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Birth order and delinquency : evidence from Denmark and Florida

Breining, Sanni Nørgaard; Doyle, Joseph J.; Figlio, … - 2017

and the state of Florida to examine these outcomes and explore potential mechanisms. Despite large differences in …

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Jametti, Mario; Ungern-Sternberg, Thomas von - 2009

This paper studies the evolution of hurricane insurance in Florida over the last decades. Hurricanes (and other natural …. The state of Florida has reacted to the incapacity of the private sector to insure hurricane risks at reasonable premium … levels with the creation of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (an insurer of last resort) and the Florida Hurricane …

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Do more effective teachers earn more outside of the classroom?

Chingos, Matthew M.; West, Martin R. - 2010

We examine earnings records for 90,000 classroom teachers employed by Florida public schools between the 2001-02 and …

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The impact of alternative grade configurations on student outcomes through middle and high school

Schwerdt, Guido; West, Martin R. - 2011

We use statewide administrative data from Florida to estimate the impact of attending public schools with different …

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The effects of test-based retention on student outcomes over time : regression discontinuity evidence from Florida

Schwerdt, Guido; West, Martin R. - 2013

A growing number of American states require that students who do not demonstrate basic reading proficiency at the end of third grade be retained and provided with remedial services. We exploit a discontinuity in the probability of third grade retention under Floridaś test-based promotion policy...

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Competitive effects of charter schools

Figlio, David N.; Hart, Cassandra M. D.; Karbownik, … - 2024

identification strategies, we explore how increase in access to charter schools in twelve districts in Florida affects students …

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Endogenous pensions and retirement behavior

Filer, Randall Keith (contributor); … - 2005

This paper suggests that pension characteristics are simultaneously determined along with workers’ retirement ages. Both the age of pension eligibility and actual retirement age are determined by the productivity and marginal disutility of work, factors that are influenced by worker and job...

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Non-linearities in the relation between the exchange rate and its fundamentals

Altavilla, Carlo (contributor); De Grauwe, Paul (contributor) - 2005

This paper investigates the relationship between the euro-dollar exchange rate and its underlying fundamentals. First, we develop a simple theoretical model in which chartists and fundamentalists interact. This model predicts the existence of different regimes, and thus nonlinearities in the...

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Assessing the maintenance of savings sufficiency over the first decade of retirement

Haveman, Robert H.; Holden, Karen C.; Wolfe, Barbara L.; … - 2005

The adequacy of retirement savings is central to the U.S. debate over the effects of Social Security reform and pension changes that would place greater responsibility on individuals for accumulation of retirement resources. We contribute to this discussion by examining the extent to which...

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The Warsaw Stock Exchange index WIG : modelling and forecasting

Wdowinski, Piotr (contributor); … - 2005

In this paper we have assessed an influence of the NYSE Stock Exchange indexes (DJIA and NASDAQ) and European Stock indexes (DAX and FTSE) on the Warsaw Stock Exchange index WIG within a framework of a GARCH model. By applying a procedure of checking predictive quality of econometric models as...

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