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14.661 Labor Economics I, Fall 2006
Pischke, Jorn-Steffen; Angrist, Joshua - 2006
Neoclassical analysis of the labor market and its institutions. A systematic development of the theory of labor supply …
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The declining profitability of litchi orchards in northern Thailand: Can innovations reverse the trend?
Schreinemachers, Pepijn; Potchanasin, Chakrit; Berger, … - 2009
Litchi is an important crop in the mountainous part of northern Thailand yet its profitability has declined during the last 15 years. The replacement of litchi fruit orchards for seasonal flowers and vegetables has external costs related to increased levels of soil erosion, pesticides, and...
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Essays on crime and search frictions
Engelhardt, Bryan - 2008
search and matching model of the labor market. All workers, irrespective of their labor force status can commit crimes and …
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Determination of the optimal number of strata for bias reduction in propensity score matching.
Akers, Allen - 2010
Previous research implementing stratification on the propensity score has generally relied on using five strata, based on prior theoretical groundwork and minimal empirical evidence as to the suitability of quintiles to adequately reduce bias in all cases and across all sample sizes. This study...
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Three Essays on Semiparametric Methods for the Evaluation of Social Programs.
Busso, Matias - 2008
properties of several semiparametric estimators of average treatment effects, including IPW, matching and double robust …
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Sequential Pre-Marital Investment Games: Implications for Unemployment
Boudreau, James W. - 2008
Agents on the same side of a two-sided matching market (such as the marriage or labor market) compete with each other … generally occur prior to matching, this activity has come to be known in recent literature (Peters, 2007) as pre … matching game in which one side of the market invests first, followed by the other. Interpreting the first group of agents as …
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Dual employment protection legislation : a framework for analysis
Dolado Lobregad, Juan José; Jansen, Marcel; Jimeno … - 2005
In many countries, Employment Protection Legislation (EPL) establishes different regulations for certain groups of workers who face more disadvantages in the labor market (young workers, women, unskilled workers, etc.) with the aim of improving their employability. Well-known examples are the...
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L’IMPACT DU CAPITAL HUMAIN SUR LA PRODUCTIVITE AGRICOLE AU BURKINA FASO
Theophile, Kabore - 2010
matching utilisé habituellement pour évaluer l’impact de politique sur une population donnée a été utilisée comme méthode d … Score Matching usually used to estimate the impact of social or economic policies on target groups. By the matching method …
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Transferring Collective Knowledge: Collective and Fragmented Teaching and Learning in the Chinese Auto Industry
Zhou, Jane; Anand, Jaideep; Mitchell, Will - 2001
constructs and propositions derived from organizational learning theory. By focusing on the group-embeddedness dimension of …
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Foreign Market Development As Well As Entry: An Empirical Analysis of Two Fast-Food Chains.
Leibsohn, David L. - 2007
internationalization theory and transaction cost theory in explaining McDonald’s choice of entry mode: contract, joint venture or …
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