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作者：Blanga-Gubbay, Michael; Conconi, Paola; Parenti, Mathieu
作者单位：University of Zurich; University of Oxford; Centre for Economic Policy Research - UK; University of London; London School Economics & Political Science; Paris School of Economics; INRAE
摘要：Using detailed information from lobbying reports filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act, we construct a unique dataset that allows us to identify which firms lobby on free trade agreements negotiated by the United States, their positions (in favour or against) and their lobbying efforts on the ratification of each trade agreement. Using this dataset, we show that lobbying on free trade agreements is dominated by large multinational firms, which are in favour of these agreements. On the intens...
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作者：Albagli, Elias; Canales, Mario; Syverson, Chad; Tapia, Matias; Wlasiuk, Juan
作者单位：Central Bank of Chile; University of California System; University of California Los Angeles; University of Chicago; National Bureau of Economic Research
摘要：We use administrative data for Chile to provide novel insights on the relationship between job transitions and productivity differentials and quantify how different groups contribute to aggregate reallocation. While on average workers move to more productive firms, almost half of transitions are 'down the productivity ladder'. Reallocation gains are mostly explained by a narrow subset of transitions: young, high-skilled workers generate the lion's share of aggregate productivity gains. Workers...
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作者：Castro, Adrian Nieto
作者单位：Lund University
摘要：This paper exploits exogenous variation in the transition date from an analogue to digital television signal in the UK across more than 32,000 geographical units to examine the causal impact of television on academic performance and potential mechanisms. Using a large administrative dataset on the universe of students in public education in England, I show that the switchover increased pupil test scores and that the effect is driven by economically disadvantaged students. Using TV market data ...
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作者：Giuntella, Osea; Lu, Yi; Wang, Tianyi
作者单位：Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); University of Pittsburgh; IZA Institute Labor Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research; Tsinghua University; University of Toronto
摘要：We analyse the effects of exposure to industrial robots on labour market adjustments, exploring longitudinal household data from China. We find that a one-standard-deviation increase in robot exposure led to a decline in labour force participation (-1%), employment (-7%) and hourly earnings (-8%) of Chinese workers. At the same time, among those who kept working, robot exposure increased the number of hours worked by 8%. These effects were concentrated among the less educated and larger among ...
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作者：Gonzalez, Felipe; Miquel-Florensa, Josepa; Prem, Mounu; Straub, Stephane
作者单位：University of London; Queen Mary University London; Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Universite de Toulouse; Universite Toulouse 1 Capitole; Toulouse School of Economics; Universidad del Rosario; Centre for Economic Policy Research - UK; The World Bank
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作者：Celik, Levent; Drugov, Mikhail
作者单位：University of Leicester; New Economic School; Autonomous University of Barcelona; Barcelona School of Economics; Centre for Economic Policy Research - UK
摘要：We study verifiable disclosure by a seller when the product has multiple quality attributes. We identify an equilibrium in which, for some qualities, the seller discloses its score -the average of the qualities-and does not reveal anything else. This occurs when its score is sufficiently high or when the qualities are sufficiently similar and the score is not too low. Otherwise, the seller fully discloses. While full unravelling is still an equilibrium, it is dominated by this partial score di...
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作者：Dur, Robert; Non, Arjan; Prottung, Paul; Ricci, Benedetta
作者单位：Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Tinbergen Institute; Erasmus University Rotterdam; Leibniz Association; Ifo Institut; IZA Institute Labor Economics; Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
摘要：In many public policy areas, randomised policy experiments can greatly contribute to our knowledge of the effects of policies and can thus help to improve public policy. However, policy experiments are not very common. This paper studies whether a lack of appreciation for policy experiments among voters may be the reason for this. Collecting survey data representative of the Dutch electorate, we find clear evidence contradicting this view. Voters strongly support policy experimentation and par...
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作者：Beattie, Graham
作者单位：Loyola Marymount University
摘要：It has been well documented that beliefs and actions can be affected by media coverage. In this paper, I study the effect of newspaper coverage of climate change on individual driving behaviour. I construct a measure of the tone of coverage based on comparisons between environmental and sceptical texts. I then use this measure, along with detailed information about driving patterns, to test whether households' travel decisions are affected by the coverage that they have recently received. I fi...
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作者：Hejkal, John; Ravikumar, B.; Vandenbroucke, Guillaume
作者单位：Federal Reserve System - USA; Federal Reserve Bank - St. Louis
摘要：We develop a quantitative theory of mortality and population dynamics, emphasising individuals' decisions to reduce their mortality by adopting better health technology. Expanded use of this technology reduces the cost of adoption and confers a dynamic externality by increasing the future number of individuals who use the technology. Our model generates a diffusion curve whose shape dictates the pace of mortality reduction. The model explains historical trends in mortality rates and life expec...
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作者：Dvorak, Fabian; Fischbacher, Urs; Schmelz, Katrin
作者单位：University of Konstanz; Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain; Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science & Technology (EAWAG); University of Konstanz; University of Konstanz; Leibniz Association; Ifo Institut; Technical University of Denmark
摘要：We provide systematic insights on strategic conformist-as well as anti-conformist-behaviour in situations where people are evaluated, i.e., where an individual has to be selected for reward (e.g., promotion) or punishment (e.g., layoffs). To affect the probability of being selected, people may attempt to fit in or stand out in order to affect the chances of being noticed or liked by the evaluator. We investigate such strategic incentives for conformity or anti-conformity experimentally in thre...
