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Changes in returns to education in Latin America : the role of demand and supply of skills

Manacorda, Marco (contributor); … - 2005

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Disentangling economic recessions and depressions

Candelon, Bertrand; Metiu, Norbert; Straetmans, Stefan - 2013

We propose a nonparametric test that distinguishes “depressions” and “booms” from ordinary recessions and expansions. Depressions and booms are defined as coming from another underlying process than recessions and expansions. We find four depressions and booms in the NBER business cycle...

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Bank risk taking and competition : evidence from regional banking markets

Kick, Thomas; Prieto, Esteban - 2013

This study investigates the bank competition-stability nexus using a unique regulatory dataset provided by the Deutsche Bundesbank over the period 1994 to 2010. First, we use outright bank defaults as the most direct measure of bank risk available and contrast the results to weaker forms of bank...

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An evaluation of early warning models for systemic banking crises : does machine learning improve predictions?

Beutel, Johannes; List, Sophia; Schweinitz, Gregor von - 2018

This paper compares the out-of-sample predictive performance of different early warning models for systemic banking crises using a sample of advanced economies covering the past 45 years. We compare a benchmark logit approach to several machine learning approaches recently proposed in the...

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Intertemporal preferences and the adoption decision for bluetooth speakers

Guhl, Daniel; Klapper, Daniel - 2019

The adoption decision for durable goods is intertemporal by definition. However, estimating utility and discount functions from revealed preference data using dynamic discrete choice models is difficult because of an inherent identification problem. To overcome this issue, we use stated...

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Business start-ups by the unemployed : an econometric analysis based on firm data

Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Reize, Frank - 1998

This study investigates firm survival and employment growth of start-ups by unemployed people in East and West Germany as promoted by the Work Support Act (so called bridging allowances). In 1994, the services provided were improved considerably, which led to a sharp increase in the number of...

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More than joints : multi-substance use, choice limitations, and policy implications

Sovinsky, Michelle; Jacobi, Liana; Allocca, Alessandra; … - 2023

As illicit substances move into the legal product space, substitution patterns with legal products become more salient. In particular, marijuana legalization may have implications for the use of other legal “sin” goods. We estimate a structural model of multi-product use of illegal and legal...

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A mixture of ordered probit models with endogenous assignment to two latent classes

Huismans, Jochem; Nijenhuis, Jan Willem; Sirchenko, Andrei - 2021

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Healthy reviews! : online physician ratings reduce healthcare interruptions

Kummer, Michael E.; Laitenberger, Ulrich; Rich, Cyrus E.; … - 2021

We show that review platforms reduce healthcare interruptions for patients looking for a new physician. We employ a difference-in-differences strategy using physician retirements as a “disruptive shock” that forces patients to find a new physician. We combine insurance claims data with...

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Kim Jiyoung, born 1982, and the labour market : overeducation, gender, income and life satisfaction : panel evidence from Korea

Ahmed Lahsen, Amina; Piper, Alan T.; Thiele, Ida-Anna - 2020

increased (and is also considerably higher than the OECD average). Such increases raise the possibility of overeducation if the … amount of jobs which require such education do not increase at a similar pace. Among the consequences of overeducation are … also face more discrimination in the labour market, the consequences of overeducation are likely to differ by gender. Using …

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