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Discrete-Choice Models and Representative Consumer Theory

Dubé, Jean-Pierre H.; Joo, Joonhwi; Kim, Kyeongbae - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

We establish the Hurwicz-Uzawa integrability of the broad class of discrete-choice additive random-utility models of individual consumer behavior with perfect substitutes preferences and divisible goods. We derive the corresponding indirect uility function and then establish a representative...

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Pros and Cons of Globalization : Income-Based Attitudes

Razin, Asaf - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

Which income group is pro-globalization or anti-globalization--the wealthy skilled-labor or the poor low-skilled labor? How globalization affect income-based attitudes towards globalization? The paper addresses these issues in the framework of a small open economy which trades in goods and...

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Earnings, Marriage, and the Variance of Family Income by Age, Gender, and Cohort

Altonji, Joseph G.; Giraldo Páez, Daniel; Hynsjö, Disa M. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

For birth cohorts 1935-44, 1945-62, and 1964-74, we estimate the contribution of education; permanent heterogeneity in wage rates, employment, and hours; labor market shocks; spouse characteristics and shocks; nonlabor income shocks; and marital histories to the age profiles of the variance of...

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Household Saving in Japan : The Past, Present, and Future

Horioka, Charles - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

households is a more important explanation for the recent decline in the household saving rate. However, it is likely that other …

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Overcoming Behavioral Impediments to Maternal Care : Experimental Evidence on Domain Knowledge and Nudgeability from Recalcitrant Pakistan

Cyan, Musharraf Rasool; Cesur, Resul; Civelek, Yasin; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

We conducted a large-scale field experiment to calibrate phone messaging to its potential of overcoming behavioral barriers to maternal care uptake in the countryside of a developing country, where a significant share of women forgoes life-saving maternity-related care even when within reach....

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Non-Binary Gender Economics

Coffman, Katherine B.; Coffman, Lucas C.; Ericson, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

Economics research has largely overlooked non-binary individuals. We aim to jump-start the literature by providing data on several economically-important beliefs and preferences. Among many results, non-binary individuals report more gender-based discrimination and express different career and...

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Consumer Credit Reporting Data

Gibbs, Christa; Guttman-Kenney, Benedict; Lee, Donghoon; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

Since the 2000s, economists across fields have increasingly used consumer credit reporting data for research. We introduce readers to the economics of and the institutional details of these data. Using examples from the literature, we provide practical guidance on how to use these data to...

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Parental Leave : Economic Incentives and Cultural Change

Albrecht, James W.; Edin, Per-Anders; Fernández, Raquel; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

quantitative model of the household in which preferences towards parental leave respond to peer behavior. We distinguish households …

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Health Inequality and Economic Disparities by Race, Ethnicity, and Gender

Russo, Nicolò; McGee, Rory; De Nardi, Mariacristina; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

We measure health inequality during middle and old age by race, ethnicity, and gender and evaluate the extent to which it can explain inequalities in other key economic outcomes using the Health and Retirement Study data set. Our main measure of health is frailty, which is the fraction of one's...

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Sufficient Statistics for Measuring Forward-Looking Welfare

Baqaee, David; Burstein, Ariel T.; Koike-Mori, Yasutaka - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

are some households that do not face idiosyncratic undiversifiable risk. Our sufficient statistics methodology allows for …' prices over time, and repeated cross-sectional information on households' income, balance sheets, and expenditures. We … most households, particularly younger and poorer households. Our estimates can be used to study the welfare consequences of …

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