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Kunze, Astrid; Ejrnaes, Mette - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

We use a rich longitudinal data set for West Germany to disentangle the wage effects for female workers around first birth. Data on daily real wages reveal a dip in women's real wages shortly before giving birth and a drop of 10 to 20 percent after finishing maternity leave and returning to the...

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Is Being 'Soft on Crime' the Solution to Rising Crime Rates? Evidence from Germany

Entorf, Horst; Spengler, Hannes - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

Based on a theoretical framework on informal, custodial and non-custodial sentencing, the paper provides econometric tests on the effectiveness of police, public prosecution and courts. Using a unique dataset covering German states for the period 1977–2001, a comprehensive system of criminal...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233837

Openness and Human Capital as Sources of Productivity Growth: An Empirical Investigation from the MENA Countries

Haouas, Ilham; Yagoubi, Mahmoud - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

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Same Same But Different: Dialects and Trade

Lameli, Alfred; Nitsch, Volker; Suedekum, Jens; Wolf, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

Language is a strong and robust determinant of international trade patterns: Countries sharing a common language trade significantly more with each other than countries using different languages, holding other factors constant. In this paper, we show that this trade-promoting effect of language...

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North-South Technology Spillovers: The Relative Impact of Openness and Foreign R&D

Schiff, Maurice; Wang, Yanling - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

This paper examines the relative contribution of openness and the R&D content of trade to TFP growth for North … imposes identical contributions of openness and the R&D content of trade to TFP. We allow these contributions to differ and … show that openness has a greater impact on TFP growth than R&D. These results imply that the impact of openness on TFP in …

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Growth, Inequality and Poverty Relationships

Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

in the inequality and growth literature. These include growth, openness, wages, and liberalisation. We review the …

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Treatment Evaluation with Multiple Outcome Periods under Endogeneity and Attrition

Frölich, Markus; Huber, Martin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This paper develops a nonparametric methodology for treatment evaluation with multiple outcome periods under treatment endogeneity and missing outcomes. We use instrumental variables, pre-treatment characteristics, and short-term (or intermediate) outcomes to identify the average treatment...

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Robust Linear Static Panel Data Models Using ε-Contamination

Baltagi, Badi H.; Bresson, Georges; Chaturvedi, Anoop; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

The paper develops a general Bayesian framework for robust linear static panel data models using ε-contamination. A two-step approach is employed to derive the conditional type-II maximum likelihood (ML-II) posterior distribution of the coefficients and individual effects. The ML-II posterior...

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Birthplace Diversity and Economic Prosperity

Alesina, Alberto; Harnoss, Johann; Rapoport, Hillel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

gravity model to predict the share and diversity of immigration based on exogenous bilateral variables. The results are robust …

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Capital Account Policies, IMF Programs and Growth in Developing Regions

Bicaba, Zorobabel; Brixiova, Zuzana; Ncube, Mthuli - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

This paper develops an adaptive learning model under uncertainty that examines evolution of capital account polices over time and across developing regions. In the framework, countries' past experiences and IMF programs influence policymakers' beliefs about the impact of capital account...

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