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How Effective are Fiscal Incentives for R&D? A New Review of the Evidence

Hall, Bronwyn H. - 1999

This paper surveys the econometric evidence on the effectiveness of fiscal incentives for R&D. We describe the effects …

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When Is Tinkering with Safety Net Programs Harmful to Beneficiaries?

Clemens, Jeffrey; Wither, Michael J. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Interactions between redistributive policies can confront low-income households with complicated choices. We study one such interaction, namely the relationship between Medicaid eligibility thresholds and the minimum wage. A minimum wage increase reduces the number of hours a low-skilled...

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RCTs to Scale : Comprehensive Evidence from Two Nudge Units

DellaVigna, Stefano - 2020

Nudge interventions have quickly expanded from academic studies to larger implementation in so-called Nudge Units in governments. This provides an opportunity to compare interventions in research studies, versus at scale. We assemble a unique data set of 126 RCTs covering over 23 million...

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Behavioral Responses to Taxes : Lessons from the EITC and Labor Supply

Eissa, Nada - 2005

Twenty-two million families currently receive a total of $34 billion dollars in benefits from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). In fact, the EITC is the largest cash transfer program for lower-income families at the federal level. An unusual feature of the credit is its explicit goal to use...

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Inputs, Incentives, and Complementarities in Education : Experimental Evidence from Tanzania

Mbiti, Isaac - 2018

effects. Our results suggest that accounting for complementarities between inputs and incentives could substantially improve …

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Earnings Test, Non-actuarial Adjustments and Flexible Retirement

Börsch-Supan, Axel H. - 2018

In response to the challenges of increasing longevity, an obvious policy response is to gradually increase the statutory eligibility age for public pension benefits and to shut down pathways to early retirement such as special rules for women. This is, however, very unpopular. As an alternative,...

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Work Incentives in the Social Security Disability Benefit Formula

Goda, Gopi Shah - 2015

at approximately age 57. Thus, older workers face strong incentives to earn enough to obtain creditable coverage through …

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The Persistence of Moral Suasion and Economic Incentives : Field Experimental Evidence from Energy Demand

Ito, Koichiro - 2015

Firms and governments often use moral suasion and economic incentives to influence intrinsic and extrinsic motivations … quickly after repeated interventions. Economic incentives produced larger and persistent effects, which induced habit … formation after the final interventions. While each policy produces substantial welfare gains, economic incentives provide …

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Illegal Immigration, State Law, and Deterrence

Hoekstra, Mark - 2014

A critical immigration policy question is whether state and federal policy can deter undocumented workers from entering the U.S. We examine whether Arizona SB 1070, arguably the most restrictive and controversial state immigration law ever passed, deterred entry into Arizona. We do so by...

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The Economics of Attribute-Based Regulation : Theory and Evidence from Fuel-Economy Standards

Ito, Koichiro - 2014

perverse incentives to distort the attribute upon which compliance depends. We develop a theoretical framework to predict how …

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