Showing 1 - 10 of 139
This paper provides an illustration of the changing tolerance for inequality in a context of radical political and economic transformation and rapid economic growth. We focus on the Polish transition experience, and explore individuals' self-reported attitudes. Using unusually long and frequent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268934
The existence of compensating differentials in Russian labor and housing markets is examined using data from the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS) augmented by city and regional-specific characteristics from other sources. While Russia is undergoing transition to a market economy, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261613
The model of compensating differentials in regional labor markets was developed by Roback (1982). The model interprets regional differences in constant quality wages and rents as compensating firms and residents for inter-regional differences in amenities. The model assumes that the costs of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268206
This paper contributes to the immigration literature by generating two unique non-economic quality of life (QOL) indices and testing their role on recent migration patterns. Applying the generated quality of life indices in conjunction with other independent welfare measures to an extended...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271304
Quality of life differences across areas can be measured by differences in real wages where real wages are computed as nominal wages adjusted for the cost of living. Computing cost of living differences involves several important issues, including how housing prices should be measured. Previous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287640
In recent decades economists have turned their attention to data that asks people how happy or satisfied they are with their lives. Much of the early research concluded that the role of income in determining well-being was limited, and that only income relative to others was related to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291356
proliferation of protected areas in Bolivia over the past several decades has prompted interest in understanding their impacts on … surrounding populations. Recent studies from other developing countries show that protected areas have had positive impacts on … lead to an over estimation of the poverty reducing impacts of protected areas. Our results expose the heterogeneity of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009646285
proliferation of protected areas in Bolivia over the past several decades has prompted interest in understanding their impacts on … surrounding populations. Recent studies from other developing countries show that protected areas have had positive impacts on … lead to an over estimation of the poverty reducing impacts of protected areas. Our results expose the heterogeneity of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282610
, complemented with Airbnb data on listings and prices. We employ a difference-in-differences estimation taking advantage of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470469
An empirically founded and widely established driving force in opinion dynamics is homophily i.e. the tendency of … opinion clusters and polarisation. We investigate the role of heterogeneous priors in opinion formation, introduce the concept … of opinion copulas, argue that it is well supported by findings in Social Psychology and use it to show that the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653481