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The Short- and Long-Run Determinants of Less-Educated Immigration into U.S. States
Simpson, Nicole B.; Sparber, Chad - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This paper uses a gravity model of migration to analyze how income differentials affect the flow of immigrants into U.S. states using annual data from the American Community Survey. We add to existing literature by decomposing income differentials into short- and long-term components and by...
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Counterfactual Analysis in Macroeconometrics: An Empirical Investigation into the Effects of Quantitative Easing
Pesaran, M. Hashem; Smith, Ron P. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This paper is concerned with ex ante and ex post counterfactual analyses in the case of macroeconometric applications where a single unit is observed before and after a given policy intervention. It distinguishes between cases where the policy change affects the model's parameters and where it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010552953
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Labor Search and Matching in Macroeconomics
Yashiv, Eran - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
The labor search and matching model plays a growing role in macroeconomic analysis. This paper provides a critical, selective survey of the literature. Four fundamental questions are explored: how are unemployment, job vacancies, and employment determined as equilibrium phenomena? What...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822179
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Happiness and the Human Development Index: The Paradox of Australia
Blanchflower, David G.; Oswald, Andrew J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
According to the well-being measure known as the U.N. Human Development Index, Australia now ranks 3rd in the world and higher than all other English-speaking nations. This paper questions that assessment. It reviews work on the economics of happiness, considers implications for policymakers,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822440
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Deriving the New Quantity Equation: An Approach for a Closed and an Open Economy
Welfens, Paul J. J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This theoretical contribution shows a simple way in which the quantity equation can be derived as a long-term equilibrium solution for the case of a closed economy and an open economy, respectively. It is shown first for the case of a closed economy which parameters stand behind "velocity" and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010891175
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Regional Unemployment, Gender and Time Allocation of the Unemployed
Gimenez-Nadal, J. Ignacio; Molina, José Alberto - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This paper analyzes the relationship between time allocation decisions of the unemployed, gender, and regional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990932
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Part-time Work, Wages and Productivity: Evidence from Belgian Matched Panel Data
Garnero, Andrea; Kampelmann, Stephan; Rycx, Francois - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
lower wages for women, relatively higher productivity for part-timers). Interactions between gender and part-time suggest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990941
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Inputs, Gender Roles or Sharing Norms? Assessing the Gender Performance Gap Among Informal Entrepreneurs in Madagascar
Nordman, Christophe Jalil; Vaillant, Julia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
gender performance gap. After controlling for business and entrepreneur characteristics, female-owned businesses exhibit a …-employment raises the gap by 5 percentage points. We then investigate the role of sharing norms and gender-differentiated allocation of … time within the household in the gender performance gap, by estimating their effect on the technical inefficiency of female …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884089
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Gender and Race Heterogeneity: The Impact of Increases in Students with Limited English on Native Students' Performance
Diette, Timothy M.; Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
achievement level lead us to explore in this paper whether the increased immigration has differential effects by gender and race …
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Gender Gaps in Primary School Achievement: A Decomposition into Endowments and Returns to IQ and Non-cognitive Factors
Golsteyn, Bart H.H.; Schils, Trudie - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
differences in achievement into gender differences in endowments and returns to IQ and non-cognitive factors. This descriptive … resources and take similar advantage of these resources. Our findings indicate that gender differences in resources with respect …
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