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We develop a programming algorithm that predicts a balanced-panel mix-adjusted house price index for arbitrary spatial …
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This paper uses a seasonal long-memory model to capture the behaviour of the US Industrial Production Index (IPI) over …
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We extend the trade restrictiveness index approach to the case of market imperfections and domestic regulations … demand by reducing negative externalities. We apply the framework to the database of Kee et al. (2009) and derive ad valorem …
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The paper presents a general theory of the aggregation of prices and quantities that unifies the field and relates … topics that in the past have been treated separately and unsatisfactorily, or not at all. The theory does without the common … the theory lead to Törnqvist indexes defined on the appropriate data set. A numerical example confirms that in the non …
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The production index is an important indicator for assessing the cyclical state of the economy. Unfortunately, the …
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index numbers and demand for characteristics to develop a new method for incorporating changes on the extensive …
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Socio-economic differences in longevity have fuelled a debate whether pension systems have a regressive bias favouring groups with a high life expectancy. We show that the distributional implications of such pooling depend critically on the benefit profile across age/time, which in turn is...
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Mobility of highly-skilled workers affects and is affected by labor market conditions, taxes, and other policies. This paper documents the demographic and fiscal importance of international migration, especially in aging societies, reviews the efficiency and distributional effects of mobility,...
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While the effect of social security systems on retirement decisions has received much attention, the impact of these systems on individuals incentives to invest in their human capital has not been analyzed. We integrate human capital investment and retirement decisions in a simple analytical...
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heterogenous households. Our framework has the following main features: (1) heterogeneity of consumers with respect to wealth and …
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