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Colonialism and Modern Income -- Islands as Natural Experiments
Feyrer, James - 2010
Using a new database of islands throughout the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans we examine whether colonial origins affect modern economic outcomes. We argue that the nature of discovery and colonization of islands provides random variation in the length and type of colonial experience. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012760627
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Colonialism and Modern Income -- Islands as Natural Experiments
Feyrer, James - 2006
Using a new database of islands throughout the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans we examine whether colonial origins affect modern economic outcomes. We argue that the nature of discovery and colonization of islands provides random variation in the length and type of colonial experience. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012466117
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Timely access to new pharmaceuticals in Canada, the United States, and the European Union
Barua, Bacchus; Westcott, Will; Van Nghiem Vo - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012534599
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Permanent Income and the Black-White Test Score Gap
Rothstein, Jesse - 2011
Analysts often examine the black-white test score gap conditional on family income. Typically only a current income measure is available. We argue that the gap conditional on permanent income is of greater interest, and we describe a method for identifying this gap using an auxiliary data set to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012461047
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Permanent Income and the Black-White Test Score Gap
Rothstein, Jesse; Wozny, Nathan - 2010
Analysts often examine the black-white test score gap conditional on family income. Typically only a current income measure is available. We argue that the gap conditional on permanent income is of greater interest, and we describe a method for identifying this gap using an auxiliary data set to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014188330
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Permanent Income and the Black-White Test Score Gap
Rothstein, Jesse - 2011
Analysts often examine the black-white test score gap conditional on family income. Typically only a current income measure is available. We argue that the gap conditional on permanent income is of greater interest, and we describe a method for identifying this gap using an auxiliary data set to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013118242
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The Lognormal Autoregressive Conditional Duration (LNACD) Model and a Comparison with an Alternative ACD Models
Xu, Yongdeng - 2014
Engle and Russell (1998) introduce the autoregressive conditional duration (ACD) model to model the dynamics of … financial duration. It is recognized that the ACD model can be specified in ARMA form. We show that as long as the innovations … this fact, we develop a lognormal autoregressive conditional duration (LNACD) model. The LNACD model permits a humped …
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The European employment experience
Ljungqvist, Lars; Sargent, Thomas J. - 2002
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Essays in macroeconomics : worker and firm dynamics
Walsh, Thomas - 2023
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Demand for Hospital Care and Private Health Insurance in a Mixed Public-Private System : Empirical Evidence Using a Simultaneous Equation Modeling Approach
Cheng, Terence Chai - 2011
This paper examines the determinants of hospital stay intensity, the decision to seek hospital care as a public or private patient and the decision to purchase private hospital insurance. We describe a theoretical model to motivate the simultaneous nature of these decisions. For the empirical...
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