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Angerer, Silvia; Bolvashenkova, Jana; … - In: Journal of public economics 220 (2023), pp. 1-10

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When the great equalizer shuts down : schools, peers, and parents in pandemic times

Agostinelli, Francesco; Doepke, Matthias; Sorrenti, Giuseppe - In: Journal of public economics 206 (2022), pp. 1-10

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Parental Paternalism and Patience

Kiessling, Lukas; Chowdhury, Shyamal; … - 2021

We study whether and how parents interfere paternalistically in their children’s intertemporal decision-making. Based … on experiments with over 2,000 members of 610 families, we find that parents anticipate their children’s present bias and … aim to mitigate it. Using a novel method to measure parental interference, we show that more than half of all parents are …

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Should Schools Grade Student Behavior? Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Comportment Grade Reforms

Schoner, Florian; Mergele, Lukas; Zierow, Larissa - 2021

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A case for taxing charitable donations

Blumkin, Tomer; Tsadḳah, Efrayim - In: Journal of public economics 91 (2007) 7/8, pp. 1555-1564

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On the Desirability of Taxing Charitable Contributions

Blumkin, Tomer - 2007

We develop a model that allows for public goods and status signaling through charitable contributions. This model provides a unified framework in which contributions are driven both by altruism and status signaling. We use this setup to re-examine the conventional practice of rendering a...

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Intergenerational risk-sharing and risk-taking of a pension fund

Gollier, Christian - In: Journal of public economics 92 (2008) 5/6, pp. 1463-1485

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Intergenerational Risk-Sharing and Risk-Taking of a Pension Fund

Gollier, Christian - 2021

By using their financial reserves efficiently, pension funds can smooth shocks on asset returns, and can thus facilitate intergenerational risk-sharing. In addition to the primary benefit of improved time diversification, this form of risk allocation affords the additional benefit of allowing...

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The impact of an adult education voucher program : evidence from a randomized field experiment

Schwerdt, Guido; Messer, Dolores; Woessmann, Ludger; … - In: Journal of public economics 96 (2012) 7/8, pp. 569-583

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General Education, Vocational Education, and Labor-Market Outcomes Over the Life-Cycle

Hanushek, Eric A. - 2011

Policy debates about the balance of vocational and general education programs focus on the school-to-work transition. But with rapid technological change, gains in youth employment from vocational education may be offset by less adaptability and thus diminished employment later in life. To test...

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