 'UK unemployment in the Great recessions' in: National Institute Economic Review, 2010, 214, R3-R25; 2) published as 'Underemployment in the UK in the Great Recession' in: National Institute Economic Review, 2011, 215, R1-R11)
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J21
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