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Low Energy : Estimating Electric Vehicle Electricity Use
Burlig, Fiona; Bushnell, James B.; Rapson, David S.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
We provide the first at-scale estimate of electric vehicle (EV) home charging. Previous estimates are either based on surveys that reach conflicting conclusions, or are extrapolated from a small, unrepresentative sample of households with dedicated EV meters. We combine billions of hourly...
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The Wealth of Working Nations
Fernández-Villaverde, Jesús; Ventura, Gustavo; Yao, Wen - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Due to population aging, GDP growth per capita and GDP growth per working-age adult have become quite different among many advanced economies over the last several decades. Countries whose GDP growth per capita performance has been lackluster, like Japan, have done surprisingly well in terms of...
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Measuring the Characteristics and Employment Dynamics of U.S. Inventors
Akcigit, Ufuk; Goldschlag, Nathan - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
characteristics, earnings, and employment dynamics of inventors. These linkages, which will be available to researchers with approved …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014248004
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Education, Participation, and the Revival of U.S. Economic Growth
Jorgenson, Dale W. - 2016
investment boom of 1995-2000 drew many younger and less-educated workers into employment. Employment rates for these workers …
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The New Lifecycle of Women’s Employment : Disappearing Humps, Sagging Middles, Expanding Tops
Goldin, Claudia; Mitchell, Joshua - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2016
A new lifecycle of women's employment emerged with cohorts born in the 1950s. For prior cohorts, lifecycle employment … new lifecycle of employment is initially high and flat, there is a dip in the middle and a phasing out that is more … and greater labor force recovery for those who take paid or unpaid leave. Increased employment of women in their older …
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Women Working Longer : Facts and Some Explanations
Goldin, Claudia; Katz, Lawrence F. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2016
cohorts. It would appear that employment at older ages could stagnate or even decrease. But several other factors will be …
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Political Competition and Economic Performance : Theory and Evidence from the United States
Besley, Timothy - 2005
One of the most cherished propositions in economics is that market competition by and large raises consumer welfare. But whether political competition has similarly virtuous consequences is far less discussed. This paper formulates a model to explain why political competition may enhance...
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Does the Environment Still Matter? Daily Temperature and Income in the United States
Deryugina, Tatyana - 2014
It is widely hypothesized that incomes in wealthy countries are insulated from environmental conditions because individuals have the resources needed to adapt to their environment. We test this idea in the wealthiest economy in human history. Using within-county variation in weather, we estimate...
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Presidents and the U.S. Economy : An Econometric Exploration
Blinder, Alan S. - 2014
The U.S. economy has grown faster--and scored higher on many other macroeconomic metrics--when the President of the United States is a Democrat rather than a Republican. For many measures, including real GDP growth (on which we concentrate), the performance gap is both large and statistically...
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The Outlook for U.S. Labor-Quality Growth
Bosler, Canyon - 2016
.25 percent per year. In the medium term, labor-quality growth could be lower or even negative, should employment rates of low … decline in employment of low-skilled workers continues and whether the Great Recession pickup in educational attainment …
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