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Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die? An Analysis of Prisoners on Death Row in the United States
Argys, Laura - 2003
Using data on the entire population of prisoners under a sentence of death in the U.S. between 1977 and 1997, this paper investigates the probability of being executed on death row in any given year, as well as the probability of commutation when reaching the end of death row. The analyses...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012469196
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Culture, Institutions and Social Equilibria : A Framework
Acemoglu, Daron; Robinson, James A. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
This paper proposes a new framework for studying the interplay between culture and institutions. We follow the recent sociology literature and interpret culture as a \repertoire", which allows rich cultural responses to changes in the environment and shifts in political power. Specifically, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012533381
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Orchestrating Impartiality : The Impact of "Blind" Auditions on Female Musicians
Goldin, Claudia; Rouse, Cecilia Elena - National Bureau of Economic Research - 1997
Discrimination against women has been alleged in hiring practices for many occupations, but it is extremely difficult …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012472925
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Non-Binary Gender Economics
Coffman, Katherine B.; Coffman, Lucas C.; Ericson, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
-based discrimination and express different career and life aspirations, including less desire for children. Anti-non-binary sentiment is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014512076
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Consumption Segregation
Boar, Corina; Giannone, Elisa - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
This paper introduces consumption segregation, a new margin of residential segregation, and examines its patterns, causes, and discusses its aggregate consequences. We use new longitudinal and highly granular data to measure consumption segregation in the United States and document that it is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014250151
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Gender and Underrepresented Minority Differences in Research Funding
Cruz Castro, Laura; Ginther, Donna K.; Sanz Menéndez, Luis - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
This chapter reviews the data and literature on gender, race and ethnicity differences in research funding in the United States and Europe. The gender gap in research funding has closed at the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health in the United States and substantially...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013334326
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Scapegoating and Discrimination in Times of Crisis : Evidence from Airbnb
Luca, Michael; Pronkina, Elizaveta; Rossi, Michelangelo - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We present evidence that discrimination against Asian-American Airbnb users sharply increased at the start of the COVID … guests relative to hosts with distinctively White names. In contrast, we do not see spikes in discrimination against Black or … Hispanic hosts. Our results suggest that the rise in anti-Asian sentiment in 2020 translated to discrimination in economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013361998
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Patterns, Determinants, and Consequences of Ability Tracking : Evidence from Texas Public Schools
Antonovics, Kate; Black, Sandra E.; Cullen, Julie Berry; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Schools often track students to classes based on ability. Proponents of tracking argue it is a low-cost tool to improve learning since instruction is more effective when students are more homogeneous, while opponents argue it exacerbates initial differences in opportunities without strong...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013362024
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Capacity Strain and Racial Disparities in Hospital Mortality
Singh, Manasvini; Venkataramani, Atheendar S. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
A growing literature has documented racial disparities in health care. We argue that racial disparities may be magnified when hospitals operate at capacity, when behavioral and structural conditions associated with poor patient outcomes - e.g., limited provider cognitive bandwidth or reliance on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013362034
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Risk-Taking and Monetary Policy Transmission : Evidence from Loans to SMEs and Large Firms
Caglio, Cecilia R.; Darst, R. Matthew; Kalemli-Ozcan, Sebnem - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
Using confidential regulatory firm-bank-loan level data from the U.S., we document four new facts about the credit … market. First, private SMEs typically utilize all available bank credit which comprises their entire balance sheet debt …, compared to large listed firms who can switch between corporate bonds and drawing from credit lines. Second, SMEs borrow …
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