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Goerke, Laszlo; Lorenz, Olga - 2017

We investigate the causal effect of commuting on sickness absence from work using German panel data. To address reverse … causation, we use changes in commuting distance for employees who stay with the same employer and who have the same residence … during the period of observation. In contrast to previous papers, we do not observe that commuting distances are associated …

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The shape of the income distribution and economic growth : evidence from Swedish labor market regions

Rooth, Dan-Olof; Stenberg, Anders - 2011

commuting patterns. Although only suggestive, the finding is interesting in that it is consistent with the hypothesis that … inequality enhances growth by stimulating commuting incentives. -- growth ; income distribution ; inequality ; gini …

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Green cities? : urbanization, trade and the environment

Borck, Rainald; Pflüger, Michael - 2015

This paper establishes a simple theoretical framework which comprises key forces that shape the structure and interrelation of cities to study the interdependencies between urban evolution and the environment. We focus on the potential of the unfettered market forces to economize on emissions. A...

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Commuting time and sick-day absence of US workers

Gimenez-Nadal, José Ignacio; Molina, José Alberto; … - 2018

This paper analyzes the relationship between commuting time and sick-day absence of US workers. Using data from the … determining how commuting time is related to sickness absenteeism, we shed light on the relationship between commuting behavior …

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Bright investments : measuring the impact of transport infrastructure using luminosity data in Haiti

Mitnik, Oscar A.; Sanchez, Raul; Yañez-Pagans, Patricia - 2018

This paper quantifies the impacts of transport infrastructure investments on economic activity in Haiti, using satellite night-light luminosity as a proxy measure. Our identification strategy exploits the differential timing of rehabilitation projects across various road segments of the primary...

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How should we measure infrastructure? : the case of highways and streets

Kornfeld, Robert; Fraumeni, Barbara M. - 2024

The recent debates on infrastructure spending have led to renewed interest in the measurement of infrastructure and its effects on growth and well-being. This paper updates estimates of one important type of infrastructure capital—highways and streets. We compare BEA's capital measures with...

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Inequality, institutions and cooperation

Markussen, Thomas; Sharma, Smriti; Singhal, Saurabh; … - 2020

We examine the effects of randomly introduced economic inequality on voluntary co- operation and whether this relationship is influenced by the quality of local institutions, as proxied by corruption. We use representative data from a large-scale lab-in-the-field public goods experiment with...

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Generating legitimacy for labor market and welfare state reforms : the role of policy advice in Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden

Eichhorst, Werner (contributor); Wintermann, Ole (contributor) - 2005

structured and to what it extent it could influence actual policy-making in Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden over the last …

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Peer effects in European primary schools : evidence from PIRLS

Ammermüller, Andreas (contributor); … - 2006

We estimate peer effects for fourth graders in six European countries. The identification relies on variation across classes within schools. We argue that classes within primary schools are formed roughly randomly with respect to family background. Similar to previous studies, we find sizeable...

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Contingent convergence : a comparative analysis of activation policies

Eichhorst, Werner (contributor); … - 2008

principles, instruments, target groups and governance in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the …

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