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significantly negative effect of exposure during the first trimester of gestation on employment outcomes 53 or more years after …
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answer the question: What is the contribution of entrepreneurs to (i) employment generation and dynamics, (ii) innovation … very important - but specific - function in the economy. They engender relatively much employment creation, productivity …, recent studies show that entrepreneurial firms produce important spillovers that affect regional employment growth rates of …
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We analyze the impact of fiscal decentralization on U.S. county population, employment, and real income growth. Our … population and employment growth, but no significant impact on nonmetropolitan counties. In contrast, the fragmentation of … general-purpose governments per capita has a negative impact on employment and population growth in nonmetropolitan counties …
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welfare/non-participation. Our main finding is that after longer periods of employment with high income, individuals …Using longitudinal income-tax registers, we study how past labour market outcomes affect current labour market … flexible multi-state Mixed Proportional Hazard specifications for transition rates between employment, unemployment, and …
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persistent effect on subsequent employment and income. After initial periods with a higher incidence of sick leave, treated … treated workers, who manage to stay in employment, incur persistent income losses. The effects are stronger for sub-groups of …
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outcomes such as medical care costs, educational attainment, employment, wages, and crime. It also reviews the research on …
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This paper explores the identity formation of a cohort of students with immigrant backgrounds in Sweden and the consequences of identity for subsequent labor market outcomes. Unique for this study is that identity is defined according to a two-dimensional acculturation framework based on both...
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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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, 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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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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