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Size matters!: body height and labor market discrimination : a cross-European analysis
Cinnirella, Francesco; Winter, Joachim - 2009
explanations for the height-wage premium. Another possible mechanism, employer discrimination, has found little support. In this … that there is a consistent height-wage premium across Europe and that it is largely due to occupational sorting. We show … that height has a significant effect for the occupational sorting of employed workers but not for the self-employed. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266035
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Why does height matter for educational Attainment? Evidence from German pre-teen children
Cinnirella, Francesco; Piopiunik, Marc; Winter, Joachim - 2010
Several studies have shown that body height is positively associated with educational attainment. In this paper, we …. In addition, we present some evidence that height and social skills are positively associated already at age 2-3. Our … results imply that controlling for social skills would significantly reduce estimates of the height-school premium. With …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270464
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The pungent smell of 'red herrings': Subsoil assets, rents, volatility and the resource curse
van der Ploeg, Frederick; Poelhekke, Steven - 2010
Brunnschweiler and Bulte (2008) provide cross-country evidence that the resource curse is a 'red herring' once one corrects for endogeneity of resource exports and allows resource abundance affect growth. Their results show that resource exports are no longer significant while the value of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270478
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When Should We (Not) Interpret Linear IV Estimands as LATE?
Sloczynski, Tymon - 2021
In this paper I revisit the interpretation of the linear instrumental variables (IV) estimand as a weighted average of conditional local average treatment effects (LATEs). I focus on a practically relevant situation in which additional covariates are required for identification while the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012582127
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Abadie's Kappa and Weighting Estimators of the Local Average Treatment Effect
Sloczynski, Tymon; Uysal, S. Derya; Wooldridge, Jeffrey M. - 2022
In this paper we study the finite sample and asymptotic properties of various weighting estimators of the local average treatment effect (LATE), several of which are based on Abadie (2003)’s kappa theorem. Our framework presumes a binary endogenous explanatory variable (“treatment”) and a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013266680
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Doubly Robust Estimation of Local Average Treatment Effects Using Inverse Probability Weighted Regression Adjustment
Sloczynski, Tymon; Uysal, S. Derya; Wooldridge, Jeffrey M. - 2022
We revisit the problem of estimating the local average treatment effect (LATE) and the local average treatment effect on the treated (LATT) when control variables are available, either to render the instrumental variable (IV) suitably exogenous or to improve precision. Unlike previous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470363
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Abadie's Kappa and Weighting Estimators of the Local Average Treatment Effect
Sloczynski, Tymon; Uysal, S. Derya; Wooldridge, Jeffrey M. - 2022
In this paper we study the finite sample and asymptotic properties of various weighting estimators of the local average treatment effect (LATE), several of which are based on Abadie (2003)’s kappa theorem. Our framework presumes a binary endogenous explanatory variable (“treatment”) and a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013291319
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Heterogeneous Sports Participation and Labour Market Outcomes in England
Lechner, Michael; Downward, Paul - 2013
Based on a unique composite dataset measuring heterogeneous sports participation, labour market outcomes and local facilities provision, this paper examines for the first time the association between different types of sports participation on employment and earnings in England. Clear...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328809
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Labor Market Effects of Sports and Exercise: Evidence from Canadian Panel Data
Lechner, Michael; Sari, Nazmi - 2014
Based on the Canadian National Population Health Survey we estimate the effects of individual sports and exercise on individual labor market outcomes. The data covers the period from 1994 to 2008. It is longitudinal and rich in life-style, health, and physical activity information. Exploiting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333440
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Overeducation at the Start of the Career - Stepping Stone or Trap?
Baert, Stijn; Cockx, Bart; Verhaest, Dieter - 2012
This study investigates whether young unemployed graduates who accept a job below their level of education accelerate or delay the transition into a job that matches their level of education. We adopt the Timing of Events approach to identify this dynamic treatment effect using monthly calendar...
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