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作者:Aksoy, Cevat Giray; Chupilkin, Maxim; Koczan, Zsoka; Plekhanov, Alexander
作者单位:European Bank of Reconstructon & Development; University of London; King's College London; IZA Institute Labor Economics; University of Oxford
摘要:The purpose of this paper is to offer a comprehensive overview of the socioeconomic effects of earthquakes. We begin with a thorough literature review. Following this, we assess policy measures taken in response to major earthquakes, drawing on existing research to formulate insights and recommendations that policymakers can use to effectively navigate the risks in the aftermath of such disasters. In addition to reviewing the literature and analyzing policy interventions, we conduct an in-dept...
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作者:Fernandez-Kranz, Daniel; Roff, Jennifer
作者单位:IE University; City University of New York (CUNY) System; City University of New York (CUNY) System; City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School
摘要:Reforms that reduce spousal support after divorce are generally thought to reduce the bargaining power of alimony recipients as well as their incentives to participate in the traditional model of household specialization. Using the U.S. Time Use Survey and exploiting a series of recent reforms in several U.S. states that reduced the rights of eligible spouses, we find that wives surprised by the reforms reacted by increasing their labor supply, but the adjustment mechanism varied by educationa...
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作者:Bahar, D.
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作者:Sorensen, Lucy C.; Headley, Andrea M.; Holt, Stephen B.
作者单位:State University of New York (SUNY) System; University at Albany, SUNY; Georgetown University
摘要:Involvement with the juvenile justice system carries immense consequences both to detained youth and to society more broadly. Extant research on the school-to-prison pipeline has often focused on school disciplinary practices such as suspension with less attention on understanding the impact of school referrals to the juvenile justice system on students. Using novel administrative data from North Carolina, we link 3 years of individual educational and disciplinary infraction records to juvenil...
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作者:Canaan, Serena; Mouganie, Pierre; Zhang, Peng
作者单位:Simon Fraser University; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
摘要:This paper examines how placement in high-achieving classrooms within high school impacts students' short- and longer-term academic outcomes. Our setting is a large and selective Chinese high school, where first-year students are separated into high-achieving and regular classrooms based on their performance on a standardized exam. Classrooms differ in terms of peer ability, teacher quality, and class size, as well as level and pace of instruction. Using newly collected administrative data and...