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Estimating the size of external effects of energy subsidies
Commander, Simon; Nikoloski, Zlatko; Vagliasindi, Maria - 2015
It is widely accepted that the costs of under-pricing energy are large, whether in advanced or developing countries. This paper explores how large these costs can be by focussing on the size of the external effects that energy subsidies in particular generate in two important sectors - transport...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010488282
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On the boundaries of the shadow economy : an empirical investigation
Manes, Eran; Schneider, Friedrich; Tchetchik, Anat - 2016
support to this view. We find that in countries with less stringent job market regulation the long-run impact of Unemployment … faster in countries with looser job-market regulation, compared with countries with stricter regulation. These findings have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011517459
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MIMIC models, cointegration and error correction : an application to the French shadow economy
Bühn, Andreas (contributor);  … - 2008
economy ; tax burden ; regulation ; unemployment ; cointegration ; error correction models ; MIMIC models …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003652676
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Corruption and the shadow economy : an empirical analysis
Dreher, Axel (contributor); Schneider, Friedrich (contributor) - 2006
; regulation ; tax burden …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003332206
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Does anti-competitive regulation matter for productivity? : evidence from European firms
Arnold, Jens Matthias; Nicoletti, Giuseppe; Scarpetta, … - 2011
. These allow accounting for both the direct effects of sectoral regulation on within-sector performance and the indirect … effects of sectoral regulation on firms in other sectors through intersectoral input-output linkages. Our econometric … at the global technological frontier and a catch up term. We assume that regulation can affect productivity growth both …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009230693
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Analyzing the extent and influence of occupational licensing on the labor market
Kleiner, Morris M.; Krueger, Alan B. - 2011
This study examines the extent and influence of occupational licensing in the U.S. using a specially designed national labor force survey. Specifically, we provide new ways of measuring occupational licensing and consider what types of regulatory requirements and what level of government...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009230732
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Effects of employment protection and product market regulations on the Italian labor market
Kugler, Adriana D. (contributor); Pica, Giovanni (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001838252
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Sectoral structure and entry regulations
Messina, Julián (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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Am I missing something? : the effects of absence from class on student performance
Arulampalam, Wiji (contributor);  … - 2008
We exploit a rich administrative panel data-set for cohorts of Economics students at a UK university in order to identify causal effects of class absence on student performance. We utilise the panel properties of the data to control for unobserved heterogeneity across students and hence for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003760329
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Unions, training, and firm performance
Addison, John T. (contributor);  … - 2008
The present paper uses a combination of workplace and linked employee-workplace data from the 1998 Workplace Employee Relations Survey and the 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey to examine the impact of unions on training incidence, training intensity/coverage, and training duration. It...
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