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作者：Dupas, Pascaline; Falezan, Camille; Jayachandran, Seema; Walsh, Mark
作者单位：Princeton University; National Bureau of Economic Research; Centre for Economic Policy Research - UK; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Stanford University
摘要：We evaluate a low-cost intervention designed to boost parents' verbal engagement with infants, which tends to be limited in developing countries. In our randomized experiment, recent or expectant mothers watched a three-minute informational video and received a themed calendar. Six months later, treated mothers reported stronger belief in the benefits of verbal engagement, more frequent parent-infant conversation, and more advanced infant language skills. Treatment effects on objective measure...
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作者：Kessler, Judd B.; Roth, Alvin E.
作者单位：University of Pennsylvania; Stanford University
摘要：The United States has a severe shortage of organs for transplant. Recently-inspired by research based on hypothetical choices-jurisdictions have tried to increase organ donor registrations by changing how the registration question is asked. We evaluate these changes with a novel ield-in-the-lab experiment, in which subjects change their real organ donor status, and with new donor registration data collected from US states. A yes/no frame is not more effective than an opt-in frame, contradicti...
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作者：Brulhart, Marius; Danton, Jayson; Parchet, Raphael; Schlapfer, Jorg
作者单位：University of Lausanne; Swiss National Bank (SNB); Universita della Svizzera Italiana
摘要：We study the distributional effects of local taxes. They turn out to be strikingly progressive. We calibrate a municipality-level structural model with quasi-experimental estimates of taxpayer mobilty by family type. Households with children are found to be less mobile than households without children and to have stronger preferences for locally provided public goods. Combined with capitalization of taxes into housing prices and nonhomothetic housing demand, this implies that the incidence of ...
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作者：Brockmeyer, Anne; Somarriba, M. A. G. A. L. Y. SaENZ
作者单位：The World Bank; University of London; University College London; London School Economics & Political Science; Centre for Economic Policy Research - UK; Inter-American Development Bank
摘要：Does the digitization of transactions in an economy increase tax compliance? We study the effect of financial incentives on the adoption of electronic payment technology and on tax compliance by firms. Exploiting administrative data and policy variation from Uruguay, we show that (i) consumer VAT rebates for credit and debit transactions trigger an immediate 50 percent increase in the number of card transactions, (ii) firms' use of card machines increases only on the intensive margin, and (iii...
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作者：Pierce, Lamar; Rees-Jones, Alex; Blank, Charlotte
作者单位：Washington University (WUSTL); University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research
摘要：Behavioral economists have proposed that incentive contracts result in higher productivity when bonuses are loss framed-prepaid then clawed back if targets are unmet. We test this claim by randomizing the pre- or postpayment of sales bonuses at 294 car dealerships. Although somewhat statistically imprecise, our analysis provides strong indications that the random assignment of loss framing had quantitatively important negative effects. We document that the negative effects of loss framing can ...
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作者：Rodemeier, Matthias
作者单位：Bocconi University
摘要：Are consumers in the marketplace aware of their cognitive limitations? I answer this question in the context of a ubiquitous form of price discrimination: instant rebates that require active redemption. In a large-scale field experiment with a major online retailer, I find that consumers correctly increase demand when the firm offers a redemption reminder, but they fail to reduce demand when the firm increases the hassle required to redeem. Structural estimates reveal that, while consumers are...
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作者：Gronqvist, Erik; Ockert, Bjorn; Rosenqvist, Olof
作者单位：Uppsala University; Uppsala University
摘要：Students in East Asian countries dominate international assessments. One possible explanation for their success is the use of Lesson study to enhance teaching practices; a collaborative process where teachers plan, observe, and analyze a lesson together. We evaluate a national teacher development program in Sweden-- Boost for Mathematics--containing core elements of Lesson study. Exploiting the gradual rollout of the program across compulsory schools, we find that it improves teaching practice...
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作者：Bhuller, Manudeep; Khoury, Laura; V. Loken, Katrine
作者单位：University of Oslo; Statistics Norway; Leibniz Association; Ifo Institut; Universite PSL; Universite Paris-Dauphine; University of Bergen; Norwegian School of Economics (NHH); Statistics Norway
摘要：Understanding whether and in what situations correctional sentencing improves or exacerbates defendants' mental health conditions is important for the design of criminal justice policies. We combine detailed Norwegian data on visits to health care professionals with quasi-experimental designs to measure the impacts of correctional sentences on mental health-related visits. Our causal evidence shows that rehabilitation-oriented sentencing can improve defendants' mental health conditions. We fin...
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作者：Mastrorocco, Nicola; Ornaghi, Arianna
作者单位：University of Bologna; Hertie School
摘要：Do US municipal police departments respond to news coverage of local crime? We address this question exploiting an exogenous shock to local crime reporting induced by acquisitions of local TV stations by a large broadcast group, Sinclair. Using a unique dataset of 8.5 million news stories and a triple-differences design, we document that Sinclair ownership decreases news coverage of local crime. This matters for policing: Municipalities that experience the change in news coverage have lower vi...
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作者：Shastry, Gauri Kartini; Tortorice, Daniel L.
作者单位：Wellesley College; College of the Holy Cross
摘要：Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance has provided over US$16 billion in funding for vaccination in low- and middle-income countries since 1999. We exploit differential timing across countries and vaccines to estimate the effects of this public health initiative. We find that Gavi's support for a vaccine increased coverage rates by 2-5 percentage points across all vaccines and by 10-20 percentage points for newer vaccines. We also find that Gavi's support reduced child mortality from related causes by 1 ...
