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Informality and long-run growth
Docquier, Frédéric; Müller, Tobias; Naval, Joaquín - 2014
quantitative theory to study the dynamic implications of informality on wage inequality, human capital accumulation, child labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010230511
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Expropriation with hukou change : evidence from a quasi-natural experiment
Akgüç, Mehtap; Liu, Xingfei; Tani, Massimiliano - 2014
We study the labor market outcomes of males aged 18-60 obtaining an urban hukou as a result of land expropriation …-à-vis native urbanites. We also find that children of families experiencing a hukou change due to expropriation have similar … economic determinant of labor market outcomes and as a source of inequality. Differences in educational investment, regardless …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010457407
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Testing for the ratchet effect : evidence from a real-effort work task
Cardella, Eric; Depew, Briggs - 2016
The "ratchet effect" refers to a phenomenon where workers whose compensation is based on productivity strategically restrict their output, relative to their capability, because they rationally anticipate that high levels of output will be met with increased or "ratcheted-up" expectations in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011484559
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Gender differences in cooperative environments? : evidence from the U.S. congress
Gagliarducci, Stefano; Paserman, Marco Daniele - 2016
This paper uses data on bill sponsorship and cosponsorship in the U.S. House of Representatives to estimate gender differences in cooperative behavior. We employ a number of econometric methodologies to address the potential selection of female representatives into electoral districts with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011521132
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Sorting around the discontinuity threshold : the case of a neighbourhood investment programme
Gerritsen, Sander; Webbink, Herman Dinand; Weel, Bas ter - 2016
This paper investigates the empirical validity of the setup of a large-scale government neighbourhood investment programme in the Netherlands. Selection of neighbourhoods into the programme was determined by their score on a predetermined index. At first sight this is a textbook example for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011455668
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The effect of kinship on intergenerational cooperation : a lab experiment with three generations
Molina, José Alberto; Ferrer, Alfredo; Gimenez-Nadal, … - 2016
In this paper, we analyze how kinship among family members affects intergenerational cooperation in a public good game. 165 individuals from 55 families, comprising three generations (youths, parents, and grandparents), play a public good game in three different treatments: one in which three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011455741
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When is voting optimal?
Ben-Yashar, Ruth; Danziger, Leif - 2014
We consider a framework where the optimal decision rule determining the collective choice depends in a simple way on the decision makers' posterior probabilities of a particular state of nature. Nevertheless, voting is generally an inefficient way to make collective choices and this paper sheds...
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Hurricanes, climate change policies and electoral accountability
Gagliarducci, Stefano; Paserman, Marco Daniele; … - 2019
This paper studies how politicians and voters respond to new information on the threats of climate change. Using data on the universe of federal disaster declarations between 1989 and 2014, we document that congress members from districts hit by a hurricane are more likely to support bills...
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Leader identity and coordination
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clots-Figueras, Irma; Lakshmi Iyer; … - 2018
This paper examines the effectiveness of leaders in addressing coordination failure in societies with ethnic or religious diversity. We experimentally vary leader identity in a coordination game and implement it in the field across 44 towns in India. We find that religious minority leaders...
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Other-regarding preferences and leadership styles
Kocher, Martin; Pogrebna, Ganna; Sutter, Matthias - 2009
We use a laboratory experiment to examine whether and to what extent other-regarding preferences of team leaders influence their leadership style in choice under risk. We find that leaders who prefer efficiency or report high levels of selfishness are more likely to exercise an autocratic...
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