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The Parameters of a National Minimum Hourly Wage

Askenazy, Philippe - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Both academic and political debates over the minimum wage generally focus on the minimum wage rate. However, the minimum wage is a complex institution composed of a wide variety of parameters. In this note, I show that nominal rates provide a very crude picture of minimal compensation and of...

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Job and Wage Mobility in a Search Model with Non-Compliance (Exemptions) with the Minimum Wage

Eckstein, Zvi; Ge, Suqin; Petrongolo, Barbara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

? To answer this question we are confronted from the data with a prevalent non-compliance and exemptions from the minimum …) minimum wages, with potentially imperfect compliance or exemptions; and, (iii) exogenous wage growth on-the-job. We use panel …, in particular, the extent of non-compliance/exemptions to the minimum wage. The model is solved numerically and we use …

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How Do Stamp Duties Affect the Housing Market?

Davidoff, Ian; Leigh, Andrew - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

Land transfer taxes are a substantial portion of the cost of moving house in many developed countries. Since stamp duties are endogenous with respect to the house price, we create an instrumental variable that is the stamp duty on a property, given that postcode's starting house price and the...

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Behavioral Responses to Taxation: Cigarette Taxes and Food Stamp Take-Up

Rozema, Kyle; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

This paper investigates a previously unexplored behavioral response to taxation: whether smokers compensate for higher cigarette taxes by enrolling in food stamps. First, we show theoretically that increases in cigarette taxes can induce food stamp take-up of non-enrolled, eligible smoking...

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Communication and Coordination in a Two-Stage Game

Bjedov, Tjaša; Madies, Thierry; Villeval, Marie Claire - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

We study the impact of communication on behavior in a two-stage coordination game with asymmetric payoffs. We test experimentally whether individuals can avoid a head-to-head confrontation by means of coordinated strategies. In particular we analyze whether and how quickly a conflict-avoidance...

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The Impact of Legalized Casino Gambling on Crime

Nichols, Mark W.; Tosun, Mehmet S. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

We examine the impact of legalized casino gambling, including Indian casinos, on crime. Using county-level data between 1994 and 2009, the impact that casino legalization had on crime is examined. Our results show an increase in crime associated with casinos in some circumstances, but not...

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Why Do School District Budget Referenda Fail?

Ehrenberg, Ronald G.; Ehrenberg, Randy A.; Smith, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

Our paper analyzes historical data for New York State on the percentage of school board budget proposals that are defeated each year and panel data that we collected for individual school districts in the state. We find that changes in state aid have little impact on budget vote success....

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Fiscal Competition for Imperfectly-Mobile Labor and Capital: A Comparative Dynamic Analysis

Wildasin, David - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

Interjurisdictional flows of imperfectly-mobile migrants, investment, and other productive resources result in the costly dynamic adjustment of resource stocks. This paper investigates the comparative dynamics of adjustment to changes in local fiscal policy with two imperfectly mobile productive...

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Property Value Assessment Growth Limits, Tax Base Erosion and Regional In-Migration

Skidmore, Mark; Tosun, Mehmet S. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

In 1994 a limit on the growth of property values for tax purposes was imposed in Michigan. One consequence of the newly imposed assessment growth cap was an emerging differential in tax prices between potential new property owners and long-time property owners. The purpose of this paper is to...

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Local Political Budget Cycles in a Federation: Evidence from West German Cities

Furdas, Marina; Homolkova, Katerina; Kis-Katos, Krisztina - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

elections result in pre-election manipulation of the local finances of moderate size. Before both types of elections, we observe …

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