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Does Monitoring Decrease Work Effort? The Complementarity Between Agency and Crowding-Out Theories

Dickinson, David; Villeval, Marie-Claire - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

Agency theory assumes that tighter monitoring by the principal should motivate the agent to raise his effort level whereas the “crowding-out” literature suggests that it may reduce the overall work effort. These two assertions are not necessarily contradictory provided that the nature of the...

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Lab Labor: What Can Labor Economists Learn from the Lab?

Charness, Gary; Kuhn, Peter J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

This paper surveys the contributions of laboratory experiments to labor economics. We begin with a discussion of methodological issues: why (and when) is a lab experiment the best approach; how do laboratory experiments compare to field experiments; and what are the main design issues? We then...

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Unscheduled School Closings and Student Performance

Marcotte, Dave E.; Hemelt, Steven W. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

Do students perform better on statewide assessments in years in which they have more school days to prepare? We explore this question using data on math and reading assessments taken by students in the 3rd, 5th and 8th grades since 1994 in Maryland. Our identification strategy is rooted in the...

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Exit Exams and High School Dropout

Marcotte, Dave E. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

In this paper, I consider the impact of the expansion of exams students must pass in order to graduate high school on dropout rates. "Exit exams," as these tests are known, have become more common, and more difficult. These exams are controversial, with opponents claiming they drive marginal...

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Bureaucratic Delay, Local-Level Monitoring, and Delivery of Small Infrastructure Projects: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Bolivia

Yanez-Pagans, Monica; Machicado, Carlos Gustavo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

voice, transparency, and accountability among grassroots organizations. The experiment consists of randomly providing sub … mechanisms of local accountability are subject to be captured by local elites or are weak, monitoring tools might have limited …

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Meet the Press: How Voters and Politicians Respond to Newspaper Entry and Exit

Drago, Francesco; Nannicini, Tommaso; Sobbrio, Francesco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This paper evaluates the effects of changes in the supply of news provided by newspapers on electoral participation, political selection, and government efficiency. We address these issues in the Italian context by constructing a new dataset covering the presence of local news by different types...

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Electoral Accountability and Corruption in Local Governments: Evidence from Audit Reports

Ferraz, Claudio; Finan, Frederico - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

municipalities with lame-duck mayors. The findings suggest that electoral rules that enhance political accountability play a crucial …

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Principal Accountability at Private Secondary Schools

Billger, Sherrilyn M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

, I use SASS and Census data to investigate accountability and outcomes at private secondary schools, focusing on … principals, student outcomes, and administrator effectiveness. I find that principals are not rewarded for facing accountability … high quality schools. However, accountability does improve student outcomes at the (conditionally) weakest schools. …

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Long-Run Effects of Public-Private Research Joint Ventures: The Case of the Danish Innovation Consortia Support Scheme

Kaiser, Ulrich; Kuhn, Johan Moritz - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

Subsidized research joint ventures (RJVs) between public research institutions and industry have become increasingly popular in Europe and the US. We study the long-run effects of such a support scheme that has been maintained by the Danish government since 1995. To cope with identification...

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Caste Based Discrimination: Evidence and Policy

Siddique, Zahra - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

Caste-based quotas in hiring have existed in the public sector in India for decades. Recently there has been debate about introducing similar quotas in private sector jobs. This paper uses an audit study to determine the extent of caste-based discrimination in the Indian private sector. On...

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