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Vog: Using Volcanic Eruptions to Estimate the Health Costs of Particulates and SO2

De Paula, Áureo; Halliday, Timothy J.; Lynham, John - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

Kilauea volcano is the largest stationary source of SO2 pollution in the United States of America. Moreover, the SO2 that the volcano emits eventually forms particulate matter, another major pollutant. We use this exogenous source of pollution variation to estimate the impact of particulate...

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Sources of Comparative Advantage in Polluting Industries

Broner, Fernando A; Bustos, Paula; Carvalho, Vasco M - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

We study the determinants of comparative advantage in polluting industries. We combine data on environmental policy at the country level with data on pollution intensity at the industry level to show that countries with laxer environmental regulation have a comparative advantage in polluting...

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Does Supporting Passenger Railways Reduce Road Traffic Externalities?

Lalive, Rafael; Luechinger, Simon; Schmutzler, Armin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

Many governments subsidize regional rail service as an alternative to road traffic. This paper assesses whether increases in service frequency reduce road traffic externalities. We exploit differences in service frequency growth by procurement mode following a railway reform in Germany to...

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U.S. Labour Market Dynamics Revisited

Yashiv, Eran - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

and separation rates across data sets, and the fact that the fit of the gross flows data with net employment growth data …

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Estimating the Wage Elasticity of Labour Supply to a Firm: What evidence is there for Monopsony?

Booth, Alison L; Katic, Pamela - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

In this paper we estimate the elasticity of the labour supply to a firm, using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. Estimation of this elasticity is of particular interest not only in its own right but also because of its relevance to the debate about...

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The Entry and Exit of Workers and the Growth of Employment: An Analysis of French Establishments

Abowd, John M; Corbel, Patrick; Kramarz, Francis - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997

not by changing the separation rates. There is considerable simultaneous hiring and separation, even controlling for skill …

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The Break up of Nations: A Political Economy Analysis

Bolton, Patrick; Roland, Gérard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995

losses from separation and the redistributive gains to the majority, which can occur in all regions, even when there are no … separation, because differences in income distribution across regions mean some regions prefer more and some less redistribution …; fiscal autonomy under a federal constitution may not necessarily prevent separation because of the effects of fiscal …

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