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on perceived corruption would be made public in the national media. Using data from a tailored household survey, we …
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We introduce financial constraints in a theoretical analysis of illegal immigration. Intermediaries finance the migration costs of wealth-constrained migrants, who enter temporary servitude contracts to pay back the debt. These debt/labour contracts are more easily enforceable in the illegal...
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simple model we show that the power of elections as a selection and incentive device can be improved by requiring higher vote …
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between them. The model can replicate stylised facts about sorting, agglomeration, and selection in cities. It can also …
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-product-destination data. By taking firm-product level selection into account we show that export unit values increase with distance even for … particular firm-product combinations. This cannot be explained by models assuming firm- or even firm-product level selection and …
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from worker self-selection may not be matched by a corresponding social gain. In particular, the equilibrium incentive to …
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Although there are exceptions, most European universities and institutions of higher education find it difficult to compete with the best universities in the Anglo-Saxon world. Despite the Bologna agreement and the ambitions of the Lisbon agenda, European universities are in need of fundamental...
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The tracking of pupils by ability into elite and non-elite schools represents a common, but highly controversial policy in many countries. In particular, there is no consensus on how large the elite track should be and, consequently, little agreement on the potential effects of any further...
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We study a dynamic model where growth requires both long-term investment and the selection of talented managers. When … ability is not ex-ante observable and contracts are incomplete, managerial selection imposes a cost, as managers facing the … selection and investment that has implications for the choice of contractual relationships. Our analysis shows that rigid long …
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This paper studies aggregate dynamics in a cobweb model where learning takes place through a selection mecanism, by … in a way that favors the most profitable firm types. Selection may be inadequate because firms are being selected on the … basis of incorrect market signals. Selection itself may reinforce such mispricing, thus generating instability. I compare …
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