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The Long Term Effects of Legalizing Divorce on Children

Gonzalez, Libertad; Viitanen, Tarja - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

We estimate the effect of divorce legalization on the long-term well-being of children. Our identification strategy relies on exploiting the different timing of divorce legalization across European countries. Using European Community Household Panel data, we compare the adult outcomes of cohorts...

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The Effect of Divorce Laws on Divorce Rates in Europe

González, Libertad; Viitanen, Tarja K. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

that "made divorce easier" were followed by significant increases in divorce rates. The effect of no-fault legislation was …

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Can Contracts Signal Social Norms? Experimental Evidence

Danilov, Anastasia; Sliwka, Dirk - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

We investigate whether incentive schemes signal social norms and thus affect behavior beyond their direct economic consequences. A principal-agent experiment is studied in which prior to contract choice principals are informed about past actions of other agents and thus have more information...

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Ethnicity, Assimilation and Harassment in the Labor Market

Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

We often observe minority ethnic groups at a disadvantage relative to the majority. Why is this and what can be done about it? Efforts made to assimilate, and time, are two elements working to bring the minority into line with the majority. A third element, the degree to which the majority...

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Bonus Culture: Competitive Pay, Screening, and Multitasking

Benabou, Roland; Tirole, Jean - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This paper analyzes the impact of labor market competition and skill-biased technical change on the structure of compensation. The model combines multitasking and screening, embedded into a Hotelling-like framework. Competition for the most talented workers leads to an escalating reliance on...

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Contracts as Reference Points: Experimental Evidence

Fehr, Ernst; Hart, Oliver; Zehnder, Christian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

In a recent paper, Hart and Moore (2008) introduce new behavioral assumptions that can explain long term contracts and … and, in particular, Hart and Moore's notion that contracts provide reference points. In this paper, we examine … tradeoff between rigidity and flexibility in a trading environment with incomplete contracts and ex ante uncertainty about the …

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Ethnic Networks and International Trade

Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

building trust and substituting for the difficulty of enforcing contracts internationally. The networks we are interested in …

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A Note on Informality in the Labor Market

Khamis, Melanie - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

This paper provides a detailed analysis of various dimensions of informality in the Mexican labor market. To understand the nature of informality in terms of regulations and compliance, the legalistic view, and in terms of productivity view of the labor market this paper makes an empirical...

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Producer Protection Legislation and Termination Damages in the Presence of Contracting Frictions

Wu, Steven Y. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

This study models producer protection legislation that would grant growers the right to claim damages (PPLD) if their … contracts are prematurely terminated. In the absence of contracting frictions that prevent contractors from redesigning … contracts to accommodate exogenous policy changes, PPLD would not be distortionary or redistributive. If contracting frictions …

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Labour Supply, Work Effort and Contract Choice: Theory and Evidence on Physicians

Fortin, Bernard; Jacquemet, Nicolas; Shearer, Bruce S. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

-leisure trade-off. We allow workers a choice between two contracts: a piece rate contract, wherein he is paid per unit of service … simulate elasticities and the effects of ex ante reforms on physician contracts. Our results show that physician services and …

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