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2012

No.	Author(s)	Title	Date	PDF	Link to Abstract
6360	Alessandro Barbarino, Giovanni Mastrobuoni	The Incapacitation Effect of Incarceration: Evidence from Several Italian Collective Pardons	February 2012		Abstract
6359	Chu-Ping C. Vijverberg, Wim P. Vijverberg	Pregibit: A Family of Discrete Choice Models	February 2012		Abstract
6358	Giorgio Di Pietro	The Short-Term Effectiveness of a Remedial Mathematics Course: Evidence from a UK University	February 2012		Abstract
6357	Laurent Gobillon, Thierry Magnac, Harris Selod	Do Unemployed Workers Benefit from Enterprise Zones? The French Experience	February 2012		Abstract
6356	Florencia López Bóo, Martín A. Rossi, Sergio Urzua	The Labor Market Return to an Attractive Face: Evidence from a Field Experiment	February 2012		Abstract
6355	Michael J. Kendzia, Klaus F. Zimmermann	Celebrating 150 Years of Analyzing Fertility Trends in Germany	February 2012		Abstract
6354	Monserrat Bustelo, Mary P. Arends-Kuenning, Leonardo Lucchetti	Persistent Impact of Natural Disasters on Child Nutrition and Schooling: Evidence from the 1999 Colombian Earthquake	February 2012		Abstract
6353	Arnaud Chevalier	To Be or Not to Be... a Scientist?	February 2012		Abstract
6352	Kristian Giesen, Jens Suedekum	The Size Distribution Across All "Cities": A Unifying Approach	February 2012		Abstract
6351	Sumon K. Bhaumik, Ralitza Dimova, Subal C. Kumbhakar, Kai Sun	Does Institutional Quality Affect Firm Performance? Insights from a Semiparametric Approach	February 2012		Abstract
6350	Guido Friebel, Sergei Guriev	Human Smuggling (forthcoming in: International Handbook of the Economics of Migration)	February 2012		Abstract
6349	Daniel Fackler, Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner	Establishment Exits in Germany: The Role of Size and Age	February 2012		Abstract
6348	Annalisa Cristini, Federica Origo, Sara Pinoli	The Healthy Fright of Losing a Good One for a Bad One	February 2012		Abstract
6347	Eeshani Kandpal, Kathy Baylis, Mary P. Arends-Kuenning	Empowering Women through Education and Influence: An Evaluation of the Indian Mahila Samakhya Program	February 2012		Abstract
6346	Christopher K. Hsee, Yuval Rottenstreich, Alois Stutzer	Suboptimal Choices and the Need for Experienced Individual Well-Being in Economic Analysis	February 2012		Abstract
6345	Simon Gächter, Daniele Nosenzo, Martin Sefton	Peer Effects in Pro-Social Behavior: Social Norms or Social Preferences? (forthcoming in: Journal of the European Economic Association)	February 2012		Abstract
6344	Marc Blatter, Samuel Mühlemann, Samuel Schenker, Stefan Wolter	Hiring Costs of Skilled Workers and the Supply of Firm-Provided Training	February 2012		Abstract
6343	Emmanuelle Auriol, Guido Friebel, Frauke Lammers	The Firm as the Locus of Social Comparisons: Internal Labor Markets versus Up-or-Out	February 2012		Abstract
6342	Alpaslan Akay, Peter Martinsson	Positional Concerns through the Life Cycle: Evidence from Subjective Well-Being Data and Survey Experiments	February 2012		Abstract
6341	Gustavo Javier Canavire Bacarreza, Merlin M. Hanauer	Estimating the Impacts of Bolivia's Protected Areas on Poverty	February 2012		Abstract