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作者：Gaechter, Simon; Nosenzo, Daniele; Renner, Elke; Sefton, Martin
作者单位：University of Nottingham
摘要：We report an experiment comparing sequential and simultaneous contributions to a public good in a quasi-linear two-person setting. In one parameterization we find that overall provision is lower under sequential than simultaneous contributions, as predicted, but the distribution of contributions is not as extreme as predicted and first movers do not attain their predicted first-mover advantage. In another parameterization we again find that the distribution of contributions is not as predicted...
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作者：Heckman, James J.; Moon, Seong Hyeok; Pinto, Rodrigo; Savelyev, Peter A.; Yavitz, Adam
作者单位：University of Chicago
摘要：This paper estimates the rate of return to the HighScope Perry Preschool Program, an early intervention program targeted toward disadvantaged African-American youth Estimates of the rate of return to the Perry program are widely cited to support the claim of substantial economic benefits from preschool education programs Previous Studies of the rate of return to this program ignore the compromises that occurred in the randomization protocol They do nor report standard errors The rates of retur...
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作者：Hummel, Patrick
作者单位：Yahoo! Inc
摘要：I consider a model in which candidates must win a primary election to compete in the general election. Candidates may choose different policies in the primary and the general election, but doing so results in accusations of flip-flopping. I show that candidates adopt extreme policies in the primaries but then try to move closer to the center for the general election even though primary voters are forward-looking and anticipate this policy moderation. The extent to which candidates move closer ...
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作者：Becker, Sascha O.; Egger, Peter H.; von Ehrlich, Maximilian
作者单位：Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain; ETH Zurich; University of Warwick; University of Munich
摘要：The European Union (EU) provides grants to disadvantaged regions of member states to allow them to catch up with the EU average. Under the Objective 1 scheme, NUTS2 regions with a per capita GDP level below 75% of the EU average qualify for structural funds transfers from the central EU budget. This rule gives rise to a regression-discontinuity design that exploits the discrete jump in the probability of EU transfer receipt at the 75% threshold for identification of causal effects of Objective...
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作者：Raimondos-Moller, Pascalis; Schmitt, Nicolas
作者单位：Copenhagen Business School; Simon Fraser University
摘要：We examine the interaction between commodity taxes and parallel imports in a two-country model with imperfect competition While governments determine non-cooperatively their commodity tax rate. the volume of parallel imports is determined endogenously by the retailing sector We compare the positive and normative implications of having commodity taxes based oil destination or origin principle We show that, as the volume of parallel imports increases. non-cooperative origin taxes converge, while...
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作者：Eggert, Wolfgang; Krieger, Tim; Meier, Volker
作者单位：University of Freiburg; Leibniz Association; Ifo Institut; University of Paderborn; Leibniz Association; Ifo Institut
摘要：This paper studies a two-region model in which unemployment, education decisions and interregional migration are endogenous. The poorer region exhibits both lower wages and higher unemployment rates, and migrants to the richer region are disproportionally skilled. The brain drain from the poor to the rich region is accompanied by stronger incentives to acquire skills even for immobile workers. Regional shocks tend to affect both regions in a symmetric fashion, and skill-biased technological ch...
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作者：Tra, Constant I.
作者单位：Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE); University of Nevada Las Vegas; Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE); University of Nevada Las Vegas
摘要：This study develops a discrete choice locational equilibrium model to evaluate the benefits of the an quality improvements that occurred in the Los Angeles area following the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) The discrete choice equilibrium approach accounts for the fact that air quality improvements brought about by the 1990 CAAA will change housing choices and prices The study also provides new evidence for the distributional welfare impacts of the 1990 CAAA in the Los Angeles area Findin...
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作者：Angelucci, Manuela; De Giorgi, Giacomo; Rangel, Marcos A.; Rasul, Imran
作者单位：University of London; University College London; University of Arizona; Stanford University; University of Chicago; Universidade de Sao Paulo
摘要：We present evidence on whether and how a household's behavior is influenced by the presence and characteristics of its extended family. Using data from the PROGRESA program in Mexico, we exploit information on the paternal and maternal surnames of heads and spouses in conjunction with the Spanish naming convention to identify the inter- and intra-generational family links of each household to others in the same village. We then exploit the randomized research design of the PROGRESA evaluation ...
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作者：Braid, Ralph M.
作者单位：Wayne State University
摘要：This paper examines the provision of a pure local public good in jurisdictions that are spaced evenly along an infinite line. Each jurisdiction either supplies the local public good, or else its residents travel to another jurisdiction to consume the local public good. The equilibrium spacing between jurisdictions which supply the local public good, which can be uneven (varying between a minimum spacing and a maximum spacing for given exogenous parameters), can be greater than, equal to, or le...
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作者：Carpenter, Jeffrey; Holmes, Jessica; Matthews, Peter Hans
作者单位：Middlebury College
摘要：Data from a recent field experiment suggests that differences in participation rates are responsible for much of the variations in charity auction revenues across formats. We provide a theoretical framework for the analysis of this and other related results. The model illustrates the limits of previous results that assume full participation and introduces some new considerations to the choice of auction mechanism. It also implies, however, that the data cannot be explained in terms of particip...
