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Fricke, Hans; Grogger, Jeff; Steinmayr, Andreas - 2015

, economics, or law. Due to oversubscription of business, the university assigns the field of the paper in a standardized way that … important component of the first-year curriculum that varies between students involves a multi-term research paper in business …

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Laws and norms

Benabou, Roland; Tirole, Jean - 2012

when the descriptive and prescriptive norms conflict. The next main question is the expressive role of law. The choices of … also what shapes social judgements and moral sentiments. Setting law thus means both imposing material incentives and … analysis, combining an informed principal with individually signaling agents, makes precise the notion of expressive law …

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The Cost of Job Security Regulation: Evidence from Latin American Labor Markets

Pagés-Serra, Carmen; Heckman, James J. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000

This paper documents the high level of job security protection in Latin American labor markets and analyzes its impacts on employment. The authors show that job security policies have a substantial impact on the level and the distribution of employment in Latin America. These policies reduce...

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Does Exposure to Economics Bring New Majors to the Field? Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Fricke, Hans; Grogger, Jeff; Steinmayr, Andreas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

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Laws and Norms

Benabou, Roland; Tirole, Jean - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

, particularly when the descriptive and prescriptive norms conflict. The next main question is the expressive role of law. The … "community standards" are also what shapes social judgements and moral sentiments. Setting law thus means both imposing material … expressive law, determining in particular when a weakening or a strengthening of incentives is called for. Pushing further this …

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Modernización del Estado: Estrategia sectorial (2003)

Inter-American Development Bank; Banco Interamericano … - 2003

El objetivo de la estrategia de modernización del Estado (GN-2235-1) es establecer los conceptos básicos que deben guiar las intervenciones del Banco en esta área. El documento identifica cuatro campos prioritarios para la acción del Banco. Se opta por una definición transversal, basada en...

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Justice and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean Title: Justicia y desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe

Fix-Zamudio, Héctor; Benito, Elizabeth Odio; Bruno, … - Inter-American Development Bank

This book presents the proceedings of a seminar on the need for administrative, judicial and legislative reform in Latin American and the Caribbean, held in San José, Costa Rica, February 4-6,1993. Issues addressed include judicial management, training, and administration.Abstract: Esta...

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Modernization of the State: Strategy Document

Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2003

The strategy document was favorably reviewed by the IDB Board of Executive Directors on July 23, 2003. The objective of this strategy is to establish the basic concepts that should guide Bank operations with regards to modernization of the State.

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Modernization of the State: Strategy Document

Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2003

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