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Blending Theory and Data : A Space Odyssey

Donaldson, Dave - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

This article describes methods used in the field of spatial economics that combine insights from economic theory and evidence from data in order to answer counter- factual questions. I outline a general framework that emphasizes three elements: a specific question to be answered, a set of...

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Identification of Marginal Treatment Effects using Subjective Expectations

Briggs, Joseph; Caplin, Andrew; Leth-Petersen, Søren; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

We develop a method to identify the individual latent propensity to select into treatment and marginal treatment effects. Identification is achieved with survey data on individuals' subjective expectations of their treatment propensity and of their treatment-contingent outcomes. We use the...

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The Sensitivity of Labor Demand Functions to Choice of Dependent Variable

Borjas, George J. - 1985

This paper investigates whether the parameters of labor demand functions are sensitive to alternative methods of estimation. The assumption that the production technology is of the Generalized Leontief type implies that the demand system can be estimated by analyzing cross-section differences in...

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Sorting and Long-Run Inequality

Fernandez, Raquel - 2000

Many social commentators have raised concerns over the possibility that increased sorting in a society can lead to greater inequality. To investigate this we construct a dynamic model of intergenerational education acquisition, fertility, and marital sorting and parameterize the steady state to...

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Demographic Determinants of Testing Incidence and COVID-19 Infections in New York City Neighborhoods

Borjas, George J. - 2020

New York City is the hot spot of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. This paper merges information on the number of tests and the number of infections at the New York City zip code level with demographic and socioeconomic information from the decennial census and the American Community...

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Concessions, Violence, and Indirect Rule : Evidence from the Congo Free State

Lowes, Sara - 2020

All colonial powers granted concessions to private companies to extract natural resources during the colonial era. Within Africa, these concessions were characterized by indirect rule and violence. We use the arbitrarily defined borders of rubber concessions granted in the north of the Congo...

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Misperceptions About the Magnitude and Timing of Changes in American Income Inequality

Gordon, Robert J. - 2009

Recent contributions in the inequality literature have raised questions about previous research on skill-biased technical change and the managerial power of CEOs. Directly supporting our theme of prior exaggeration of the rise of inequality is new research showing that price indexes for the poor...

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Young and Out in Germany : On the Youths' Chances of Labor Market Entrance in Germany

Franz, Wolfgang - 1997

This paper deals with the labor market entrance of young people in the Federal Republic" of Germany. The main focus is on failures during this stage. First, an overview of the youth" labor market in Germany is given. Then, the transition from vocational training to work is" analyzed: The...

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How Much Does Sorting Increase Inequality?

Kremer, Michael - 1996

Social commentators from William Julius Wilson to Charles Murray have argued that increased sorting of people into internally homogeneous" neighborhoods,schools, and marriages is spurring long-run inequality. Cali- bration of a formal model suggests that these fears are misplaced. In order to...

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Social Construction of Trust to Protect Ideas and Data in Space Science and Geophysics

Zucker, Lynne G. - 1995

develop a new model of the social construction of trust-producing social structure based on the initial endowment of this … structure, the demand for it, and the cost of social construction. We test the model with data on construction of social … structure in collaborations in space science and geophysics developed in a large number of interviews conducted by the Center …

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