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The CEP-OECD institutions data set (1960-2004)
Nickell, William - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
This dataset contains information about the evolution of labour market institutions in twenty OECD countries from 1960 to 2004. The countries in the sample are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746360
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Sheer class? The extent and sources of variation in the UK graduate earnings premium
Naylor, Robin; Smith, Jeremy; McKnight, Abigail - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002
In this paper, we use the individual-level USR data for the whole population of 1993 leavers from the ¿old¿ universities of the UK to investigate the determinants of graduate occupational earnings. Among other results, we find that there are significant differences in the occupational earnings...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126508
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Where the minimum wage bites hard : the introduction of the UK national minimum wage to a low wage sector
Machin, Stephen; Manning, Alan; Rahman, Lupin - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003
Between 1993 and April 1999 there was no minimum wage in the United Kingdom (except in agriculture). In this paper we study the effects of the introduction of a National Minimum Wage (NMW) in April 1999 on one heavily affected sector, the residential care homes industry. This sector contains a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011128053
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A representation of time discounting
Heilmann, Conrad - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008
The concept of time discounting introduces weights on future goods to make these less valu- able. Famously, both the specic functional form of time discounting and its normative sta- tus are contested. To address these problems, this paper provides a measurement-theoretic framework of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884501
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Political competition and economic performance: theory and evidence from the United States
Besley, Timothy; Persson, Torsten; Sturm, Daniel.M - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2005
One of the most cherished propositions in economics is that market competition by and large raises consumer welfare. But whether political competition has similarly virtuous consequences is far less discussed. This paper formulates a model to explain why political competition may enhance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884502
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Revitalising the Planning Commission
Ikram, Khalid - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011
This paper considers the key problems confronting the Pakistan Planning Commission, briefly examines the essentials of planning for a mixed economy, draws lessons from the experience of countries, both developed and developing, that have formulated and implemented successful plans, and suggests...
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Commitment and credibility: EU conditionality and interim gains
Bronk, Richard - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002
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LARCH, leverage, and long memory
Giraitis, Liudas; Leipus, Remigijus; Robinson, Peter M.; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884511
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The United Kingdom pension system: key issues
Blake, David - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003
This paper examines the key issues relating to the UK pension system. It reviews the current system of pension … occupational pension schemes, assesses the different types of risks and returns from membership of defined benefit and defined … contribution pension schemes, and investigates the management and investment performance of pension fund assets. The paper ends …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884512
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The influence of neighbourhood effects on education decisions in a nationally funded education system : the case of Australia
Overman, Henry G.; Heath, Alex - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2000
Empirical papers studying the effects of neighbourhood characteristics on socio-economic variables have predominantly used US data. We argue that the local nature of the US schooling system means that neighbourhood effects on education decisions may act through fiscal or social channels. We use...
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