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作者：Kaplan, Ethan; Spenkuch, Jorg L.; Yuan, Haishan
作者单位：University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park; Northwestern University; National Bureau of Economic Research; University of Queensland
摘要：We exploit the quasi-random timing of natural disasters to study the connection between public attention to politics and legislators' support for special interests. We show that when a disaster strikes, the news media reduce coverage of politics in general and of individual legislators in particular, and members of the House of Representatives become significantly more likely to adopt special interest donors' positions. The evidence implies that politicians are more inclined to take actions be...
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作者：Auer, Daniel; Kunz, Johannes S.
作者单位：Collegio Carlo Alberto; University of Mannheim; Monash University
摘要：This paper investigates the intergenerational effect of communication barriers on child health at birth. We study refugees in Switzerland who come from French-or Italian-speaking countries and who, upon arrival, are randomly allocated to different cantons in which either German, French, or Italian is the dominant language. Children born to mothers who were exogenously allocated to a region whose dominant language matches their origin language are, on average, 72 grams (or 2.2 percent) heavier....
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作者：Nigai, Sergey
作者单位：University of Colorado System; University of Colorado Boulder
摘要：I examine the international transmission of income inequality through trade. Using firm-level and aggregate data, I find that exporting to more unequal countries increases domestic inequality. I rationalize this finding by developing a model of international consumer targeting in which firms serve specific consumer segments in each market. Inequality in export markets shapes the distribution of firms' profits and, therefore, the incomes of individuals linked to them, widening domestic inequali...
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作者：Branco, Danyelle; Carrillo, Bladimir; Iglesias, Wilman
作者单位：Getulio Vargas Foundation; University of Nebraska System; University of Nebraska Lincoln
摘要：We investigate how individuals alter their educational investments in response to routine-biased technology. We find that individuals growing up in robot-impacted areas are more likely to complete a bachelor's degree and experience a relative increase in earnings. Changes in the skill premium and opportunity cost appear to drive these effects. To interpret these findings, we estimate a model of endogenous skill acquisition where changes in the demand and supply of skills shape the path of earn...
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作者：Gamalerio, Matteo; Trombetta, Federico
作者单位：University of Barcelona; Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
摘要：Fiscal rules, or constraints on the policymaking discretion of elected officials, are widely used to regulate fiscal policies. Using data on Italian municipalities, we employ a difference-in-discontinuity design to provide evidence of the negative effect of fiscal rules on mayoral candidates' education. Municipalities in which fiscal rules meaningfully restrict the action space of politicians drive the effect. These results are consistent with a formal model of fiscal rules and political selec...
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作者：Simonsen, Marianne; Skipper, Lars
作者单位：Aarhus University
摘要：We employ a large social experiment combined with register-based data, allowing for up to 12-year follow-up to evaluate a long-lasting employer-sponsored health and well-being program. We show that employees at treated worksites receive fewer consultations from their primary care physician and purchase fewer prescription drugs. These effects persist up to seven years after randomization, though with some fade-out. We find no effects on overall hospitalizations in either the short or longer run...
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作者：Harris, Douglas N.; Mills, Jonathan
作者单位：Tulane University
摘要：We provide evidence on the effects of college financial aid from an eight-year randomized trial offering ninth graders a $12,000 merit-based grant. The program was designed to be free of tuition/fees at community colleges and substantially lower the cost of four-year colleges. During high school, eligibility for the grant increased students' expectations of college attendance and low-cost college preparation effort, but not higher-cost effort. The program may have increased graduation from two...
