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"Beauty is the Promise of Happiness"?
Hamermesh, Daniel S. - 2011
We measure the impact of individuals' looks on life satisfaction/happiness. Using five data sets, from the U.S., Canada …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013121060
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Housing Dynamics Over the Business Cycle
Kydland, Finn - 2012
dynamics are documented here to be specific to the U.S. and Canada. In other developed economies residential investment is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099826
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Can Oil Prices Forecast Exchange Rates?
Ferraro, Domenico - 2012
This paper investigates whether oil prices have a reliable and stable out-of-sample relationship with the Canadian/U.S dollar nominal exchange rate. Despite state-of-the-art methodologies, we find little systematic relation between oil prices and the exchange rate at the monthly and quarterly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013107723
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Boy-Girl Differences in Parental Time Investments : Evidence from Three Countries
Baker, Michael - 2013
We study differences in the time parents spend with girls and boys at preschool ages in Canada, the U.K. and the U …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013085122
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Birth Rates and Border Crossings : Latin American Migration to the Us, Canada, Spain, and the UK
Hanson, Gordon H. - 2014
We use census data for the US, Canada, Spain, and UK to estimate bilateral migration rates to these countries from 25 … payments crises and natural disasters. Latin American migration to Canada, Spain, and the UK, in contrast, is largely …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013069156
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Public-Place Smoking Laws and Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (Ets)
Carpenter, Christopher S. - 2014
little is known about their effects on exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). We study these laws in Canada using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013070135
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A Comparison of Micro and Macro Expenditure Measures Across Countries Using Differing Survey Methods
Barrett, Garry F. - 2013
Australia, Canada, the UK and US. Cross-country and time series variation in survey methodology and experience is used to assess … relative to national account is examined. Coverage rates are highest in Canada and the UK. Over the past three decades coverage … remained fairly stable in Canada and Australia; in the UK and US coverage rates declined sharply. Survey response rates and top …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013074227
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The Changing Role of Government in Financing Health Care : An International Perspective
Stabile, Mark - 2013
This paper explores the changing role of government involvement in health care financing policy outside the United States. It provides a review of the economics literature in this area to understand the implications of recent policy changes on efficiency, costs and quality. Our review reveals...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013075869
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International Evidence on Sticky Consumption Growth
Carroll, Christopher D. - 2008
We estimate the degree of amp;apos;stickinessamp;apos; in aggregate consumption growth (sometimes interpreted as reflecting consumption habits) for thirteen advanced economies. We find that, after controlling for measurement error, consumption growth has a high degree of autocorrelation, with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012772369
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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise : Socioeconomic Status, Poor Health in Childhood, and Human Capital Development
Currie, Janet - 2010
There are many possible pathways between parental education, income, and health, and between child health and education, but only some of them have been explored in the literature. This essay focuses on links between parental socioeconomic status (as measured by education, income, occupation, or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012759322