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Urbanization, Natural Amenities, and Subjective Well-Being : Evidence from U.S. Counties

Winters, John V. - 2015

This paper examines the effects of county-level urbanization and natural amenities on subjective well-being (SWB) in the U.S. SWB is measured using individual-level data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) which asks respondents to rate their overall life satisfaction....

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Short-Run Externalities of Civic Unrest : Evidence from Ferguson, Missouri

Gershenson, Seth - 2016

We document externalities of the civic unrest experienced in Ferguson, MO following the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager. Difference-in-differences and synthetic control method estimates compare Ferguson-area schools to neighboring schools in the greater St. Louis area and find that...

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Education, Information, and COVID-19 Excess Mortality

Bello, Piera; Rocco, Lorenzo - 2021

We study the role of education during the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy. We compare the trends of mortality rates between municipalities with different shares of educated residents between 2012 and 2020, by means of a continuous event study model and controlling for many confounders. We find that...

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The Effect of High-Tech Clusters on the Productivity of Top Inventors

Moretti, Enrico - 2019

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Is There a Diminishing Value of Urban Amenities as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic?

van Vuuren, Aico - 2022

We investigate whether the COVID-19 pandemic decreased the willingness to pay for urban amenities such as restaurants, cinemas and theaters. We do this by using a hedonic pricing model in combination with a time-gradient difference-in-difference approach. We use a data set that contains...

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Biology and Gender in the Labor Market

Cobb-Clark, Deborah A. - 2016

Can biology help us to better understand gender differences in labor market behavior and outcomes? This chapter reviews the emerging literature which sheds light on this question, considering research in four broad areas: i) behavioral endocrinology; ii) human genetics; iii) neuroeconomics; and...

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Writing Tips for Crafting Effective Economics Research Papers 2023-2024 Edition

Nikolov, Plamen - 2023

This paper aims to provide insights for those who value careful, precise communication to draft effective economics papers. It is designed to be a helpful and convenient guide, which is divided into well-defined, thought-provoking sections

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Loan Regulation and Child Labor in Rural India

Dasgupta, Basab - 2014

We study the impact of loan regulation in rural India on child labor with an overlapping-generations model of formal …

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Ecosystems and Human Health : The Local Benefits of Forest Cover in Indonesia

Garg, Teevrat - 2019

This paper documents the effect of primary forest cover loss on increased incidence of malaria. The evidence is … consistent with an ecological response. I show that land use change, anti-malarial programs or migration cannot explain the … effect of primary forest cover loss on increased malarial incidence. Falsification tests reveal that the effect is specific …

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Trust in Public Institutions Over the Business Cycle

Stevenson, Betsey - 2011

We document that trust in public institutions ﾖ and particularly trust in banks, business and government ﾖ has declined … the most suffered the biggest loss in confidence in institutions, particularly in trust in government and the financial …

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