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Gautier, Pieter A.; Svarer, Michael; Teulings, Coen N. - Tinbergen Instituut - 2005

Do people move to cities because of marriage market considerations? In citiessingles can meet more potential partners than in rural areas. Singles are thereforeprepared to pay a premium in terms of higher housing prices. Once married, themarriage market benefits disappear while the housing...

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Sin City?

Gautier, Pieter A.; Svarer, Michael; Teulings, Coen N. - Tinbergen Instituut - 2007

Danishcouples. We find that of the couples who married in the city, the ones who stay inthe city have significant higher divorce … rates. Similarly, for the couples who marriedoutside the city, the ones who move to the city are more likely to divorce ….wiley.com/journal/122543072/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0">'Sin City? Why is the Divorce Rate Higher in Urban Areas?'</A>, in 'Scandinavian Journal …

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Simultaneous Search with Heterogeneous Firms and Ex Post Competition

Gautier, Pieter A.; Wolthoff, Ronald P. - Tinbergen Instituut - 2006

In this paper we study the allocation of workers over high and low productivity firms in a labor market with coordination frictions. Specifically, we consider a search model where workers can apply to high and or low productivity firms. Firms that compete for the same candidate can increase...

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Early childhood development through an integrated program : evidence from the Philippines

Behrman, Jere R. (contributor) - 2006

-income countries. Rigorous studies on the effectiveness of ECD-related programs for improving children's development in various … longitudinal data collected over three years on a cohort of 6,693 children age 0-4 years at baseline in two "treatment" regions and …, household, and child level and unobserved fixed characteristics, with differential impacts by age of children and duration of …

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The relative richness of the poor? : Natural resources, human capital, and economic growth

Bravo-Ortega, Claudio - 2005

"Are natural resources a blessing or a curse? Bravo-Ortega and De Gregorio present a model in which natural resources have a positive effect on the level of income and a negative effect on its growth rate. The positive and permanent effect on income implies a welfare gain. There is a growth...

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