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We develop new quasi-experimental tools to understand algorithmic discrimination and build non-discriminatory algorithms when the outcome of interest is only selectively observed. These tools are applied in the context of pretrial bail decisions, where conventional algorithmic predictions are...
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We develop a dynamic microsimulation model to project the labor force and economic dependency ratios in the United States from 2022 to 2060, taking population projections and the large inequalities between population groups of different race/ethnicity and gender into account. We contrast policy...
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A rich economic literature has examined the human capital impacts of disease-eliminating health interventions, such as the rollout of new vaccines. This literature is based on reduced-form approaches which exploit proxies for disease burden, such as mortality, instead of actual infection counts,...
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data to forecast turnover and productivity of clinicians to serve as an early warning system. Accurate estimates of both …
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mortality if and only if mortality risk is convex in forecast errors. We test for such convexity using data on the universe of …
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We study how negative sentiment around an industry impacts beliefs and behaviors, focusing on demands for racial justice after the murder of George Floyd and the salience of the "defund the police" movement. We assess stakeholder beliefs on the impact of protests on the stock prices of...
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Nach den Vorausschätzungen des ifo Instituts und seiner Partnerinstitute im Forschungsnetzwerk EUROCONSTRUCT wird der Wohnungsneubau in Europa (15 west- und vier ostmitteleuropäische Länder) in den Jahren 2001 bis 2003 als einziger Baubereich schrumpfen (insgesamt -2,1% gegenüber 2000) und...
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Nach der ersten gesamtdeutschen Bauvorausschätzung, die das ifo Institut für die nächsten zehn Jahre erstellt hat, dürfte die Baunachfrage keinen Grund zur Euphorie geben, denn das durchschnittliche reale Wachstum wird pro Jahr nicht einmal 1% betragen. Bereits 2003 wird jedoch das reale...
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Das ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung hat die zweite Ausgabe der Bauvorausschätzung Deutschland mit Prognosen für die nächsten 10 Jahre vorgelegt. Nach diesen Berechnungen dürfte das durchschnittliche reale Wachstum der Baunachfrage im Verlauf der nächsten 10 Jahre nur knapp 0,5%...
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We examine ten cohorts of male eighth graders in public schools in Chicago, IL: 1995-2004. We find that composite measures of math achievement, reading achievement, and neighborhood SES during elementary school are strong predictors of future felony arraignment and incarceration, even among...
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