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Spatial decentralization and program evaluation : theory and an example from Indonesia

Pitt, Mark Martin; Menon, Nidhiya - 2010

This paper proposes a novel instrumental variable method for program evaluation that only requires a single cross-section of data on the spatial intensity of programs and outcomes. The instruments are derived from a simple theoretical model of government decision-making in which governments are...

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Survey of models on demand, customer base-line and demand response and their relationships in the power market

Heshmati, Almas - 2012

the growing literature on models used to study demand, consumer baseline (CBL) and demand response in the electricity … market. After characterizing the general demand models, it reviews consumer baseline based on which further study the demand … response models. Given the experience gained from the review and exiting conditions it combines an appropriate model for each …

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Viewpoint: estimating the causal effects of policies and programs

Smith, Jeffrey A.; Sweetman, Arthur - 2016

Estimation, inference and interpretation of the causal effects of programs and policies have all advanced dramatically over the past 25 years. We highlight three particularly important intellectual trends: an improved appreciation of the substantive importance of heterogeneous responses and of...

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The implications of self-reported body weight and height for measurement error in BMI

Davillas, Apostolos; Jones, Andrew M. - 2021

We designed an experiment to explore the extent of measurement error in body mass index (BMI), when based on self-reported body weight and height. We find that there is a systematic age gradient in the reporting error in BMI, while there is limited evidence of systematic associations with...

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Influence of freedom of choice on happiness

Koohborfardhaghighi, Somayeh; Summers, Christopher R.; … - 2022

The literature on happiness shows that there are many factors that influence a person's happiness. Extending previous studies, we investigate the role of the freedom of choice as a key contributing construct in influencing a person's happiness. We define two hypothetical sub-constructs for the...

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E-lections : voting behavior and the internet

Falck, Oliver; Gold, Robert; Heblich, Stephan - 2012

This paper analyses the effect of information disseminated by the Internet on voting behavior. We address endogeneity in Internet availability by exploiting regional and technological peculiarities of the preexisting voice telephony network that hinder the roll-out of fixed-line broadband...

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Cross-country connectedness in inflation and unemployment: measurement and macroeconomic consequences

Binh Thai Pham; Sala, Hector - 2021

We bring the notion of connectedness (Diebold and Yilmaz, 2012) to a set of two critical macroeconomic variables as inflation and unemployment. We focus on the G7 economies plus Spain, and use monthly data –high-frequency data in a macro setting – to explore the extent and consequences of...

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Structural labour supply models and microsimulation

Aaberge, Rolf; Colombino, Ugo - 2018

responses in microsimulation models. The paper focuses attention on two methodologies for modelling labour supply: the discrete … models for policy simulation in terms of producing and interpreting simulation outcomes, outlining an extensive literature of … policy analyses utilising these approach. Labour supply models are not only central for analyzing behavioural labour supply …

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High-speed railways and firms total factor productivity : evidence from a quasi-natural experiment

Bottasso, Anna; Conti, Maurizio; Ferrara, Antonella Rita; … - 2023

The focus of this study is to assess the causal impact of the connection of a local area to a high-speed rail network (HSR) on firms' total factor productivity (TFP). The quasi-random location of the HSR station in the Italian city of Reggio Emilia is exploited in a Difference-in Differences...

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A simple feasible alternative procedure to estimate models with high-dimensional fixed effects

Guimarães, Paulo (contributor); Portugal, Pedro (contributor) - 2009

In this paper we describe an alternative iterative approach for the estimation of linear regression models with high … memory requirements. We also show that the approach can be extended to non-linear models and potentially to more than two …

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