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Some practical guidance for the implementation of propensity score matching
Caliendo, Marco; Kopeinig, Sabine - 2005
researcher has decided to use PSM, he is confronted with a lot of questions regarding its implementation. To begin with, a first …. Each implementation step involves a lot of decisions and different approaches can be thought of. The aim of this paper is … to discuss these implementation issues and give some guidance to researchers who want to use PSM for evaluation purposes. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267553
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Hidden action, identification, and organization design
Schnedler, Wendelin - 2010
Incentives often fail in inducing economic agents to engage in a desirable activity; implementability is restricted. What restricts implementability? When does re-organization help to overcome this restriction? This paper shows that any restriction of implementability is caused by an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278365
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Education and optimal dynamic taxation
Findeisen, Sebastian; Sachs, Dominik - 2011
optimum. In one implementation there is a common labor income tax schedule, and a repayment schedule for government loans …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282325
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Education and Optimal Dynamic Taxation
Findeisen, Sebastian; Sachs, Dominik - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
optimum. In one implementation there is a common labor income tax schedule, and a repayment schedule for government loans …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009359855
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Hidden Action, Identification, and Organization Design
Schnedler, Wendelin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Incentives often fail in inducing economic agents to engage in a desirable activity; implementability is restricted. What restricts implementability? When does re-organization help to overcome this restriction? This paper shows that any restriction of implementability is caused by an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008727777
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Some Practical Guidance for the Implementation of Propensity Score Matching
Caliendo, Marco; Kopeinig, Sabine - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
researcher has decided to use PSM, he is confronted with a lot of questions regarding its implementation. To begin with, a first …. Each implementation step involves a lot of decisions and different approaches can be thought of. The aim of this paper is … to discuss these implementation issues and give some guidance to researchers who want to use PSM for evaluation purposes. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703025
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China's high saving puzzle
Ma, Guonan; Yang, Dennis Tao - 2013
jointly contributed to the upsurge in aggregate savings in China in the past two decades. Government policies to rebalance the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293143
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Happiness, growth, and public policy
Easterlin, Richard A. - 2013
If society's goal is to increase people's feelings of well-being, economic growth in itself will not do the job. Full employment and a generous and comprehensive social safety net do increase happiness. Such policies are arguably affordable not only in higher income nations but also in countries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293153
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The costs of worker displacement in urban labor markets of China
Ge, Yuhao; Lehmann, Hartmut - 2013
This paper analyzes the costs of job loss in China, using unique new data from the Rural-to-Urban Migration in China … segmented urban labor markets in China. All displaced workers have an increased likelihood of being informal, while only …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293186
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A theoretical model of the Chinese labor market
Fields, Gary S.; Song, Yang - 2013
This paper constructs a theoretical labor market model for China, and utilizes the model to examine the effects of … three sectors - state-owned enterprises, private enterprises, and agriculture - and China's unique household registration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293202