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A new unified theory of sociobehavioral forces
Jasso, Guillermina - 2007
This paper proposes a new unified theory of sociobehavioral forces. The goal of the new theory is to integrate theories … characteristics, and primordial sociobehavioral outcomes. The unified theory posits the operation of three sociobehavioral forces … distinctive identity and a distinctive magnitude of happiness. Thus, the theory enables systematic and parsimonious analysis of …
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A new model of wage determination and wage inequality
Jasso, Guillermina - 2008
. We use probability theory to derive initial results, including both distribution-independent and distribution …
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Linking individuals and societies
Jasso, Guillermina - 2009
How do individuals shape societies? How do societies shape individuals? This paper develops a framework for studying the connections between micro and macro phenomena. The framework builds on two ingredients widely used in social science - population and variable. Starting with the simplest case...
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Additive decompositions with interaction effects
Biewen, Martin - 2012
This paper proposes a comprehensive, path-independent decomposition formula of changes into ceteris paribus effects and interaction effects. The formula implies a reassessment of sequential decomposition methods that are widely used in the literature and that are restrictive in how they treat...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287675
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Partisan impacts on the economy: evidence from prediction markets and close elections
Snowberg, Erik; Wolfers, Justin; Zitzewitz, Eric - 2006
Political economists interested in discerning the effects of election outcomes on the economy have been hampered by the problem that economic outcomes also influence elections. We sidestep these problems by analyzing movements in economic indicators caused by clearly exogenous changes in...
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A parametric analysis of prospect theory's functionals for the general population
Booij, Adam S.; van Praag, Bernard M. S.; van de … - 2009
This paper presents the results of an experiment that completely measures the utility function and probability weighting function for different positive and negative monetary outcomes, using a representative sample of N = 1935 from the general public. The results confirm earlier findings in the...
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The Return to Labor Market Mobility: An Evaluation of Relocation Assistance for the Unemployed
Caliendo, Marco; Künn, Steffen; Mahlstedt, Robert - 2015
In many European countries, labor markets are characterized by high regional disparities in terms of unemployment rates on the one hand and low geographical mobility among the unemployed on the other hand. This is somewhat surprising and raises the question of why only minor shares of unemployed...
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Worker-level and Firm-level Effects of a Wage Subsidy Program for Highly Educated Labor: Evidence from Denmark
Kaiser, Ulrich; Kuhn, Johan Moritz - 2015
We study the effects of a Danish wage subsidy program for highly educated workers on the labor market outcomes of the persons participating in the program and on the performance of the firms that hired these subsidized workers. Using data on the population of program participants, both...
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A Note on Possible Estimation Bias When Studying Persons with Work Disability in Active Labour Market Programs
Gerdes, Christer - 2015
This study looks at the effects of participating in active labour market policy programs for persons with work disabilities. More in detail, it draws attention to the importance of taking into account the timing of when a work disability has been registered for persons attending ALMP programs....
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Finance and Growth at the Firm Level: Evidence from SBA Loans
Brown, J. David; Earle, John S. - 2015
We analyze linked databases on all Small Business Administration (SBA) loans, on all SBA lenders, and on all U.S. employers to estimate the effects of financial access on employment growth. Our methods combine regressions with matching on firm age, size, industry, year, and employment history,...
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