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Fundamentally reforming the DI system : evidence from Germany

Cao, Yaming; Fischer-Weckemann, Björn; Geyer, Johannes; … - 2026

In 2001, Germany abolished public occupational disability insurance (ODI)-the second tier of its public DI system-for cohorts born after 1960. Using administrative data, we first document that, in the long run, overall DI inflows declined by roughly one-third. Second, using representative survey...

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Quantile selection in the gender pay gap

Batbayar, Egshiglen; Breunig, Christoph; Haan, Peter; … - 2026

We propose a new approach to estimate selection-corrected quantiles of the gender wage gap. Our method employs instrumental variables that explain variation in the latent variable but, conditional on the latent process, do not directly affect selection. We provide semiparametric identification...

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Disparate treatment of the Irish in 19th century English courtrooms

Bindler, Anna; Hjalmarsson, Randi; Machin, Stephen; … - 2026

This paper studies how and why anti-Irish sentiment in 19th century England spills over onto jury decisions at London’s Old Bailey Central Criminal Court. We classify the (perceived) ethnicity of courtroom participants according to whether they have distinctly Irish or English surnames based...

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Non-price criteria in renewable energy auctions and consequences for the European solar PV industry

Deletombe, Thibault - 2026

The Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) promotes non-price criteria in renewable auctions. It aims to unlock green willingness-to-pay and scale up manufacturing capacity for net-zero technologies in the European Union (EU). This paper builds a partial equilibrium model of the European solar module...

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What is the "right" geographic market definition?

Genakos, Christos; Kampouris, Themistoklis - 2026

This paper examines the "right" geographic definition of relevant markets by analyzing how excise tax pass-through varies with local competition in the retail gasoline market of a large metropolitan city. Using a natural experiment from three unanticipated and exogenous fuel tax hikes and...

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Review of proxy vector autoregressive analysis

Bruns, Martin; Lütkepohl, Helmut - 2026 - This version: January 30, 2026

In structural vector autoregressive analysis it has become quite popular to identify some structural shocks of interest by external instruments or proxies. This study points out a range of areas where such proxies have been used and sketches the way the proxies have been constructed. It reviews...

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Designing hedging instruments for locational price risks : lessons from North American Financial Transmission Rights

Stolle, Leon; Boeschemeier, Jonas; Hobbs, Benjamin Field; … - 2026

Locational marginal pricing (LMP) provides efficient locational dispatch and investment signals but requires a complementary congestion hedging instrument to function effectively. This paper investigates how exposure to locational price differences is managed in North American nodal electricity...

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Quantitative trade with ships

Chowdhry, Sonali; Heiland, Inga; Mahlkow, Hendrik - 2026

This paper highlights an underexplored margin of heterogeneity that shapes resilience to disruptions in global maritime trade - the differential reliance of countries and sectors on specific categories of vessels. We combine US bills of lading records with ship registry and AIS-based port call...

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Divorce as liberation from violence : the role of legal protection and women's shelters

Schäper, Clara - 2026

Does increased legal infrastructure empower victims to leave abusive relationships? Structural barriers often prevent victims of intimate partner violence from seeking help, with two-thirds of female victims in Europe neither reporting incidents nor accessing support. I study Germany’s 2002...

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Short-time work and unemployment : long-term effects on workers' labor-market outcomes, time use and life satisfaction

Schäper, Clara; Wrohlich, Katharina; Zinn, Sabine - 2026

Many countries use job-retention schemes, such as short-time work (STW), to stabilize the labor market during economic downturns. While these schemes might prevent unemployment (UE) and its adverse effects on workers, STW could also deter workers from moving to more productive firms, thereby...

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