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Australia and system GMM-IV and correlated random effects approaches are applied to separate true from spurious state dependence …
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Using data from a new longitudinal survey of doctors from Australia, the authors test whether observed large gender …
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Empirical studies of the role of non-cognitive skills in driving economic behavior often rely heavily on the assumption that these skills are stable over the relevant time frame. We analyze the change in a specific non-cognitive skill, i.e. locus of control, in order to directly assess the...
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This paper analyzes the relationship between individuals' locus of control and their decisions to exercise regularly, eat well, drink moderately, and avoid tobacco. Our primary goal is to assess the relative importance of the alternative pathways that potentially link locus of control to healthy...
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and the development of their children over the past two decades in Australia. Using nationally representative longitudinal …
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Australia, a country with universal health care. Using administrative time-series data on mortality that varies by state, age … reduction in vehicle transport accidents. Our estimates imply 425 fewer deaths if Reserve Bank of Australia expectations of a … implementation of universal health care in Australia in 1984. Our results suggest that universal health care may insulate individuals …
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Australia's 'income management' policy requires benefit recipients to spend at least half of their government transfers …
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We analyze the impact of a recent initiative by the Australian Government to reduce disadvantage and improve children's welfare in Aboriginal communities. The policy – known as income management - quarantines 50 percent of welfare payments to be spent on priority goods (e.g., food, housing,...
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