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Schooling and voter turnout is there an American exception?

Chevalier, Arnaud; Doyle, Orla - 2012

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The intergenerational effects of economic sanctions

Moeeni, Safoura - 2021

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Tax refunds and income manipulation evidence from the EITC

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Bargain, Olivier - 2010

For policy makers and analysts, it is important to isolate the redistributive impact of tax-benefit policy changes from changes in the environment in which policies operate. When actual reforms are motivated by work incentives, it is also crucial to evaluate behavioural responses and the...

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Labor supply elasticities in Europe and the US

Bargain, Olivier; Orsini, Kristian; Peichl, Andreas - 2011

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On the allocation of time

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