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Distribution of Natural Resources, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development: Growth Dynamics with Two Elites
Falkinger, Josef; Grossmann, Volker - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
This paper develops a model in which the interaction of entrepreneurial investments and power of the owners of land or other natural resources determines structural change and economic development. A more equal distribution of natural resources promotes structural change and growth through two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566377
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Framing Effects and Impatience: Evidence from a Large Scale Experiment
van der Heijden, Eline; Klein, Tobias J.; Müller, Wieland - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
broadly rather than narrowly. We find that the framing effect is significantly larger for impatient than for patient …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011271980
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Consistency in Organization (updated)
Schlicht, Ekkehart - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Internal organization relies heavily on psychological consistency requirements. This thought has been emphasized in modern compensation theory, but has not been extended to organization theory. The perspective sheds new light on several topics in the theory of the firm, like the boundaries of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009251371
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Nudges at the Dentist
Altmann, Steffen; Traxler, Christian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
We implement a randomized field experiment to study the impact of reminders on dental health prevention. Patients who are due for a check-up receive no reminder, a neutral reminder postcard, or reminders including additional information on the benefits of prevention. Our results document a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011128026
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Reflexionen zur Zukunft der Arbeit
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Die Erwerbsgesellschaft der Zukunft bietet neben neuen Risiken und neuer Unübersichtlichkeit vor allem vielfältige neue Chancen. Um sie bestmöglich zu nutzen, brauchen Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik ein neues Denken und Handeln, das die Familienfreundlichkeit der Arbeitswelt viel...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884061
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Human Capital Mobility: Implications for Efficiency, Income Distribution, and Policy
Wildasin, David - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
paper documents the demographic and fiscal importance of international migration, especially in aging societies, reviews the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884096
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The IZA Evaluation Dataset Survey: A Scientific Use File
Arni, Patrick; Caliendo, Marco; Künn, Steffen; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This reference paper describes the sampling and contents of the IZA Evaluation Dataset Survey and outlines its vast potential for research in labor economics. The data have been part of a unique IZA project to connect administrative data from the German Federal Employment Agency with innovative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884147
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Ambient Temperature During Gestation and Cold-Related Adult Mortality in a Swedish Cohort, 1915 to 2002
Bruckner, Tim A.; den Berg, Gerard J. van; Smith, Kirk R.; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
For all climatic regions, mortality due to cold exceeds mortality due to heat. We examine whether cold-related mortality in adulthood varies positively with unusually benign ambient temperature during gestation, using data on over 13,500 Swedes from the Uppsala Birth Cohort Study born in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884158
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Globalization and Wage Convergence: Mexico and the United States
Gandolfi, Davide; Halliday, Timothy J.; Robertson, Raymond - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Mexico and the US. First, we find no evidence of long-run wage convergence among cohorts characterized by low migration … convergence for workers with high migration propensities. Finally, we find evidence of convergence in the border of Mexico vis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884169
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Migration as an Adjustment Mechanism in the Crisis? A Comparison of Europe and the United States
Jauer, Julia; Liebig, Thomas; Martin, John P.; Puhani, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
The question of whether migration can be an equilibrating force in the labour market is an important criterion for an … new light on this question by comparing pre- and post-crisis migration movements at the regional level in both Europe and … the United States, and their association with asymmetric labour market shocks. We find that recent migration flows have …
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