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of causality and proposes a working definition of counterterrorism effectiveness. We find that a main focus of the …
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Having close linkages with the counterfactual concept of causality, nonparametric matching estimators have recently …
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This paper investigates the causal effect of geographic labour mobility on income. The returns to German East-West migration and commuting are estimated exploiting the structure of centrally planned economies and a "natural experiment" of German reunification for identification. I find that...
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characterizing the extent of heterogeneity within an industry that is robust with regard to extreme values of a few small firms. It … was found that the level of intra-industry heterogeneity is mainly determined by an industries' average technical …
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Many commonly used treatment effects estimators rely on the unconfoundedness assumption (“selection on observables") which is fundamentally non-testable. When evaluating the effects of labor market policies, researchers need to observe variables that affect both treatment participation and...
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protection, and transport costs in the export trade between Turkey and the EU. The empirical model used is an extended version of …
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substan-tial net advantages of agglomeration have more to do with broad knowledge and diversity than with regional clustering …
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integration. The 'new economic geography' world assumes mobile entrepreneurs which can relocate thus bringing agglomeration forces …
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This paper examines social agglomeration externalities. Using survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, I …, using responses to satisfaction questions, I analyse whether individuals are compensated for diseconomies of agglomeration … by positive agglomeration externalities in other areas. This equilibrium hypothesis cannot be rejected. …
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We study the location of various film-related services (such as camera rental, casting agencies or pyrotechnic services), the main determinant of interest being the human capital specificity. We show that firms which supply services with a lower firm specificity locate farther away from one...
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