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Attrition in Randomized Control Trials : Using Tracking Information to Correct Bias
Molina Millán, Teresa - 2017
This paper starts from a review of RCT studies in development economics, and documents many studies largely ignore attrition once attrition rates are found balanced between treatment arms. The paper analyzes the implications of attrition for the internal and external validity of the results of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012957495
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The Economics of Human Development and Social Mobility
Heckman, James J. - 2014
This paper distills and extends recent research on the economics of human development and social mobility. It summarizes the evidence from diverse literatures on the importance of early life conditions in shaping multiple life skills and the evidence on critical and sensitive investment periods...
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Stigma in Welfare Programs
Celhay, Pablo; Meyer, Bruce; Mittag, Nikolas - 2022
Stigma of welfare participation is important for policy and survey design, because it deters program take-up and increases misreporting. Stigma is also relevant to the literature on social image concerns, yet empirical evidence is scant because stigma is difficult to empirically identify. We use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014030404
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Testing for Nonparametric Identification of Causal Effects in the Presence of a Quasi-Instrument
de Luna, Xavier - 2012
power. We perform a simulation study and apply the results to a case study where the interest lies in evaluating the effect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013104053
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Equilibrium Simulation with Microeconometric Models : A New Procedure with an Application to Income Support Policies
Colombino, Ugo - 2012
-time jobs). The most common use of these models is the simulation of tax-transfer reforms. The simulation is usually interpreted … simulation procedure, however, typically keeps fixed the estimated alternative-specific constants. In this note we argue that …-specific constants leads to the development of a simulation procedure consistent with the comparative statics interpretation. The …
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Accounting for Family Background When Designing Optimal Income Taxes : A Microeconometric Simulation Analysis
Aaberge, Rolf - 2009
The purpose of this paper is to introduce and adopt a generalised version of Roemer's (1998) Equality of Opportunity (EOp) framework, which we call extended EOp, for analysing second-best optimal income taxation. Unlike the pure EOp criterion of Roemer (1998) the extended EOp criterion allows...
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Mostly Harmless Simulations? On the Internal Validity of Empirical Monte Carlo Studies
Advani, Arun - 2018
Currently there is little practical advice on which treatment effect estimator to use when trying to adjust for observable differences. A recent suggestion is to compare the performance of estimators in simulations that somehow mimic the empirical context. Two ways to run such 'empirical Monte...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012938144
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Structural Labour Supply Models and Microsimulation
Aaberge, Rolf - 2018
models for policy simulation in terms of producing and interpreting simulation outcomes, outlining an extensive literature of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012917091
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Distributional Effects of Competition : A Simulation Approach
Rodríguez-Castelán, Carlos; Araar, Abdelkrim; … - 2021
power has become a policy priority. To fill this knowledge gap, this paper introduces a simple simulation method, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013250767
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Optimal Redistributive Taxation with Both Extensive and Intensive Responses
Jacquet, Laurence - 2010
This paper characterizes optimal income taxation when individuals respond along both the intensive and extensive margins. Individuals are heterogeneous across two dimensions: specifically, their skill and disutility of participation. Preferences over consumption and work effort can differ with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013146460