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We analyze how an entry regulation that imposes a mandatory educational standard affects entry into self-employment and … Germany after reunification. Consistent with our expectations, we find that entry regulation reduces entry into self … changes after unforeseen economic shocks. -- Entry regulation ; self-employment ; occupational mobility …
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This paper analyzes how policy changes affect shareholder wealth in the context of environmental regulation. We exploit …
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, decrease with anti-competitive regulation in upstream sectors and increase with the industry specific output gap; ii) decrease … with the national output gap, increase with the national employment rate and decrease with employment protection regulation …
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Social insurance programs typically comprise sick leave insurance. An important policy parameter is how the cost of sick leave are shared between workers, firms, and the social security system. We show that this sharing rule affects not only absence behavior, but also workers' subsequent health....
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We use UK micro data to explore whether planning regulation reduced UK retailing productivity growth between 1997 and … productivity works out at about £80,000 per small chain supermarket store. -- Productivity ; retail ; regulation …
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We conduct experimental games with police applicants in Germany to investigate whether intrinsically motivated agents self-select into public service. Our focus is on trustworthiness and the willingness to enforce norms as key dimensions of intrinsic motivation in the police context. We find...
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