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Financial development and economic growth : a meta-analysis
Valickova, Petra; Havránek, Tomáš; Horváth, Roman - 2013
We analyze 1334 estimates from 67 studies that examine the effect of financial development on economic growth. Taken together, the studies imply a positive and statistically significant effect, but individual estimates vary a lot. We find that both research design and heterogeneity in the...
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The own-wage elasticity of labor demand : a meta-regression analysis
Lichter, Andreas; Peichl, Andreas; Siegloch, Sebastian - 2014
Firms' labor demand responses to wage changes are of key interest in empirical research and policy analysis. However, despite extensive research, estimates of labor demand elasticities remain subject to considerable heterogeneity. In this paper, we conduct a comprehensive meta-regression...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010246657
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The own-wage elasticity of labor demand : a meta-regression analysis
Lichter, Andreas; Peichl, Andreas; Siegloch, Sebastian - 2014
Firms' labor demand responses to wage changes are of key interest in empirical research and policy analysis. However, despite extensive research, estimates of labor demand elasticities remain subject to considerable heterogeneity. In this paper, we conduct a comprehensive meta-regression...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010249633
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The productivity paradox : a meta-analysis
Polák, Petr - 2014
The impact of ICT (information and communication technology) on economic performance has been the subject of academic research for several decades, and despite the remarkable and significant innovation in computer technology, usage, and investments, only a small growth in productivity was...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010429935
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A Jackknife Model Averaging analysis of RMB misalignment estimates
Cheung, Yin-Wong; Wang, Wenhao - 2019
We adopt the Jackknife Model Averaging (JMA) technique to conduct a meta-regression analysis of 925 renminbi (RMB) misalignment estimates generated by 69 studies. The JMA method accounts for model selection and sampling uncertainties, and allows for non-nested model specifications and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012060613
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A Jackknife Model Averaging analysis of RMB misalignment estimates
Cheung, Yin-Wong; Wang, Wenhao - 2019
We adopt the Jackknife Model Averaging (JMA) technique to conduct a meta-regression analysis of 925 renminbi (RMB) misalignment estimates generated by 69 studies. The JMA method accounts for model selection and sampling uncertainties, and allows for non-nested model specifications and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012103616
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Does employment protection affect unemployment? : a meta-analysis
Heimberger, Philipp - 2020
Despite extensive research efforts, the magnitude of the effect of employment protection legislation (EPL) on unemployment remains unclear. Existing econometric estimates exhibit substantial variation, and it is therefore difficult to draw valid conclusions. This paper applies meta-analysis and...
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The impact of government size on corruption : a meta-regression analysis
Bonanno, Graziella; Errico, Lucia; Fiorino, Nadia; … - 2024
We perform a Meta-Regression Analysis (MRA) of the literature on government size and corruption, examining 450 empirical estimates retrieved from 44 primary papers published from 1998 to 2022. We find considerable heterogeneity in the results, mainly depending on whether the paper is published...
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Publication bias and model uncertainty in measuring the effect of class size on achievement
Opatrny, Matej; Havránek, Tomáš; Havránková, Zuzana; … - 2023
Class size reduction mandates are frequent and invariably justified by studies reporting positive effects on student achievement. Yet other studies report no effects, and the literature as a whole awaits correction for potential publication bias. Moreover, if identification drives results...
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Corporate Financial Hedging and Firm Value : A Meta-Analysis
Geyer-Klingeberg, Jerome - 2020
hedging. Using meta-regression analysis to accumulate a hand-collected data set of 1016 estimates for the hedging premium … reported in 71 previous studies, we find that reported firm value effects of hedging are systematically larger for foreign … hedging premiums increase significantly when a study considers operational hedging strategies in addition to financial hedging …
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