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Litschig, Stephan; Zamboni, Yves - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2008

We estimate the effect of state judiciary presence on rent extraction in Brazilian local governments. We measure rents as irregularities related to waste or corruption uncovered by auditors. Our unique dataset at the level of individual inspections allows us to separately examine extensive and...

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Heterogeneity, selection and labor market disparities

Bonfiglioli, Alessandra; Gancia, Gino - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2013

We study the incentives to improve ability in a model where heterogeneous firms and workers interact in a labor market characterized by matching frictions and costly screening. When effort in improving ability raises both the mean and the variance of the resulting ability distribution, multiple...

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Growth, selection and appropriate contracts

Bonfiglioli, Alessandra; Gancia, Gino - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2009

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 and institutions. Our analysis shows …

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Strike outcomes and wage settlements in Spain

Jiménez-Martín, Sergi - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2004

dynamic context. Furthermore, we find selection in wage equations induced by the strike outcome. In this sense, the …

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Health care management autonomy: Evidence from the Catalonian hospital sector in a decentralised Spain

López, Guillem; McDaid, David; Costa-Font, Joan - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2006

The organisation of inpatient care provision has undergone significant reform in many southern European countries. Overall across Europe, public management is moving towards the introduction of more flexibility and autonomy . In this setting, the promotion of the further decentralisation of...

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Audit risk and rent extraction: Evidence from a randomized evaluation in Brazil

Litschig, Stephan; Zamboni, Yves - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2011

We report results from a randomized policy experiment designed to test whether increased audit risk deters rent extraction in local public procurement and service delivery in Brazil. Our estimates suggest that temporarily increasing annual audit risk by about 20 percentage points reduced the...

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Organisational innovations and health care decentralisation: A perspective from Spain

López, Guillem - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2006

Recent policy developments in public health care systems lead to a greater diversity in health care. Decentralisation, either geographically or at an institutional level, is the key force, because it encourages innovation and local initiatives in health care provision. The devolution of...

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Organisational innovations and health care decentralisation: A perspective from Spain

López, Guillem - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2006

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Health care management autonomy: Evidence from the Catalonian hospital sector in a decentralised Spain

López, Guillem; McDaid, David; Costa-Font, Joan - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2006

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The distribution of talent across contests

Azmat, Ghazala; Möller, Marc - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2012

Do the contests with the largest prizes attract the most able contestants? To what extent do contestants avoid competition? In this paper, we show, theoretically and empirically, that the distribution of abilities plays a crucial role in determining contest choice. Sorting exists only when the...

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