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Allocating subsidies for private investments to maximize jobs impacts

Robalino Aguirre, David A.; Romero, Jose Manuel; Walker, Ian - 2020

-linked externalities (JLEs). JLEs emerge when wages exceed the opportunity cost of labor (labor externalities), or when there are social … gains from creating better jobs for some classes of worker, such as women or youth (social externalities). Like all … externalities, JLEs create a gap between private and social rates of return. Investments can be socially profitable (once the …

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Zika virus prevalence, correlates and preventive behaviors : new evidence from survey data

Carvalho Júnior, José Raimundo de Araújo; Oliveira, … - 2017

Brazilian health authorities have recommended that pregnant women take meticulous precaution to avoid mosquito bites, and use contraceptive methods to postpone/delay pregnancies. In this article, we present new estimates on the Zika virus prevalence, its correlates and preventive behaviors in...

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College choice allocation mechanisms : structural estimates and counterfactuals

Carvalho Júnior, José Raimundo de Araújo; Magnac, Thierry - 2014

We evaluate a simple allocation mechanism of students to majors at college entry that was commonly used in universities in Brazil in the 1990s and 2000s. Students first chose a single major and then took exams that select them in or out of the chosen major. The literature analyzing student...

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Heterogeneous effects of missing out on a place at a preferred secondary school in England

Gorman, Emma; Walker, Ian - 2020

available. In this paper, we use nationally representative cohort data linked to administrative education records to study the …

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