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Lower and Upper Bounds of Unfair Inequality : Theory and Evidence for Germany and the US
Niehues, Judith - 2011
Previous estimates of unfair inequality of opportunity (IOp) are only lower bounds because of the unobservability of the full set of endowed circumstances beyond the sphere of individual responsibility. In this paper, we suggest a new estimator based on a fixed effects panel model which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122677
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The US Labor Market in 2030 : A Scenario Based on Current Trends in Supply and Demand
Edwards, Rebecca - 2013
Three fundamental forces have shaped labor markets over the last 50 years: the secular increase in the returns to education, educational upgrading, and the integration of large numbers of women into the workforce. We modify the Katz and Murphy (1992) framework to predict the structure of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013071294
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Why is Pollution from U.S. Manufacturing Declining? The Roles of Trade, Regulation, Productivity, and Preferences
Shapiro, Joseph S. - 2015
Between 1990 and 2008, emissions of the most common air pollutants from U.S. manufacturing fell by 60 percent, even as real U.S. manufacturing output grew substantially. This paper develops a quantitative model to explain how changes in trade, environmental regulation, productivity, and consumer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013029138
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Anti-Elite Politics and Emotional Reactions to Socio-Economic Problems. Experimental Evidence on 'Pocketbook Anger' from France, Germany, and the United States
Marx, Paul - 2019
Many observers have noticed the importance of anger in contemporary politics, particularly with reference to populism. This article addresses the question under which conditions people become angry about a specific aspect of their lives: their personal financial situation. Specifically, it asks...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012870139
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Employment Discrimination Against Indigenous Peoples in the United States : Evidence from a Field Experiment
Button, Patrick - 2019
We conducted a resume correspondence experiment to measure discrimination in hiring faced by Indigenous Peoples in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012870441
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Racial Discrimination in Local Public Services : A Field Experiment in the US
Giulietti, Corrado - 2015
Discrimination in access to public services can act as a major obstacle towards addressing racial inequality. We examine whether racial discrimination exists in access to a wide spectrum of public services in the US. We carry out an email correspondence study in which we pose simple queries to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013016203
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Trial and Error? Reelection Concerns and Policy Experimentation During the U.S. Welfare Reform
Bernecker, Andreas - 2015
investigate how reputation concerns among governors influence the decision to experiment with welfare policies. In line with a … to experiment with welfare policies than governors with low reputation. Yet, governors with high reputation who are less … concerned about reelection actually experiment more than governors striving for reelection. Overall, our findings imply that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013016381
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Does Policy Communication During Covid-19 Work?
Coibion, Olivier - 2020
by the Federal Reserve, stimulus measures, as well as recommendations from health officials. This experiment allows us to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012831220
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Why Does Emissions Trading Under the EU Ets Not Affect Firms' Competitiveness? Empirical Findings from the Literature
Joltreau, Eugénie - 2018
Environmental policies may have important consequences for firms' competitiveness or profit-ability. However, the empirical literature shows that hardly any statistically significant effects on firms can be detected for the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). We explain why there...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012930945
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Defensive Investments and the Demand for Air Quality : Evidence from the Nox Budget Program and Ozone Reductions
Deschenes, Olivier - 2014
emissions, a key ingredient in ozone formation. A rich quasi-experiment reveals that it decreased summertime ozone …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013063105