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Using data on births from Australia, we estimate the level of patient bargaining power in negotiations over birth timing. In doing so, we exploit the fact that parents do not like to have children born on the “inauspicious” dates of February 29 and April 1. We show that, in general, the...
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We test for gender discrimination by sending fake CVs to apply for entry-level jobs. Female candidates are more likely …
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-level jobs and submitted a CV showing that the candidate had attended high school in Australia. We find economically and … jobs in order to receive the same number of interviews. These differences vary systematically across groups, with Italians …
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We test for gender discrimination by sending fake CVs to apply for entry-level jobs. Female candidates are more likely …
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labour force participation rates in the poorest households, minimum wage workers are most likely to be in middle …-income households. Using various plausible parameters for the effect of minimum wages on hourly wages and employment, I estimate the …
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unemployment has a strong impact on election outcomes, with each additional percentage point of unemployment reducing the incumbent …’s re-election probability by 3-5 per cent. However, when we separate luck (unemployment in other states) from competence … (unemployment in that state relative to the rest of Australia), we find that both luck and competence are equally important. This is …
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