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COVID-19 Time-varying Reproduction Numbers Worldwide : An Empirical Analysis of Mandatory and Voluntary Social Distancing

Chudik, Alexander; Pesaran, M. Hashem; Rebucci, Alessandro - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

This paper estimates time-varying COVID-19 reproduction numbers worldwide solely based on the number of reported infected cases, allowing for under-reporting. Estimation is based on a moment condition that can be derived from an agent-based stochastic network model of COVID-19 transmission. The...

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Terrorism and Political Attitudes : Evidence from European Social Surveys

Peri, Giovanni; Rees, Daniel I.; Smith, Brock - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Since the turn of the last century, nationalistic political parties have been gaining support in Europe. Over the same …

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Inequality in Mortality between Black and White Americans by Age, Place, and Cause, and in Comparison to Europe, 1990-2018

Schwandt, Hannes; Currie, Janet M.; Bär, Marlies; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Inequalities in life expectancy are starker in the U.S. than in Europe. In 1990 White Americans and Europeans in rich … comparison with Europe suggests that mortality rates of both Black and White Americans could fall much further across all ages …

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The Effects of Going Public on Firm Performance and Commercialization Strategy : Evidence from International IPOs

Larrain, Borja; Phillips, Gordon M.; Sertsios, Giorgo; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

We study the effects of going public using a unique panel of firms in 16 European countries for which we observe financial data before and after firms' initial-public-offering (IPO) attempts. We compare firms that complete their IPO with firms that withdraw their IPO. We instrument the going...

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The Economics of Walking About and Predicting Unemployment

Blanchflower, David G.; Bryson, Alex - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Recession and the economic slowdown in Europe just prior to the COVID19 pandemic …

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European Recessions and Native American Conflict

Angel, Marco del; Hess, Gregory D.; Weidenmier, Marc D. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

economic conditions in Europe from 1869 to 1890. We hypothesize that contractions in economic activity pushed many Europeans to …

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The Female Happiness Paradox

Blanchflower, David G.; Bryson, Alex - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

Using data across countries and over time we show that women are unhappier than men in unhappiness and negative affect equations, irrespective of the measure used - anxiety, depression, fearfulness, sadness, loneliness, anger - and they have more days with bad mental health and more restless...

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Does Employing Skilled Immigrants Enhance Competitive Performance? Evidence from European Football Clubs

Glennon, Britta; Morales, Francisco; Carnahan, Seth; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

We investigate the effect of hiring skilled immigrant employees on the performance of organizations. This relationship has been difficult to establish in prior work due to theoretical ambiguity, limited data, and inherent endogeneity. We overcome these difficulties by studying European football...

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A Theory of Power Structure and Institutional Compatibility : China vs. Europe Revisited

Jia, Ruixue; Roland, Gérard; Xie, Yang - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

opportunities to access elite status than Premodern Europe, for example via the civil service exam and the absence of hereditary … differences in the power structure of society: (1) the Ruler enjoyed weaker absolute power in Europe; (2) the People were more on … differences between Imperial China and Premodern Europe, as well as specific institutions such as the bureaucracy in China and the …

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Global Pricing of Carbon-Transition Risk

Bolton, Patrick; Kacperczyk, Marcin - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

levels of carbon emissions (and higher annual changes)--in all sectors over three continents, Asia, Europe, and North America …

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