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Produce or speculate? : asset bubbles, occupational choice and efficiency

Cahuc, Pierre; Challe, Edouard - 2009

, thereby causing rational bubbles to lose their efficiency properties. Moreover, if speculation can be carried out by skilled …

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A survey of hedge and safe havens assets against G-7 stock markets before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ozdemir, Huseyin; Ozdemir, Zeynel Abidin - 2021

We propose a new Sharpe ratio index obtained from return and volatility spillover indices to individual assets from the whole financial system. We use our new approach to shed light on a new perspective on a hot topic examining the safe-haven assets after Covid-19. To do that, we compare both...

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Religious practice and student performance: evidence from Ramadan fasting

Hornung, Erik; Schwerdt, Guido; Strazzeri, Maurizio - 2021

We investigate how the intensity of Ramadan affects educational outcomes by exploiting spatio-temporal variation in … the hypothesis that a demanding Ramadan during adolescence affects educational performance by facilitating formation of …

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The effect of religiosity on adolescent risky behaviors

Mendolia, Silvia; Paloyo, Alfredo R.; Walker, Ian - 2018

We investigate the relationship between religiosity and risky behaviors in adolescence using data from a large and …-reported importance of religion and on the risk of youths having early sexual intercourse, drinking underage, trying cigarettes, trying …-esteem, and external locus of control. Our results show that individuals with low religiosity are more likely to engage in risky …

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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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When the market drives you crazy : stock market returns and fatal car accidents

Guilietti, Corrado; Tonin, Mirco; Vlassopoulos, Michael - 2018

The stock market influences some of the most fundamental economic decisions of investors, such as consumption, saving, and labor supply, through the financial wealth channel. This paper provides evidence that daily fluctuations in the stock market have important - and hitherto neglected -...

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How does the economic uncertainty affect asset prices under normal and financial distress times?

Balcilar, Mehmet; Ozdemir, Zeynel Abidin; Ozdemir, Huseyin - 2022

By using a nonlinear VAR model, we investigate whether the response of the US stock and housing markets to uncertainty shocks depends on financial conditions. Our model allows us to change the response of the US financial markets to volatility shocks in periods of normal and financial distress....

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Do board gender quotas matter? : selection, performance and stock market effects

Ferrari, Giulia; Ferraro, Valeria; Profeta, Paola; … - 2018

From business to politics and academia, the economic effects of the introduction of gender quotas are under scrutiny. We provide new evidence based on the introduction of mandatory gender quotas for boards of directors of Italian companies listed on the stock market. Comparing before and after...

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