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We provide the first causal evidence of discrimination against migrants seeking child care. We send emails from fictitious parents to 18,000 early child care centers across Germany, asking if there is a slot available and how to apply. Randomly varying names to signal migration background, we...
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Aufgrund der bestehenden und sich weiter intensivierenden internationalen Konkurrenz in vielen Technologiebereichen und Branchen ist eine erhöhte Innovationsfähigkeit und Innovationstätigkeit als zentraler Erfolgsfaktor für die Unternehmen in Baden-Württemberg anzusehen. Im Rahmen des...
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Although explicit discrimination in access to social programs is typically prohibited, more subtle forms of discrimination prior to the formal application process may still exist. Unveiling this phenomenon, we provide the first causal evidence of discrimination against migrants seeking child...
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In this paper, I study technological change as a candidate for the observed increase in consumption inequality in the … side. I consider two channels through which technology affects inequality: the skill that an agent can supply in the labor … consumption inequality between 1981 and 2008 in the US (ii) educational choice and the return to wealth are quantitatively …
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The standard economic model of occupational choice following a basic Roy model emphasizes individual selection and comparative advantage, but the sources of comparative advantage are not well understood. We employ a unique combination of Dutch survey and registry data that links math and...
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We provide experimental evidence that enabling access to universal early child care increases maternal labor supply and promotes gender equality among families with lower socioeconomic status (SES). Our intervention offers information and customized help with child care applications, leading to...
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Mit der Begründung drohender Altersarmut wird seit einiger Zeit bereits die Eingliederung der bislang nicht gesetzlich versicherten Selbstständigen in die Gesetzliche Rentenversicherung diskutiert. Allerdings ist empirisch sehr wenig über die Altersvorsorge und die Vermögenssituation der...
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We revisit optimal investment in energy-efficiency, presenting a decision framework built around the agent's wealth and wealth dynamic. An investment rule in the form of a trigger is derived such that the agent invests the first time the energy-carrier price crosses this threshold from below....
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