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the question whether the omission of important control variables in matching estimation leads to biased impact estimates … as detailed regional characteristics are also relevant. -- training ; job search assistance ; matching estimation …
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Sociological research is increasingly using panel data to examine changes in diverse outcomes over life course events. Most of these studies have one striking similarity: they analyse changes between yearly time intervals. In this paper, we present a simple but effective method to model such...
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An important issue in the analysis of cross-sectional dependence which has received renewed interest in the past few years is the need for a better understanding of the extent and nature of such cross dependencies. In this paper we focus on measures of cross-sectional dependence and how such...
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Using Ramadan fasting as a natural experiment, we estimate the long-run impacts of in-utero health and nutrition shocks …
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In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the interaction between the perceived and the actual fairness of the income generation process affects this association. Building on a simple model of individual labor-market participation under...
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The objective of this manuscript is to serve as a practical guide for estimations with the structural gravity model. After a brief review of the theoretical foundations, we summarize the main challenges with gravity estimations and we review the solutions to address those challenges. Then, we...
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We develop a simple estimation procedure for general equilibrium (GE) comparative static analysis of gravity models …
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Germany. We investigate several important empirical and conceptual challenges such as the appropriate functional specification …
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This paper provides an introduction into the estimation of Marginal Treatment Effects (MTE). Compared to the existing … econometric techniques who would like to use MTE estimation. Our framework of analysis is a generalized Roy model based on the … IV estimation with a discrete instrument resulting in a local average treatment effect (LATE). Turning to IV estimation …
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functional forms can overcome different sources of bias. The analysis is particularly relevant to the estimation of spillovers …
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