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The global financial crisis, the EMU sovereign debt crisis and international financial regulation : lessons from a systematic literature review

Meier, Samira; Gonzalez, Miguel Rodriguez; Kunze, Frederik - In: International review of law and economics 65 (2021), pp. 1-26

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Ethnic diversity and attitudes towards redistribution : a review of the literature

Stichnoth, Holger; Van der Straeten, Karine - 2009

We review the empirical literature that studies the effect of ethnic diversity on the welfare state and on individual attitudes. The outcome variables that we cover in the survey are on the one hand public spending, and on the other hand individual attitudes and behaviour, including charity...

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Understanding the labour market for older workers : a survey

Heywood, John S.; Siebert, William S. - 2009

The paper asks why retirement can be so abrupt in countries such as France (1/2% of the workforce over 65), yet staged in Japan (8% over 65). We find part of the answer in tax laws that prevent people working and receiving a pension, and make little allowance for fair pension increases if...

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The ZEW combined microsimulation-CGE model : innovative tool for applied policy analysis

Clauss, Markus; Schubert, Stefanie - 2009

This contribution describes the linkage of microsimulation models and computable general equilibrium (CGE) models using …, microsimulation models allow for detailed labor supply and distributional effects due to policy measures, as individual household data … demand reactions are taken into account. -- microsimulation ; applied CGE analysis ; linked micro-macro models …

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A review of microsimulation for policy analysis

Ballas, Dimitris; Clarke, Graham P.; Hynes, Stephen; … - In: Spatial microsimulation for rural policy analysis, (pp. 35-54). 2012

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Noncognitive skills in economics : models, measurement, and empirical evidence

Thiel, Hendrik; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2009

There is an increasing economic literature considering personality. This paper provides an overview on the role of these skills regarding three main aspects of economic analysis: measurement, theoretical modeling, and empirical estimates. Based on the relevant literature from different...

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The GED

Heckman, James J.; Humphries, John Eric; Mader, Nicholas S. - 2010

The General Educational Development (GED) credential is issued on the basis of an eight hour subject-based test. The test claims to establish equivalence between dropouts and traditional high school graduates, opening the door to college and positions in the labor market. In 2008 alone, almost...

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CEO compensation

Frydman, Carola; Jenter, Dirk - 2010

This paper surveys the recent literature on CEO compensation. The rapid rise in CEO pay over the past 30 years has sparked an intense debate about the nature of the pay-setting process. Many view the high level of CEO compensation as the result of powerful managers setting their own pay. Others...

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Modern models of monopsony in labor markets : a brief survey

Ashenfelter, Orley; Farber, Henry S.; Ransom, Michael R. - 2010

This brief survey contains a review of several new empirical papers that attempt to measure the extent of monopsony in labor markets. As noted originally by Joan Robinson, monopsonistic exploitation represents the gap between the value of a worker's marginal product and the worker's wage, and it...

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Noncognitive skills in economics : models, measurement, and empirical evidence

Thiel, Hendrik; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2011 - Revised version: November 15, 2011

There is an increasing economic literature considering personality traits as a source of individual differences in labor market productivity and other outcomes. This paper provides an overview on the role of these skills regarding three main aspects: measurement, development over the life...

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