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Lozano, Fernando (contributor); Sorensen, Todd (contributor) - 2008

In this paper we compare estimates of immigrants' labor supply assimilation profiles using the Current Population Survey Annual Demographic Files (March ADS) and the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Groups (ORGs). We use a measure that is seemingly consistent across both surveys:...

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The effects of enforcement on illegal markets : evidence from migrant smuggling along the Southwestern border

Gathmann, Christina (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Precious metal prices : a tale of four U.S. recessions

Agnese, Pablo; Garcia-del-Barrio, Pedro; Gil-Alaña, Luis A. - 2023

This paper empirically examines the degree of persistence in four precious metal prices (i.e., gold, palladium, platinum, and silver) during the last four U.S. recessions. Unit root tests and fractional integration techniques suggest that gold still is the most prominent safe haven asset within...

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Household migration decisions as survival strategy : the case of Burkina Faso

Konseiga, Adama (contributor) - 2005

The paper examines the motivations behind the important migration from Burkina Faso to Côte d'Ivoire, the economic pole in the West African Economic and Monetary Union. The paper uses a detailed household survey dataset on migration, natural resource management, risk management and solidarity...

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Allergy test : seasonal allergens and performance in school

Marcotte, Dave E. - 2014

Seasonal pollen allergies affect approximately 1 in 5 school age children. Clinical research has established that these allergies result in large and consistent decrements in cognitive functioning, problem solving ability and speed, focus and energy. However, the impact of seasonal allergies on...

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Season of birth and marital outcomes

Oreffice, Sonia - 2014

This study analyzes the marriage-market aspects of season of birth in the United States, estimating whether and how marital status is related to quarter of birth by gender and race, also incorporating cohabitation as a separate relationship status. For couples, additional analysis considers who...

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Seasonal credit constraints and agricultural labor supply : evidence from Zambia

Fink, Guenther; Jack, B. Kelsey; Masiye, Felix - 2014

Small-scale farming remains the primary source of income for a majority of the population in developing countries. While most farmers primarily work on their own fields, off-farm labor is common among small-scale farmers. A growing literature suggests that off-farm labor is not the result of...

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"Invisible killer" : seasonal allergies and accidents

Akesaka, Mika; Shigeoka, Hitoshi - 2023

Although at least 400 million people suffer from seasonal allergies worldwide, the adverse effects of pollen on "non-health" outcomes, such as cognition and productivity, are relatively understudied. Using ambulance archives from Japan, we demonstrate that high pollen days are associated with...

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Price and saliency in health care: when can targeted nudges change behaviors?

Walker, Brigham - 2020

This paper takes advantage of a natural experiment to examine the relationship between the price and saliency of health …

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Restaurant prices and the minimum wage

Fougère, Denis; Gautier, Erwan; Le Bihan, Hervé - 2009

the minimum wage and to the micro patterns of price stickiness. For that purpose, we use a unique dataset of individual … price quotes collected to calculate the Consumer Price Index in France and we estimate a price rigidity model based on a … through to retail prices. -- Price stickiness ; minimum wage ; inflation ; restaurant prices …

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