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are likely in disequilibrium. We develop a new methodology to improve the estimation of a reduced form disequilibrium …-indicator informed disequilibrium model includes as a special case the foundational model of Maddala and Nelson (1974). We demonstrate … market for anesthesiologists, a profession susceptible to disequilibrium. In this application, we find that our new …
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We examine changes in inequality and instability of the combined earnings of married couples over the 1980-2009 period … is both lower in levels and rises by a smaller amount. We also find that couples' earnings instability is lower in levels … compared to male earnings instability and actually declines in the SIPP-SSA data. While wives' earnings played an important …
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We examine changes in inequality and instability of the combined earnings of married couples over the 1980-2009 period … is both lower in levels and rises by a smaller amount. We also find that couples' earnings instability is lower in levels … compared to male earnings instability and actually declines in the SIPP-SSA data. While wives' earnings played an important …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010481616
The labor search and matching model plays a growing role in macroeconomic analysis. This paper provides a critical, selective survey of the literature. Four fundamental questions are explored: how are unemployment, job vacancies, and employment determined as equilibrium phenomena? What...
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been influential in formulating a strict drug policy in many western countries. Individual differences in proneness and … different policy implications. We propose a Bayesian estimation and predictive framework to analyze the effects and relative … importance of previous cannabis use, proneness and accessibility factors on hard drug initiation and to explore potential policy …
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Scottish social policy. Families are major producers of skills, and a successful policy needs to promote effective families and … malleable at later ages. This has important implications for the design of policy. The gaps in skills and abilities open up …
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We estimate the effect of age of school entry on educational attainment using three different data sets for Germany, sampling pupils at the end of primary school, in the middle of secondary school and several years after secondary school. Results are obtained based on instrumental variable...
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activities, rendering conclusions regarding well-being policy less straightforward. …
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The recent impetus of tougher immigration-related measures passed at the state-level raises concerns about the impact of such measures on the migration experience, trajectory and future plans of unauthorized immigrants. In a recent and unique survey of Mexican unauthorized immigrants interviewed...
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Agricultural credit is one of the most crucial inputs in all agricultural development programmes. Access of rural credit has still remained scarce in India. Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) working at grass-root level, having direct contact with the rural people and meet their...
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