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Does the Internet Increase the Job Finding Rate? Evidence from a Period of Internet Expansion
Denzer, Manuel - 2018
We examine the impact of household access to the internet on job finding rates in Germany during a period (2006 …-2009) in which internet access increased rapidly, and job-seekers increased their use of the internet as a search tool. During … this period, household access to the internet was almost completely dependent on connection to a particular technology (DSL …
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Conducting Interactive Experiments Online
Arechar, Antonio - 2017
interactive experiments via the Internet is adequate and reliable, making online interactive experimentation a valuable complement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012963854
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Consumer Search Costs and Preferences on the Internet
Jolivet, Grégory - 2014
We analyse consumers' search and purchase decisions on an Internet platform. Using a rich dataset on all adverts posted … and transactions made on a major French Internet platform (PriceMinister), we show evidence of substantial price …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013043670
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Effects of an Online Self-Assessment Tool on Teachers' Digital Competencies
Abbiati, Giovanni; Azzolini, Davide; Balanskat, Anja; … - 2023
We evaluate the effects of an online self-assessment tool on teachers' competencies and beliefs about ICT in education. The causal impact of the tool is evaluated through a randomized encouragement design, involving 7,391 lower secondary teachers across 11 European countries. Short-run impact...
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Initial Conditions Matter : Social Capital and Participatory Development
Cameron, Lisa A. - 2015
Billions of dollars have been spent on participatory development programs in the developing world. These programs give community members an active decision-making role. Given the emphasis on community involvement, one might expect that the effectiveness of this approach would depend on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013009503
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Come Out and Play : Public Space Recovery, Social Capital, and Citizen Security
Braun, Matías; Gallego, Francisco A.; Soares, Rodrigo R. - 2023
This paper examines the effects of renovating deteriorated public spaces on local socioeconomic outcomes. We analyze the impacts of a randomized experiment implemented in 28 fragile neighborhoods of Santiago, Chile. Our findings indicate that the renovation of local squares led to increased use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014347206
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Bureaucratic Delay, Local-Level Monitoring, and Delivery of Small Infrastructure Projects : Evidence from a Field Experiment in Bolivia
Yanez-Pagans, Monica - 2012
This paper examines bureaucratic delay within the allocation of small infrastructure projects by sub-municipal governments in Bolivia, and it presents a randomized field experiment designed to improve public service delivery by promoting voice, transparency, and accountability among grassroots...
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Why Pay NGOs to Involve the Community?
Burger, Ronelle - 2014
We examine the case for donors providing financial incentives to NGOs to increase community participation. We show that, when such incentives are provided, there need not exist any meaningful relationship between beneficiary welfare and the extent of community participation implemented by an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013056249
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Elite Capture, Political Voice and Exclusion from Aid : An Experimental Study
D'Exelle, Ben; Riedl, Arno - 2021
We experimentally study the influence of local information conditions on elite capture and social exclusion in community-based development schemes with heterogeneous groups. Not only information on the distribution of aid resources through community-based schemes, but also information on who...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325003
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Minorities, Social Capital and Voting
Bevelander, Pieter; Pendakur, Ravi - 2021
It is widely held that voter turnout among immigrants and ethnic minorities is lower than among the native born. The goal of our paper is to explore the determinants of voting, comparing immigrant, minority and majority citizens in Canada. We use the 2002 wave of the Equality Security Community...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316915