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Citation success over time : theory or empirics?
Johnston, David; Piatti, Marco; Torgler, Benno - 2012
This study investigates the citation patterns of theoretical and empirical papers over a period of almost 30 years, while also exploring the determinants of citation success. The results indicate that empirical papers attract more citation success than theoretical studies. However, the pattern...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009575963
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Fatter attraction : marital status and the relationship between BMI and labor supply
Oreffice, Sonia; Quintana-Domeque, Climent - 2009
from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics on anthropometric characteristics of both spouses, and unmarried men and women as … comparison group. Heavier husbands are found to work significantly more hours and earn more labor income, controlling for both …. Heavier married men compensate for their negative physical trait by providing their wives with more disposable income, working …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008840047
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Concurrent validity and feasibility of short tests currently used to measure early childhood development in large scale studies : methodology and results
Rubio-Codina, Marta; Araujo, María Caridad; Attanasio, … - 2016
In low- and middle-income countries (LIMCs) measuring early childhood development (ECD) with standard tests in large …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011527322
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Validez concurrente y viabilidad de pruebas cortas comúnmente usadas para medir el desarrollo infantil temprano en estudios a gran escala : metodología y resultados
Rubio-Codina, Marta; Araujo, María Caridad; Attanasio, … - 2016
In low- and middle-income countries (LIMCs) measuring early childhood development (ECD) with standard tests in large …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011527323
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Attractiveness, anthropometry or both? : their relationship and role in economic research
Oreffice, Sonia; Quintana-Domeque, Climent - 2014
We analyze how attractiveness rated at the start of the interview is related to weight (controlling for height), and BMI, separately by gender and also accounting for interviewer fixed effects, in a nationally representative sample. We are the first to show that height, weight, and BMI all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010459843
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Earning differentials between German and French speakers in Switzerland
Cattaneo, Alejandra (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
The paper analyzes the effect of mother tongue on labor market outcomes of Swiss residents. This type of analysis can shed light on an important policy question. Is the Swiss labor market well integrated, or can one find instead segmentation along language borders? Improving on previous research...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001807280
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Validez predictiva de pruebas cortas comúnmente usadas para medir el desarrollo infantil en estudios a gran escala
Rubio-Codina, Marta; Grantham-McGregor, Sally - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012587536
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Family economics writ large
Greenwood, Jeremy; Guner, Nezih; Vandenbroucke, Guillaume - 2016
Powerful currents have reshaped the structure of families over the last century. There has been (i) a dramatic drop in fertility and greater parental investment in children; (ii) a rise in married female labor-force participation; (iii) a significant decline in marriage and a rise in divorce; (iv)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011585848
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Globalisation, population and ecology
Goody, Jack - 2003
mortality by the emphasis on personal and household hygiene. It has then decreased fertility by the increased costs of bringing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011593329
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Labour market inequality and the changing life cycle profile of male and female wages
Blundell, Richard W.; Lopez, Hugo; Ziliak, James P. - 2023
, permitting us to construct gender- and education-specific age-wage profiles, as well as measures of life cycle inequality within …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014373594