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The Phantom of the Opera : Cultural Amenities, Human Capital, and Regional Economic Growth
Falck, Oliver - 2020
We analyze the extent to which endogenous cultural amenities affect the spatial equilibrium share of high-human-capital employees. To overcome endogeneity, we draw on a quasi-natural experiment in German history and exploit the exogenous spatial distribution of baroque opera houses built as a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012857538
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Fast Times During Spring Breaks : Are Traffic Fatalities Another Consequence?
French, Michael T. - 2014
Every year in the United States, millions of college students travel for spring break, spending billions of dollars. We examine a potential adverse consequence of spring break that has received little attention in the literature – traffic safety. In particular, we estimate the impact of spring...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013049737
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Optimal Travel Restrictions in Epidemics
Shi, Wei; Qiu, Yun; Yu, Pei; Chen, Xi - 2022
Travel restrictions are often imposed to limit the spread of infectious diseases. As uniform restrictions can be inefficient and incur unnecessarily high costs, this paper examines the optimal design of restrictions that target specific travel routes. We propose a model with trade-offs between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014083692
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Occupational Mobility of Immigrants in a Low Skilled Economy : The Spanish Case
Simon, Hipolito - 2011
We analyze the occupational mobility of immigrants between their origin countries and Spain and its determinants. We …, immigrants experience a strong occupational downgrading in Spain when compared to their origin countries. This fact is due to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013127919
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Is There Discriminatory Mortgage Pricing Against Immigrants in the Spanish Lending Market?
Diaz-Serrano, Luis - 2011
In this paper, we investigate whether evidence of discriminatory treatment against immigrants in the Spanish mortgage market exists. More specifically, we test whether, ceteris paribus, immigrant borrowers tend to be charged with higher interest rates on their mortgages than their Spanish born...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013128211
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Wage Differentials between Native and Immigrant Women in Spain : Accounting for Differences in the Supports
Nicodemo, Catia - 2011
The objective of the study is to quantify the wage gap between native and immigrant women in Spain taking into account …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013128217
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Commuting Time and Labour Supply : A Causal Effect?
Giménez, José Ignacio - 2011
We analyze the causal effect of the length of the worker's commute on worker's productivity, by examining whether commuting time has any effect on worker's labour market supply. Using the Spanish Time Use Survey 2002-03, our GMM/IV estimation yields a positive causal impact of commuting time on...
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Work, Risk and Health : Differences between Immigrants and Natives in Spain
Solé, Meritxell - 2010
We analyze the impact of working and contractual conditions, particularly exposure to job risks, on the probability of acquiring a disability. We postulate a model in which this impact is mediated by the choice of occupation, with a level of risk associated to it. We assume this choice is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013135627
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Two-Tier Labor Markets in the Great Recession : France vs. Spain
Bentolila, Samuel - 2010
This paper analyzes the strikingly different response of unemployment to the Great Recession in France and Spain. Their … France, unemployment rate has increased by 2 percentage points, whereas in Spain it has shot up to 19% by the end of 2009. We … contracts and the less restrictive rules regarding the use of the latter contracts in Spain. Using a calibrated search and …
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Trust and the Choice between Housing and Financial Assets : Evidence from Spanish Households
El-Attar, Mayssun - 2010
) conducted by the Bank of Spain, we show that households with less trust invest more in housing and less in financial assets, in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013136779