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Gautier, Pieter A; Svarer, Michael; Teulings, Coen N - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

Do people move to cities because of marriage market considerations? In cities singles can meet more potential partners than in rural areas. Singles are therefore prepared to pay a premium in terms of higher housing prices. Once married, the marriage market benefits disappear while the housing...

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Sin City?

Gautier, Pieter A; Svarer, Michael; Teulings, Coen N - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Is moving to the countryside a credible commitment device for couples? We investigate whether lowering the arrival rate of potential alternative partners by moving to a less populated area lowers the dissolution risk for a sample of Danish couples. We find that of the couples who married in the...

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Waiting for Mr Right: Rising Inequality and Declining Marriage Rates

Gould, Eric D; Paserman, M. Daniele - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

This Paper demonstrates that women search longer for their first or second husband in cities with higher male wage inequality, and analyses several explanations for this result. A causal link is established by showing that the results are robust to the inclusion of city fixed-effects and...

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An Equilibrium Model of the African HIV/AIDS Epidemic

Greenwood, Jeremy; Kircher, Philipp; Santos, Cezar; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

Eleven percent of the Malawian population is HIV infected. Eighteen percent of sexual encounters are casual. A condom is used one quarter of the time. A choice-theoretic general equilibrium search model is constructed to analyze the Malawian epidemic. In the developed framework, people select...

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Immigration and Prices

Lach, Saul - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

in aggregate demand prompted by the arrival of the FSU immigration significantly reduced prices during 1990. Controlling … in a city decreases prices by 0.5 percentage point on average. It is argued that this negative immigration effect is … the native population. Thus, immigration can have a moderating effect on inflation through its direct effect on product …

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An employment-oriented investment strategy for Europe

Internationale Arbeitsorganisation / Research Department - 2015

action; Employment impact of the Investment Plan; Need to lay the groundwork for a balanced and sustained strategy …; INTRODUCTION; A GROWTH, INVESTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT NEXUS IN THE EU:; 1 GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE EU; Limited growth in the EU has …; ... and the recovery is losing momentum.; Figure 1 Economic and employment in the EU: Forecasts and performances; Figure 2 …

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Crisis responses, competitiveness and jobs

Internationale Arbeitsorganisation / Research Department - 2014

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Uncertainty in turbulent times : economic analysis and outlook for Central, East and Southeast Europe : wiiw forecast report spring 2020

Pindyuk, Olga; Bykova, Alexandra; Grieveson, Richard; … - Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche - 2020

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Regional employment patterns and prospective developments in the new EU member states

Römisch, Roman - 2005

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