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What factors affect doctors' hours decisions : comparing structural discrete choice and reduced-form approaches

Kalb, Guyonne; Kuehnle, Daniel; Scott, Anthony; Cheng, … - 2015

Few papers examine the pecuniary and non-pecuniary determinants of doctors' labour supply despite substantial predicted shortages in many OECD countries. We contribute to the literature by applying both a structural discrete choice and a reduced-form approach. Using detailed survey data for...

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An empirical analysis of trade-related redistribution and the political viability of free trade

Lake, James; Millimet, Daniel L. - 2014

Even if free trade creates net welfare gains for a country as a whole, the associated distributional implications can undermine the political viability of free trade. We show that trade-related redistribution increases the political viability of free trade in the US. We do so by assessing the...

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Bargaining over babies : theory, evidence, and policy implications

Doepke, Matthias; Kindermann, Fabian - 2016

It takes a woman and a man to make a baby. This fact suggests that for a birth to take place, the parents should first agree on wanting a child. Using newly available data on fertility preferences and outcomes, we show that indeed, babies are likely to arrive only if both parents desire one, and...

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A poisoned gift? : the hireability signals of an income-support program for the senior unemployed

Dalle, Axana; Sterkens, Philippe; Baert, Stijn - 2023

Many OECD countries invest heavily in labour-market programs to prolong careers. Although active labour-market programs designed for this purpose have frequently been evaluated, less is known about the employment impact of more passive regimes that make labour-market participation later in life...

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Do migrants get good jobs in Australia? : the role of ethnic networks in job search

Mahuteau, Stéphane (contributor); … - 2008

We study the role of ethnic networks in migrants' job search and the quality of jobs they find in the first years of settlement. We find that there are initial downward movements along the occupational ladder, followed by improvements. As a result of restrictions in welfare eligibility since...

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Security, trade, and political violence

Amodio, Francesco; Baccini, Leonardo; Di Maio, Michele - 2017

To address security concerns, governments often implement trade barriers and restrictions on the movement of goods and people. These restrictions have negative economic consequences, possibly increasing the supply of political violence. To test this hypothesis, we exploit the restrictions...

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Happiness and the human development index : Australia is not a paradox

Leigh, Andrew (contributor); Wolfers, Justin (contributor) - 2006

In "Happiness and the Human Development Index: The Paradox of Australia," Blanchflower and Oswald (2005) observe an … apparent puzzle: they claim that Australia ranks highly in the Human Development Index (HDI), but relatively poorly in … happiness. However, when we compare their happiness data with the HDI, Australia appears happier, not sadder, than its HDI score …