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, they have become more difficult to fit into received economic theory. Nevertheless, most economists continue to regard …
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We document the representation of female economists on the conference programs at the NBER Summer Institute from 2001 …
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In the 1970s, the American Economic Association (AEA) was one of several professional associations to launch a summer program with the goal of increasing racial and ethnic diversity in its profession. In this paper we estimate the effectiveness of the AEA's program which, to the best of our...
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The previously documented trend toward more co- and multi-authored research in economics is partly (perhaps 20 percent) due to different research styles of scholars in different birth cohorts (of different ages). Most of the trend reflects profession-wide changes in research style. Older...
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large-scale, natural field experiment in Argentina testing the effectiveness of information, social and economic incentives …. We find that only higher-valued economic incentives generated more donations, increasing in the value of the incentive …. These incentives did not create adverse selection in the safety and usability of the donated blood. We discuss the …
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Twenty-two million families currently receive a total of $34 billion dollars in benefits from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). In fact, the EITC is the largest cash transfer program for lower-income families at the federal level. An unusual feature of the credit is its explicit goal to use...
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