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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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9610
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Aaron
Sojourner
Jooyoung
Yang
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Effects of Unionization on Workplace-Safety Enforcement: Regression-Discontinuity Evidence
We study how union certification affects the enforcement of workplace-safety laws. To generate credible causal estimates, a regression discontinuity design compares outcomes in establishments where ...
(published in: ILR Review, 2022, 75 (2), 373-401.)
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J51, J28, I18
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9609
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Melanie
K.
Jones
Kostas
Mavromaras
Peter J.
Sloane
Zhang
Wei
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The Dynamic Effect of Disability on Work and Subjective Wellbeing in Australia
Using longitudinal data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey (2001-2013) we examine the relationship between the dynamics of work-limiting disability and ...
(published in Oxford Economic Papers, 2018, 70 (3), 635–657)
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I10, J2, J31, J71
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9608
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Susan
L.
Averett
Erin
K.
Fletcher
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The Relationship between Maternal Pre-Pregnancy BMI and Preschool Obesity
The increasing prevalence of obesity during pregnancy raises concerns over the intergenerational transmission of obesity and its potential to exacerbate the current obesity epidemic. The fetal ...
(published in: Applied Demography and Public Health in the 21st Century (pp. 201-219). 2017. Springer International Publishing.)
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I12, J13
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9606
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Clemens
Fuest
Andreas
Peichl
Sebastian
Siegloch
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Do Higher Corporate Taxes Reduce Wages?
This paper estimates the incidence of corporate taxes on wages using a 20-year panel of German municipalities. Administrative linked employer-employee data allows estimating heterogeneous worker and ...
(revised version published in: American Economic Review, 2018, 108 (2), 393 - 418)
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H2, H7, J3
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9604
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Francois
Gerard
Miikka
Rokkanen
Christoph
Rothe
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Identification and Inference in Regression Discontinuity Designs with a Manipulated Running Variable
A key assumption in regression discontinuity analysis is that units cannot manipulate the value of their running variable in a way that guarantees or avoids assignment to the treatment. Standard ...
(published as 'Bounds on treatment effects in regression discontinuity designs with a manipulated running variable' in: Quantitative Economics, 2020, 11 (3), 839-870)
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C14, C21, C26, C51
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9603
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Sako
Musterd
Szymon
Marci?czak
Maarten
van Ham
Tiit
Tammaru
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Socio-Economic Segregation in European Capital Cities: Increasing Separation between Poor and Rich
Socio-economic inequality is on the rise in major European cities as are the worries about that, since this development is seen as threatening social cohesion and stability. Surprisingly, relatively ...
(published in: Urban Geography, 2017, 38 (7), 1062-1083 )
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N94, O18, P25, R21, R23
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9602
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Kadi
Mägi
Kadri
Leetmaa
Tiit
Tammaru
Maarten
van Ham
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Types of Spatial Mobility and the Ethnic Context of Destination Neighbourhoods in Estonia
Most studies of the ethnic composition of destination neighbourhoods after residential moves do not take into account the types of moves people have made. However, from an individual perspective, ...
(published as: 'Types of spatial mobility and change in people's ethnic residential contexts' in: Demographic Research, 2016, 34, 1161-1192)
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J15, J61, R20, R23
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9600
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Marco
Caliendo
Deborah
A.
Cobb-Clark
Juliane
Hennecke
Arne
Uhlendorff
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Job Search, Locus of Control, and Internal Migration
Internal migration can substantially improve labor market efficiency. Consequently, policy is often targeted towards reducing the barriers workers face in moving to new labor markets. In this paper ...
(substantially revised version published as 'Locus of Control and Internal Migration' in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2019, 79, 1-19.)
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J61
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9599
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Isaac
Ehrlich
Jinyoung
Kim
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Immigration, Human Capital Formation and Endogenous Economic Growth
Census data from international sources covering 77% of the world's migrant population indicate that the skill composition of migrants in major destination countries, including the US, has been rising ...
(published in: Journal of Human Capital, 2015, 9 (4), 518 - 563)
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F22, F43, O15, O4
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9598
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Kalena
E.
Cortes
Jane
Arnold
Lincove
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Can Admissions Percent Plans Lead to Better Collegiate Fit for Minority Students?
Why do so many students mismatch when choosing a college? A plausible hypothesis is a lack of information about the likelihood of admission. This study contributes to the literature on mismatch by ...
(published in: American Economic Review, 2016, 106 (5), 348-354)
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I21, I23, J15
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9597
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Massimiliano
Tani
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Local Signals and the Returns to Foreign Education
This paper exploits a quasi-experiment to shed light on whether the wage penalty experienced by migrants reflects poor schooling quality in the country of education or employers' discrimination in ...
(revised version published in: Economics of Education Review, 2017, 61, 174-190.)
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J24, J61, J70
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9594
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Manuel
Bagues
Mauro
Sylos-Labini
Natalia
Zinovyeva
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Connections in Scientific Committees and Applicants' Self-Selection: Evidence from a Natural Randomized Experiment
We examine how the presence of connections in scientific committees affects researchers' decision to apply and their chances of success. We exploit evidence from Italian academia, where in order to ...
(published in: Labour Economics, 2019, 58, 81-97)
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I23, M51, J45
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9593
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Daniel
S.
Hamermesh
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Citations in Economics: Measurement, Uses and Impacts
I describe and compare sources of data on citations in economics and the statistics that can be constructed from them. Constructing data sets of the post-publication citation histories of articles ...
(published in: Journal of Economic Literature, 2018, 56, 111 - 156)
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A11, J01, B31
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9592
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Pablo
Lavado
Gustavo
Yamada
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Fear of Labor Rigidities: The Role of Expectations on Employment Growth in Peru
Many studies have been conducted to analyze the effect of stricter Employment Protection Legislation (EPL). However, almost all of them has focused on an ex-post impact; leaving aside a second but ...
(published in: Latin American Research Review, 2023, 58 (4), 875-891.)
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J21, J23, J24, J46, J32
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9589
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Alexander
Muravyev
Aleksey
Oshchepkov
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The Effect of Doubling the Minimum Wage on Employment: Evidence from Russia
We take advantage of a natural experiment in the minimum wage setting in Russia to study the employment consequences of large hikes in the minimum wage. In September 2007, the Russian government ...
(published in: IZA Journal of Labor and Development, 2016, 5:6)
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J38, J23
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9588
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Hartmut
Lehmann
Tiziano
Razzolini
Anzelika
Zaiceva
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Worker Flows and Labour Market Adjustment during the Great Recession: Evidence from a Large Shock
This paper analyzes how the labor market adjusts to the Great Recession. To this aim, we use the data for Latvia, a country that has experienced one of the most severe recessions in Europe and a ...
(thoroughly revised version published as 'The Great Recession and Labor Market Adjustment: Evidence from Latvia' in: Comparative Economic Studies, 2020, 62 (1), 149 - 181.)
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J6, J21, P20, P23
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9587
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John
T.
Addison
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Collective Bargaining Systems and Macroeconomic and Microeconomic Flexibility: The Quest for Appropriate Institutional Forms in Advanced Economies
This paper addresses the design of the machinery of collective bargaining from the perspective of the needs of microeconomic and macroeconomic flexibility. In the former context, greater attention is ...
(published in: IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2016, 5: 19)
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D02, E02, E24, E25, E61, J48, J50, J51, J52, J53, J58, P51
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9586
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Nezih
Guner
Andrii
Parkhomenko
Gustavo
Ventura
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Managers and Productivity Differences
We document that for a group of high-income countries (i) mean earnings of managers tend to grow faster than for non managers over the life cycle; (ii) the earnings growth of managers relative to non ...
(published in: Review of Economic Dynamics, 2018, 29, 256-282.)
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E23, E24, J24, M11, O43, O47
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9585
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Peter
Fredriksson
Lena
Hensvik
Oskar
Nordström Skans
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Mismatch of Talent: Evidence on Match Quality, Entry Wages, and Job Mobility
We examine the direct impact of idiosyncratic match quality on entry wages and job mobility using unique data on worker talents matched to job-indicators and individual wages. Tenured workers are ...
(published in: American Economic Review, 2018, 108 (11), 3303-3338.)
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J64, J24, J31, J62
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9584
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Stijn
Baert
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Do They Find You on Facebook? Facebook Profile Picture and Hiring Chances
We investigate whether the publicly available information on Facebook about job applicants affects employers' hiring decisions. To this end, we conduct a field experiment in which fictitious job ...
(revised version published as 'Facebook profile picture appearance affects recruiterd first hiring decisions' in: New Media & Society, 2018, 20 (3), 1220 - 1239)
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C93, D83, J24, J79, L86
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9583
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Lutz
Bellmann
Olaf
Hübler
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Are Working Time Accounts Beneficial for German Establishments?
This contribution investigates whether working time accounts are beneficial for the performance of German establishments. Based on the representative German Establishment Panel of the Institute for ...
(published as 'Working time accounts and firm performance in Germany' in: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2015, 4:24)
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C22, D21, J21, J22
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9582
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Dirk
Van de gaer
Xavier
Ramos
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Measurement of Inequality of Opportunity Based on Counterfactuals
The theoretical literature on inequality of opportunity formulates basic properties that measures of inequality of opportunity should have. Standard methods for the measurement of inequality of ...
(published in: Social Choice and Welfare, 2020, 55, 595–627)
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D3, D63, C1
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9581
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Erik
Bengtsson
Daniel
Waldenström
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Capital Shares and Income inequality: Evidence from the Long Run
This paper investigates the relationship between the capital share in national income and personal income inequality over the long run. Using a new historical cross-country database on capital shares ...
(published in: Journal of Economic History, 2018, 78 (3), 712-74)
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D30, N30
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9580
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Niamh
Holton
Donal
O'Neill
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The Changing Nature of Irish Wage Inequality from Boom to Bust
The dramatic change in economic conditions in Ireland over the last 10 years provides an opportunity to examine the impact of large macroeconomic shocks on inequality. We analyse wage inequality in ...
(published in: Economic and Social Review, 2017, 48 (1):1-26)
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J31
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9579
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Andreas
Kuhn
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The Individual Perception of Wage Inequality: A Measurement Framework and Some Empirical Evidence
This paper presents a simple conceptual framework specifically tailored to measure individual perceptions of wage inequality. Using internationally comparable survey data, the empirical part of the ...
(revised version published as `The Individual (Mis-)Perception of Wage Inequality: Measurement, Correlates and Implications' in: Empirical Economics, 2020, 59, 2039-2069)
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D31, D63, J31
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9578
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Joop
Hartog
Pedro
Raposo
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Are Starting Wages Reduced by an Insurance Premium for Preventing Wage Decline? Testing the Prediction of Harris and Holmstrom (1982)
In the model of Harris and Holmstrom (1982) workers pay an insurance premium to prevent a wage decline. As employers are unable to assess the ability of a labour market entrant, they would offer a ...
(published in: Labour Economics, 2017, 48, 105-119)
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J310, D860
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9576
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John
Bennett
Ioana
Chioveanu
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The Optimal Minimum Wage with Regulatory Uncertainty
For two different regulatory standards, we examine the optimal minimum wage in a competitive labour market when the government is uncertain about supply and demand. Solutions are related to ...
(published in: Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2017, 19 (6), 1099-1116)
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J38, J31
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9573
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Semih
Tumen
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Informal versus Formal Search: Which Yields a Better Pay?
Estimates on the effect of job contact method – i.e., informal versus formal search – on wage offers vary considerably across studies, with some of them finding a positive correlation between getting ...
(published in: International Journal of Economic Theory, 2016, 12(3), 257-277)
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D85, J31, J64
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9572
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Philip
Du Caju
François
Rycx
Ilan
Tojerow
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Unemployment Risk and Over-Indebtedness: A Micro-Econometric Perspective
We study how unemployment effects the over-indebtedness of households using the new European Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS). First, we assess the role of different labor market ...
(also available as: European Central Bank Working Papers, 2016, No. 1908)
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D14, D91, J12
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9568
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Charlene
M.
Kalenkoski
Eakamon
Oumtrakool
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The Caregiving Responsibilities of Retirees: What Are They and How Do They Affect Retirees' Well-being?
Using data from the 2010 and 2012 American Time Use Surveys (ATUS) and the associated Well-being Modules, this paper examines how caregiving affects the well-being of retirees who are caregivers. ...
(published in: Applied Economics, 2017, 49 (13), 1298-1310)
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D10, D13
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9567
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Thomas
J.
Kniesner
Galib
Rustamov
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Differential and Distributional Effects of Energy Efficiency Surveys: Evidence from Electricity Consumption
Our research investigates the magnitude of the effect of residential energy efficiency audit programs on later household electricity consumption. These programs are designed to increase awareness of ...
(published in: Journal of Benefit Cost Analysis, 2018, 9(3), 375-406)
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C31, D03, D12, L94, Q41
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9565
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Bram
Cadsby
Jim
Engle-Warnick
Tony
Fang
Fei
Song
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Psychological Incentives, Financial Incentives, and Risk Attitudes in Tournaments: An Artefactual Field Experiment
Tournaments are widely used to assign bonuses and determine promotions because of the link between relative performance and rewards. However, performing relatively well (poorly) may also yield ...
(published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2019, 72, 64-79)
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J30, J24, J33, C93, C91
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9564
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Mario
Lackner
Rudi
Stracke
Uwe
Sunde
Rudolf
Winter-Ebmer
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Are Competitors Forward Looking in Strategic Interactions? Evidence from the Field
This paper investigates empirically whether decision makers are forward looking in dynamic strategic interactions. In particular, we test whether decision makers in multi-stage tournaments take ...
(published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organisation, 2020, 179, 544-565)
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D84, D90, M51, J33
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9562
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Hugo
Reis
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Girls' Schooling Choices and Home Production: Evidence from Pakistan
The paper develops and estimates a dynamic structural model that allows for the interrelations between girls' schooling and mothers' labor market participation decision, in a rural area of Pakistan ...
(published in: International Economic Review, 2020, 61 (2), 783-819)
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I25, I28
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9561
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Oana
Borcan
Mikael
Lindahl
Andreea
Mitrut
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Fighting Corruption in Education: What Works and Who Benefits?
We investigate the distributional consequences of a corruption-fighting initiative in Romania targeting the endemic fraud in a high-stakes high school exit exam, which introduced CCTV monitoring of ...
(published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2017, 9 (1), 180-209)
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I21, I24, K42
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9560
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Leanne
Giordono
Todd
Pugatch
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Informal Fee Elimination and Student Performance: Evidence from The Gambia
Informal school fees – for uniforms, books, and other supplies – are substantial in developing countries, often several times formal tuition. We evaluate a scholarship program that alleviated ...
(published as 'Non-tuition Costs, School Access and Student Performance: Evidence from the Gambia' in: Journal of African Economies, 2017, 26 (2), 140-168. )
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O15, I21, I25
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9559
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Pau
Balart
Matthijs
Oosterveen
Dinand
Webbink
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Test Scores, Noncognitive Skills and Economic Growth
Many studies have found a strong association between economic outcomes of nations and their performance on international cognitive tests. This association is often interpreted as evidence for the ...
(published in: Economics of Education Review, 2018, 63, 134-153)
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J24
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9558
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Seth
Gershenson
Alison
Jacknowitz
Andrew
Brannegan
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Are Student Absences Worth the Worry in U.S. Primary Schools?
Student absences are a potentially important, yet understudied, input in the educational process. Using longitudinal data from a nationally-representative survey and rich administrative records from ...
(published in: Education Finance and Policy, 2017, 12(2): 137-165.)
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I21
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9556
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Stijn
Baert
Bart
Cockx
Matteo
Picchio
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Modeling the Effects of Grade Retention in High School
A dynamic discrete choice model is set up to estimate the effects of grade retention in high school, both in the short- (end-of-year evaluation) and long-run (drop-out and delay). In contrast to ...
(revised version published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2019, 34 (3), 403 - 424)
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C33, C35, I21
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9555
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Eric
A.
Hanushek
Jens
Ruhose
Ludger
Woessmann
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Economic Gains for U.S. States from Educational Reform
There is limited existing evidence justifying the economic case for state education policy. Using newly-developed measures of the human capital of each state that allow for internal migration and ...
(published in: Journal of Human Capital, 2017, 11 (4), 447-486)
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I21, J24, O47
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9554
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Stephen
B.
Holt
Seth
Gershenson
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The Impact of Teacher Demographic Representation on Student Attendance and Suspensions
Representative bureaucracy theory is central to public administration scholarship due to the likely relationship between the demographic composition of the public workforce and both the actual and ...
(published in: Policy Studies Journal, 2019, 47(4), 1063-1093.)
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I2
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9553
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Andrew
C.
Eggers
Ronny
Freier
Veronica
Grembi
Tommaso
Nannicini
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Regression Discontinuity Designs Based on Population Thresholds: Pitfalls and Solutions
In many countries, important features of municipal government (such as the electoral system, mayors' salaries, and the number of councillors) depend on whether the municipality is above or below ...
(published in: American Journal of Political Science, 2018, 62 (1), 210-229)
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C21, D72
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9552
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Juan
Chaparro
Aaron
Sojourner
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Same Program, Different Outcomes: Understanding Differential Effects from Access to Free, High-Quality Early Care
The Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP) was designed to promote the development of low-birth weight (up to 2,500 grams) and premature (up to 37 weeks gestational age) infants. There is ...
(published as 'Differential effects from access to high-quality early care' in: In A.J. Reynolds, J.A. Temple (eds.): Sustaining Early Childhood Learning Gains, Cambridge, 2019)
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J13, J24, O15
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9551
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Sinem
H.
Ayhan
Selin
Pelek
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State Dependence in Welfare Benefits in a Non-Welfare Context
This study contributes to the ongoing debate about welfare dependency centered on the western societies through an empirical analysis, within the context of a developing country. It examines state ...
(published in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2020, 66 (3), 711-735)
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I30, I38, J18, C23
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9549
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Kathleen
Mullen
Stefan
Staubli
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Disability Benefit Generosity and Labor Force Withdrawal
A key component for estimating the optimal size and structure of disability insurance (DI) programs is the elasticity of DI claiming with respect to benefit generosity. Yet, in many countries, ...
(revised version published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2016, 143, 49-63)
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H55, J14, J22
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9545
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Carmen
Camacho
Fabio
Mariani
Luca
Pensieroso
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Illegal Immigration and the Shadow Economy
We build a general equilibrium model in which both illegal immigration and the size of the informal sector are endogenously determined. In this framework, we show that indirect policy measures such ...
(published in: International Tax and Public Finance, 2017, 24, 1050-1080)
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O17, F22, J61
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9544
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Silvia
Mendolia
Alex
Tosh
Oleg
Yerokhin
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Ethnic Diversity and Trust: New Evidence from Australian Data
This paper investigates the relationship between neighbourhood ethnic and linguistic heterogeneity and the formation of an individual's local and general trust. A wide literature across economics and ...
(published in Economic Record, 2016, 92 (299): 648-665.)
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J15, Z10
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9542
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Maurice
Schiff
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Ability Drain
Is ability drain (AD) economically significant? That immigrants or their children founded over 40% of the Fortune 500 US companies suggests it is. Moreover, brain drain (BD) induces a brain gain ...
(published as 'Ability drain: size, impact, and comparison with brain drain under alternative immigration policies' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2017, 30, 1337- 1354)
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F22, J24, J61, O15
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9541
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Evans
Jadotte
Xavier
Ramos
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The Effect of Remittances on Labour Supply in the Republic of Haiti
We examine the labour supply effect of remittances in the Republic of Haiti, the prime international remittances recipient country in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region relative to its ...
(published in: Journal of Development Studies, 2016, 52 (12), 1810-1825. )
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C39, F22, F24, J22
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9540
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Milena
Nikolova
Monica
Roman
Klaus
F.
Zimmermann
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Left Behind but Doing Good? Civic Engagement in Two Post-Socialist Countries
The fall of socialism in Central and Eastern Europe restored ordinary citizens' rights and freedoms and ended their political and social isolation. While the freedom of movement was quickly embraced, ...
(published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2017, 45 (3), 658 - 684 )
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I30, I31, F22, P30, Z10
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