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Do-it-Yourself Medicine? The Impact of Light Cannabis Liberalization on Prescription Drugs
Carrieri, Vincenzo - 2020
Governments worldwide are increasingly concerned about the booming CBD (cannabidiol) products. However, little is known about the impact of their liberalization. We study a unique case of unintended liberalization of a CBD-based product (light cannabis) that occurred in Italy in 2017. Using...
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Evaluation of Language Training Programs in Luxembourg Using Principal Stratification
Bia, Michela - 2018
In a world increasingly globalized, multiple language skills can create more employment opportunities. Several countries include language training programs in active labor market programs for the unemployed. We analyze the effects of a language training program on the re-employment probability...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012906497
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Program Evaluation and Spillover Effects
Angelucci, Manuela - 2015
evaluation. The paper defines spillover effects and discusses why it is important to measure them. It explains how to design a … such that they explain the cause of these effects and whom they affect. Such an evaluation design is necessary to avoid …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013023001
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What is at Stake Without High-Stakes Exams? Students' Evaluation and Admission to College at the Time of Covid-19
Arenas, Andreu; Calsamiglia, Caterina; Loviglio, Annalisa - 2021
The outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 inhibited face-to-face education and constrained exam taking. In many countries worldwide, high-stakes exams happening at the end of the school year determine college admissions. This paper investigates the impact of using historical data of school and...
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What Methods May Be Used in Impact Evaluations of Humanitarian Assistance?
Puri, Jyotsna - 2015
the extent to which scientific impact evaluation methods can provide evidence to improve the effectiveness and efficiency … drawing on real-life examples from the small but growing academic literature, we demonstrate how impact evaluation methods can … limited resources is a key challenge for humanitarian assistance and impact evaluation is one way of achieving this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013029648
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School Responsiveness to Quality Rankings : An Empirical Analysis of Secondary Education in the Netherlands
Koning, Pierre - 2010
This paper analyzes the response of secondary schools to changes in their quality ratings. The current analysis is the first to address the impact of quality scores that have been published by a newspaper (Trouw), rather than public interventions. Our research design exploits the substantial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013141751
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Alternative Approaches to Evaluation in Empirical Microeconomics
Blundell, Richard W.; Costa Dias, Monica - 2021
This paper reviews some of the most popular policy evaluation methods in empirical microeconomics: social experiments … evaluation literature. A workhorse simulation model of education returns is used throughout the paper to discuss and illustrate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324816
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Medical Marijuana Laws and Teen Marijuana Use
Anderson, D. Mark - 2013
While at least a dozen state legislatures are considering bills to allow the consumption of marijuana for medicinal purposes, the federal government has recently intensified its efforts to close medical marijuana dispensaries. Federal officials contend that the legalization of medical marijuana...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013090779
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The Effect of Medical Marijuana Laws on Labor Market Outcomes
Sabia, Joseph J. - 2016
A number of recent studies have found that medical marijuana laws (MMLs) are associated with increased marijuana use among adults, in part due to spillover effects into the recreational market. This study is the first to explore the labor market consequences of MMLs. Using repeated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012995607
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Beyond GDP and Back : What is the Value-Added by Additional Components of Welfare Measurement?
de New (née Kassenboehmer), Sonja C. - 2011
Recently, building on the highly polarizing Stiglitz report, a growing literature suggests that statistical offices and applied researchers explore other aspects of human welfare apart from material well-being, such as job security, crime, health, environmental factors and subjective...
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