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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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8258
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Javier
Ordóńez
Hector
Sala
José
I.
Silva
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Real Unit Labour Costs in Eurozone Countries: Drivers and Clusters
We examine the trajectories of the real unit labour costs (RULCs) in a selection of Eurozone economies. Strong asymmetries in the convergence process of the RULCs and its components – real wages, ...
(published in: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2015, 4:15, 1-19)
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F43, F62, O47, O52
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8257
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John
T.
Addison
Paulino
Teixeira
Jens
Stephani
Lutz
Bellmann
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Union Decline and the Coverage Wage Gap in Germany
Using linked employer-employee data, this paper estimates the effect of collective bargaining coverage on wages over an interval of continuing decline in unionism. Unobserved firm and worker ...
(published in: Journal of Labor Research, 2015, 36 (3), 301-317.)
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J31, J51, J53
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8256
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Xavier
D'Haultfoeuille
Arnaud
Maurel
Yichong
Zhang
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Extremal Quantile Regressions for Selection Models and the Black-White Wage Gap
We consider the estimation of a semiparametric location-scale model subject to endogenous selection, in the absence of an instrument or a large support regressor. Identification relies on the ...
(published in: Journal of Econometrics, 2018, 203 (1), 129-142)
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C21, C24, J31
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8253
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T. H.
Gindling
Nadwa
Mossaad
Juan Diego
Trejos
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The Consequences of Increased Enforcement of Legal Minimum Wages in a Developing Country: An Evaluation of the Impact of the Campańa Nacional de Salarios Mínimos in Costa Rica
In August 2010 the Costa Rican government implemented a comprehensive program to increase compliance with legal minimum wages, the Campaign for Minimum Wages. To evaluate the impact of the Campaign, ...
(slightly revised version published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2015, 68(3), 666-707)
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J3, J33, J38, O17, O53
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8252
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Alessio
J. G.
Brown
Christian
Merkl
Dennis
J.
Snower
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The Minimum Wage from a Two-Sided Perspective
This paper sheds new light on the effects of the minimum wage on employment from a two-sided theoretical perspective, in which firms' job offer and workers' job acceptance decisions are disentangled. ...
(published in: Economics Letters, 2014, 124 (3), 389–391.)
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J3, J6, J2
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8251
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Daniel
Arribas-Bel
Peter
Nijkamp
Jacques
Poot
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How Diverse Can Spatial Measures of Cultural Diversity Be? Results from Monte Carlo Simulations of an Agent-Based Model
Cultural diversity is a complex and multi-faceted concept. Commonly used quantitative measures of the spatial distribution of culturally-defined groups – such as segregation, isolation or ...
(published in: Environment and Planning A, 2016, 48(10), 2046-2066)
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C63, J15, R23, Z13
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8250
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Ainoa
Aparicio Fenoll
Zoë
Kuehn
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Does Foreign Language Proficiency Foster Migration of Young Individuals within the European Union?
Speaking the language of the host country eases migrants' integration and tends to boost their economic success in the country of destination. However, the decision to acquire language skills may in ...
(published in: B.-A. Wickstroem and M. Gazzola (eds.), The Economics of Language Policy, MIT Press, 2016)
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J61, I20, F22
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8249
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Martin
Kahanec
Lucia
Mýtna
Kureková
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Did Post-Enlargement Labor Mobility Help the EU to Adjust During the Great Recession? The Case of Slovakia
This paper evaluates the mobility patterns of Slovaks into the rest of the European Union (EU) following Slovakia's EU accession in 2004 and through the Great Recession. Combining information from ...
(published in: M. Kahanec and K.F. Zimmermann (eds.), Labor Migration, EU Enlargement, and the Great Recession, Springer: Berlin, et al. 2016, 1-34)
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F22, J61
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8248
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Timothy
J.
Hatton
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Public Opinion on Immigration: Has the Recession Changed Minds?
It is widely believed that the current recession has soured public attitudes towards immigration. But most existing studies are cross sectional and can shed little light on the economy-wide forces ...
(published as 'Immigration, Public Opinion and the Recession in Europe' in: Economic Policy, 2016, 86, 205-246)
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D72, F22, J61
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8247
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Robert
G.
Valletta
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Recent Extensions of U.S. Unemployment Benefits: Search Responses in Alternative Labor Market States
In response to the 2007-09 “Great Recession,” the maximum duration of U.S. unemployment benefits was increased from the normal level of 26 weeks to an unprecedented 99 weeks. I estimate the impact of ...
(published in: IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2014, 3 )
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J64, J65
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8246
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Claus
Thustrup
Kreiner
Jakob
R.
Munch
Hans Jřrgen
Whitta-Jacobsen
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Taxation and the Long Run Allocation of Labor: Theory and Danish Evidence
Inspired by Hayek (1945), we study the distortionary effects of taxation on labor mobility and the long run allocation of labor across different profitable opportunities. These effects are not well ...
(published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 127, 74-86)
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J62, H24
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8245
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Simen
Markussen
Knut
Rřed
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Leaving Poverty Behind? The Effects of Generous Income Support Paired with Activation
We evaluate a comprehensive activation program in Norway targeted at hard-to-employ social assistance claimants with reduced work capacity. The program offers a combination of tailored ...
(published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2016, 8 (1), 180–211)
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C21, C26, H55, I30, J24
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8244
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Björn
Anders
Gustafsson
Shi
Li
Hiroshi
Sato
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Data for Studying Earnings, the Distribution of Household Income and Poverty in China
This paper discusses data used in publishing statistics on earnings, the distribution of household income and poverty in China by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) which is widely used by ...
(published in China Economic Review, 2014, 30, 419-431)
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C83, D31, I32, P36
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8243
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Francisco
H. G.
Ferreira
Christoph
Lakner
Maria
Ana
Lugo
Berk
Özler
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Inequality of Opportunity and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Analysis
Income differences arise from many sources. While some kinds of inequality, caused by effort differences, might be associated with faster economic growth, other kinds, arising from unequal ...
(published in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2018, 64 (4), 800-827)
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D31, D63, O40
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8241
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Björn
Anders
Gustafsson
Shi
Li
Ludmila
Nivorozhkina
Haiyuan
Wan
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Yuan and Roubles: Comparing Wage Determination in Urban China and Russia at the Beginning of the New Millennium
Earnings inequality and earnings determination in urban China 2002 and Russia 2003 are compared using samples covering large parts of the two countries. The results from estimated earnings functions ...
(published in: China Economic Review, 2015, 35, 248-265)
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J16, J31, J45, P23
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8240
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Aaron
Sojourner
Brigham
R.
Frandsen
Robert
J.
Town
David
C.
Grabowski
Michelle
M.
Chen
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Impacts of Unionization on Quality and Productivity: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Nursing Homes
This paper studies the effects of nursing home unionization on numerous labor, establishment, and consumer outcomes using a regression discontinuity design. We find negative effects of unionization ...
(published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2015, 68 (4), 771 - 806 )
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J0, J5, D2
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8239
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Robert
Dur
Robin
Zoutenbier
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Intrinsic Motivations of Public Sector Employees: Evidence for Germany
We examine differences in altruism and laziness between public sector employees and private sector employees. Our theoretical model predicts that the likelihood of public sector employment increases ...
(published in: German Economic Review, 2015, 16(3), 343-366)
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H1, J45, M5
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8238
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Mirco
Tonin
Michael
Vlassopoulos
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Are Public Sector Workers Different? Cross-European Evidence from Elderly Workers and Retirees
The public sector employs a large share of the labor force to execute important functions (e.g. regulation and public good provision) in an environment beset by severe agency problems. Attracting ...
(published in: IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 4:11, 2015)
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D64, H83, J45
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8236
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David
Gill
Victoria
L.
Prowse
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Cognitive Ability, Character Skills, and Learning to Play Equilibrium: A Level-k Analysis
In this paper we investigate how cognitive ability and character skills influence behavior, success and the evolution of play towards Nash equilibrium in repeated strategic interactions. We study ...
(published in: Journal of Political Economy, 2016, 124 (6), 1619-1676)
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C92, C73, D83
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8235
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Miriam
Gensowski
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Personality, IQ, and Lifetime Earnings
Talented individuals are seen as drivers of long-term growth, but how do they realize their full potential? In this paper, I show that even in a group of high-IQ men and women, lifetime earnings are ...
(published in: Labour Economics, 2018, 51, 170-183)
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J24, I24, J16
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8234
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Alfonso
Flores-Lagunes
Troy
Timko
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Does Participation in 4-H Improve Schooling Outcomes? Evidence from Florida
We examine the effect of participation in 4-H, the largest youth development program in the United States, on standardized test scores. We do this by utilizing grade-level longitudinal data on ...
(published in: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2015, 97 (2), 414–434)
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I21, I28, H52
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8233
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Niaz
Asadullah
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The Effect of Islamic Secondary School Attendance on Academic Achievement
Using unique survey data on rural secondary school children, this paper evaluates the relative quality of Islamic secondary schools (i.e. madrasahs) in Bangladesh. Students attending registered ...
(published in: Singapore Economic Review, 2016, 61 (4), 1550052-01)
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D04, I21, O15
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8232
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Stijn
Baert
Eddy
Omey
Dieter
Verhaest
Aurélie
Vermeir
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Mister Sandman, Bring Me Good Marks! On the Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Academic Achievement
This study assesses the relationship between sleep quality and academic achievement. We survey college students about their sleep quality by means of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) before ...
(revised version published in: Social Science and Medicine , 2015, 130, 91 - 98)
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I10, J24, I23
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8231
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Francisca
M.
Antman
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Spousal Employment and Intra-Household Bargaining Power
This paper considers the relationship between work status and decision-making power of the head of household and his spouse. I use household fixed effects models to address the possibility that ...
(published in: Applied Economics Letters, 2014 21(6), 560-563)
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J12, J16, D13, O15
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8230
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Ang
Sun
Yaohui
Zhao
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Divorce, Abortion and Children's Sex Ratio: The Impact of Divorce Reform in China
This paper explores how the relative circumstances of men and women following marital dissolution affect sex-selection behavior within marriages. China's 2001 divorce reform liberalized divorce in ...
(published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2016, 120, 53-69)
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D13, J12, J13, J16
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8229
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Kamila
Cygan-Rehm
Regina
T.
Riphahn
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Teenage Pregnancies and Births in Germany: Patterns and Developments
We study the development of teenage fertility in East and West Germany using data from the German Socioeconomic Panel (SOEP) and from the German Mikrozensus. Following the international literature we ...
(published in: Applied Economics, 2014, 46(28), 3503-3522)
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J13, Z18, I00
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8228
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Guglielmo
Barone
Alessio
D'Ignazio
Guido
de Blasio
Paolo
Naticchioni
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Mr. Rossi, Mr. Hu and Politics: The Role of Immigration in Shaping Natives' Political Preferences
We analyze the impact of immigration on voting. Using Italian municipality data and IV estimation strategy, we find that immigration generates a sizable causal increase in votes for the centre-right ...
(published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2016, 136, 1-14)
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D72, P16, J61
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8227
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Li
Hao
Daniel
Houser
Lei
Mao
Marie Claire
Villeval
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A Field Study of Chinese Migrant Workers' Attitudes toward Risks, Strategic Uncertainty, and Competitiveness
Using a field experiment in China, we study whether migration status is correlated with attitudes toward risk, ambiguity, and competitiveness. Our subjects include migrants and non-migrants. We find ...
(Revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2016, 131, 126-140)
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C93, D03, D63, J61
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8226
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Ilhom
Abdulloev
Ira
N.
Gang
Myeong-Su
Yun
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Migration, Education and the Gender Gap in Labour Force Participation
Women who want to work often face many more hurdles than men. This is true in Tajikistan where there is a large gender gap in labour force participation. We highlight the role of two factors – ...
(published in: European Journal of Development Research, 2014, 26 (4), 509–526 )
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J01, J16, O15
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8225
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Alina
Botezat
Friedhelm
Pfeiffer
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The Impact of Parents Migration on the Well-being of Children Left Behind: Initial Evidence from Romania
Many children grow up with parents working abroad. Economists are interested in the achievement and well-being of these "home alone" children to better understand the positive and negative aspects of ...
(published as 'The Impact of labour migration on left-behind children's educational and psychosocial outcomes: Evidence from Romania' in: Population, Space and Place 2020, 26 (1), e2277)
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I12, I21, J13
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8224
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David
J.
Bjerk
Caleb
Mason
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The Market for Mules: Risk and Compensation of Cross-Border Drug Couriers
This paper uses a unique dataset to examine the economics of cross-border drug smuggling. Our results reveal that loads are generally quite large (median 30 kg), but with substantial variance within ...
(published in: International Review of Law and Economics, 2014, 39, 58-72.)
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K42
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8223
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Donald
O.
Parsons
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Job Displacement Insurance: An Overview
Earnings losses from permanent job separations are a serious threat to the financial security of long-tenured workers. Job displacement insurance is presumably designed to offset these losses, but ...
(published in: J. Wright (ed.): International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd ed., 2015, 12. Oxford, 819-832)
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J65, J41, J33, J08
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8222
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Daniele
Checchi
Herman
G.
van de Werfhorst
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Educational Policies and Income Inequality
In this paper we study the associations between educational policies, distributions of educational attainments and income distributions. By matching inequality measures on test scores, years of ...
(published in Socio-Economic Review, 2018, 16 (1), 137 - 160)
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I24, I28
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8221
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Robert
Dixon
Guay
C.
Lim
Jan
C.
van Ours
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The Effect of Shocks to Labour Market Flows on Unemployment and Participation Rates
This paper presents an analysis of labour market dynamics, in particular of flows in the labour market and how they interact and affect the evolution of unemployment rates and participation rates, ...
(published in: Applied Economics, 2015, 47 (24), 2523-2539)
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E17, E24, J21, J64
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8220
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Wiemer
Salverda
Daniele
Checchi
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Labour-Market Institutions and the Dispersion of Wage Earnings
Considering the contribution of the distribution of individual wages and earnings to that of household incomes we find two separate literatures that should be brought together, and bring 'new ...
(published in: A. Atkinson and F. Bourguignon (eds.): Handbook of Income Distribution, 2, 2015, 1535–1727)
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D02, D13, D31, J22, J31, J51, J52
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8219
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Jörn
Block
Karsten
Kohn
Danny
Miller
Katrin
Ullrich
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Necessity Entrepreneurship and Competitive Strategy
Many start-ups chose to compete with incumbent firms using one of two generic strategies: cost leadership or differentiation. Our study demonstrates how this choice depends on whether the startup was ...
(published in: Small Business Economics, 2015, 44 (1), 37-54)
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L10, L26
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8218
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David
L.
Dickinson
David
Masclet
Marie Claire
Villeval
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Norm Enforcement in Social Dilemmas: An Experiment with Police Commissioners
Do individuals trained in law enforcement punish or reward differently from typical student subjects? We analyze norm enforcement behavior of newly appointed police commissioners in both a Voluntary ...
(Revised version published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 126, 74-85)
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C92, H41, D63
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8217
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Haoran
He
Marie Claire
Villeval
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Are Teams Less Inequality Averse than Individuals?
We compare inequality aversion in individuals and teams by means of both within- and between-subject experimental designs, and we investigate how teams aggregate individual preferences. We find that ...
(revised version published as 'Are group members less inequality averse than individual decision makers?' in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2017, 138, 111-124.)
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C91, C92, D03, D63, D72
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8216
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Matthias
Wibral
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Identity Changes and the Efficiency of Reputation Systems
Reputation systems aim to induce honest behavior in online trade by providing information about past conduct of users. Online reputation, however, is not directly connected to a person, but only to ...
(published in: Experimental Economics, 2015, 18(3), 408-431)
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C91, D02, L14
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8215
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Alpaslan
Akay
Lisa
Andersson
Peter
Martinsson
Haileselassie
Medhin
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Positional Concerns among the Poor: Does Reference Group Matter? Evidence from Survey Experiments
Previous research suggests a lower degree of positional concerns among people from poor countries. Yet the evidence is limited and most often builds on the assumption that people’s reference groups ...
(revised version published in: Journal of African Economics, 2014, 23(5), 673-699)
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D60, C90
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8213
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Noelia
Bernal
Miguel
A.
Carpio
Tobias
J.
Klein
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The Effects of Access to Health Insurance for Informally Employed Individuals in Peru
Many developing countries have recently increased health insurance coverage at a large scale. While it is commonly believed that this has positive effects, to date, it is not well understood through ...
(published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 154, 122-136)
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I13, O12, O17
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8212
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Elizabeth
Kaletski
Nishith
Prakash
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Does Political Reservation for Minorities Affect Child Labor? Evidence from India
This paper examines the impact of state level political reservation for two minority groups – Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes – on child labor in India. We estimate the effect of political ...
(published in: World Development, 2016, 87, 50 - 69)
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I38, J15, J22, J78
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8210
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Carla
Calero
Carlos
Henrique
Corseuil
Veronica
Gonzales
Jochen
Kluve
Yuri
Soares
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Can Arts-Based Interventions Enhance Labor Market Outcomes among Youth? Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Rio de Janeiro
This paper provides findings of a small-scale, innovative labor training program that uses expressive arts and theatre as a pedagogical tool. The corresponding life skills training component is ...
(published in: Labour Economics, 2017, 45, 131 - 142)
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J24, J68, I38
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8209
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Pedro
Carneiro
Emanuela
Galasso
Rita
Ginja
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Tackling Social Exclusion: Evidence from Chile
We study an innovative welfare program in Chile which combines a period of frequent home visits to households in extreme poverty, with guaranteed access to social services. Program impacts are ...
(published in: Economic Journal, 2019, 129 (617), 172-208.)
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C26, I38, J08
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8208
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Sřren
Dalsgaard
Helena
Skyt
Nielsen
Marianne
Simonsen
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Consequences of ADHD Medication Use for Children's Outcomes
This paper estimates effects of early ADHD medication use on key human capital outcomes for children diagnosed with ADHD while using rarely available register based data on diagnoses and prescription ...
(published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2014, 37, 137-151)
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I11, I12
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8206
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Louise
Voldby
Beuchert
Maria
Knoth
Humlum
Rune
Majlund
Vejlin
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The Length of Maternity Leave and Family Health
We study the relationship between the length of maternity leave and the physical and psychological health of the family. Using a reform of the parental leave scheme in Denmark that increased the ...
(published in: Labour Economics, 2016, 43, 55-71)
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I18, J13, J18
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8205
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Petri
Böckerman
Ohto
Kanninen
Ilpo
Suoniemi
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A Kink that Makes You Sick: The Incentive Effect of Sick Pay on Absence
This paper examines the effect of the replacement rule of the Finnish sickness insurance system on the duration of sickness absence. A pre-determined, piecewise linear policy rule in which the ...
(published as "A Kink that Makes You Sick: The Effect of Sick Pay on Absence" in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2018, 33 (4), 568-579)
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I13, I18, J22
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8204
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Sabrina
Wulff
Pabilonia
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The Effects of the Great Recession on Teenagers' Risky Health Behaviors and Time Use
This paper uses individual-level data from both the 2003-2011 American Time Use Survey and Youth Risk Behavior Survey and state-level unemployment rates to examine the effects of the Great Recession ...
(published as 'Teenagers’ Risky Health Behaviors and Time Use During the Great Recession' in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2017, 15 (3), 945–964)
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J22, J11
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8203
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Stefanie
Schurer
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Bouncing Back from Health Shocks: Locus of Control, Labor Supply, and Mortality
Policy-makers worldwide are embarking on school programmes aimed at boosting students' resilience. One facet of resilience is a belief about cause and effect in life, locus of control. I test whether ...
(published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization,133, 1-20, 2017)
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I12, J24
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8201
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Bart
H.H.
Golsteyn
Trudie
Schils
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Gender Gaps in Primary School Achievement: A Decomposition into Endowments and Returns to IQ and Non-cognitive Factors
In elementary school, girls typically outperform boys in languages and boys typically outperform girls in math. The determinants of these differences have remained largely unexplored. Using rich data ...
(published in: Economics of Education Review, 2014, 41, 176-187)
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I21, I24
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