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Carrot and Stick: How Reemployment Bonuses and Benefit Sanctions Affect Job Finding Rates

van der Klaauw, Bas; Ours, Jan C van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

To increase their transition from welfare to work, benefit recipients in the municipality of Rotterdam were exposed to various financial incentives, including both carrots to sticks. Once their benefit spell exceeded one year, welfare recipients were entitled to a reemployment bonus if they...

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The Effects of Cannabis Use on Physical and Mental Health

Ours, Jan C van; Williams, Jenny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

This paper investigates whether cannabis use affects physical and mental health. To do so, information on prime aged … individuals living in Amsterdam in 1994 is used. Dutch data offer a clear advantage in estimating the health impacts of cannabis … physical and psychological effects of engaging in a criminal activity. Accounting for selection into cannabis use and shared …

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Matched Fundraising: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

Huck, Steffen; Rasul, Imran - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

We present evidence from a natural field experiment designed to shed light on the efficacy of fundraising schemes in which donations are matched by a lead donor. In conjunction with the Bavarian State Opera House, we mailed 14,000 regular opera attendees a letter describing a charitable...

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Comparing Charitable Fundraising Schemes: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment and a Structural Model

Huck, Steffen; Rasul, Imran; Shephard, Andrew - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

We present evidence from a natural field experiment and structural model designed to shed light on the efficacy of alternative fundraising schemes. In conjunction with the Bavarian State Opera, we mailed 25,000 opera attendees a letter describing a charitable fundraising project organized by the...

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Charitable Giving and Nonbinding Contribution-level Suggestions: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Adena, Maja; Huck, Steffen; Rasul, Imran - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

When asking for donations, charitable organizations often suggest a potential amount to contribute. However, the evidence concerning the effects of such suggestions is scarce and inconsistent. Unlike the majority of earlier studies concerned with small-money solicitations, we examine the effect...

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Cannabis Use and Mental Health Problems

Ours, Jan C van; Williams, Jenny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

This paper investigates whether cannabis use leads to worse mental health. To do so, we account for common unobserved … factors affecting mental health and cannabis consumption by modeling mental health jointly with the dynamics of cannabis use …. Our main finding is that using cannabis increases the likelihood of mental health problems, with current use having a …

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Cannabis Prices and Dynamics of Cannabis Use

Ours, Jan C van; Williams, Jenny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

This paper uses duration models and self-reported cannabis histories from young Australians to study the dynamics of cannabis use. We find that low cannabis prices are associated with early initiation into cannabis use. While the decision to quit does not appear to be directly influenced by...

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Is Cannabis a Stepping-Stone for Cocaine?

Ours, Jan C van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

This Paper uses a unique dataset collected among inhabitants of Amsterdam, to study the dynamics in the consumption of cannabis and cocaine. If people start using these drugs they are most likely to do so at age 18-20 for cannabis and age 20-25 for cocaine. An analysis of the starting rates...

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Why Parents Worry: Initiation into Cannabis Use by Youth and their Educational Attainment

Ours, Jan C van; Williams, Jenny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

In this paper we use individual level data from the Australian National Drug Strategy Household Survey to study the relationship between initiation into cannabis use and educational attainment. Using instrumental variable estimation and bivariate duration analysis we find that those initiating...

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A Pint a Day Raises a Man's Pay; But Smoking Blows that Gain Away

Ours, Jan C van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

This Paper studies the wage effects of the use of alcohol and tobacco. The analysis based on a recent survey in the Netherlands shows that for males the use of tobacco has a negative wage effect of about 10% while the use of alcohol has a positive wage effect of about the same size. Smoking and...

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