IZA Discussion Papers

published as 'Expected Recidivism among Young Offenders: Comparing Specific Deterrence under Juvenile and Adult Criminal Law' in: European Journal of Political Economy, 2012, 28 (4), 414-429

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5376

Macroeconomic Impact of Remittances on Output Growth: Evidence from Turkey

Aysit Tansel, Pınar Yaşar

published in: Migration Letters, 2010, 7 (2), 132-143

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5287

The Choice Between Fixed and Random Effects Models: Some Considerations for Educational Research

Paul Clarke, Claire Crawford, Fiona Steele, Anna Vignoles

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5262

Equilibrium Policy Simulations with Random Utility Models of Labour Supply

Ugo Colombino

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5208

Spatial Decentralization and Program Evaluation: Theory and an Example from Indonesia

Mark M. Pitt, Nidhiya Menon

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5140

The Elephant in the Corner: A Cautionary Tale about Measurement Error in Treatment Effects Models

Daniel L. Millimet

published in: Advances in Econometrics: Missing-Data Methods, 2011, 27 A, 1-39

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4829

The Effect of Job Flexibility on Female Labor Market Outcomes: Estimates from a Search and Bargaining Model

Luca Flabbi, Andrea Moro

published in: Journal of Econometrics, 2012, 168 (1), 81–95

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4644

In-Work Transfers in Good Times and Bad: Simulations for Ireland

Olivier Bargain, Karina Doorley

published in: Solomon W. Polachek, Konstantinos Tatsiramos (eds.), 2011, Research in Labor Economics (Research in Labor Economics, Volume 33), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 307-339

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4537

Oil Exports and the Iranian Economy

Hadi Salehi Esfahani, Kamiar Mohaddes, M. Hashem Pesaran

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4385

Do Non-Economic Quality of Life Factors Drive Immigration?

Joshua J. Lewer, Gail Pacheco, Stephanié Rossouw

published in: Social Indicators Research, 2013, 110 (1), 1-15

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4369

Health Inequality over the Life-Cycle

Timothy J. Halliday

published in: BE Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 2011, 11(3), Article 5

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4304

A Note on Adapting Propensity Score Matching and Selection Models to Choice Based Samples

James J. Heckman, Petra E. Todd

published in: Econometric Journal, 2009, 12 (Supplement), S230-S234

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4035

Forecasting Errors: Yet More Problems for Identification?

Bruno Contini

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3998

New Evidence on the Finite Sample Properties of Propensity Score Matching and Reweighting Estimators

Matias Busso, John DiNardo, Justin McCrary

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3832

Do Temporary Contracts Affect TFP? Evidence from Spanish Manufacturing Firms

Juan J. Dolado, Rodolfo Stucchi

published in: SERIEs Journal of the Spanish Economic Association, 2016, 7, 421-459.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3800

Alternative Approaches to Evaluation in Empirical Microeconomics

Richard Blundell, Monica Costa Dias

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2009, 44 (3), 565-640

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3739

Testing Mundell's Intuition of Endogenous OCA Theory

Thierry Warin, Phanindra V. Wunnava, Hubert P. Janicki

published in: Review of International Economics, 2009, 17 (1), 74-89

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3733

The Changing Intra-Household Resource Allocation in Russia

Guy Lacroix, Natalia Radtchenko

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2011, 24(1), 85-106

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3640

Recent Developments in the Econometrics of Program Evaluation

Guido W. Imbens, Jeffrey M. Wooldridge

published in: Journal of Economic Literature, 2009, 47(1), 1-81

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3632

Minimizing Bias in Selection on Observables Estimators When Unconfoundness Fails

Daniel L. Millimet, Rusty Tchernis

published as 'Estimation of Treatment Effects Without an Exclusion Restriction: with an Application to the Analysis of the School Breakfast Program' in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2013, 28 (6), 982-1017

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3589

Estimating the Causal Effect of Gun Prevalence on Homicide Rates: A Local Average Treatment Effect Approach

Tomislav Kovandzic, Mark E Schaffer, Gary Kleck

revised version published in: Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 2013, 29(4), 477-541

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3463

Heterogeneity, State Dependence and Health

Timothy J. Halliday

published in: Econometrics Journal, 2008, 11(3), 499-516

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3418

Meta-Analysis of Empirical Evidence on the Labour Market Impacts of Immigration

Simonetta Longhi, Peter Nijkamp, Jacques Poot

published in: Région et Développement, 2008, 27(1), 161-191

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3206

Infinite Dimensional VARs and Factor Models

Alexander Chudik, M. Hashem Pesaran

published in: Journal of Econometrics, 2011, 163 (1), 4-22

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3071

Assessing Forecast Uncertainties in a VECX Model for Switzerland: An Exercise in Forecast Combination across Models and Observation Windows

Katrin Assenmacher-Wesche, M. Hashem Pesaran

published in: National Institute Economic Review, 2008, 203 (1), 91–108

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3039

Simplified Implementation of the Heckman Estimator of the Dynamic Probit Model and a Comparison with Alternative Estimators

Wiji Arulampalam, Mark Stewart

completely revised published in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 71 (5), 659-681

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2971

Duration Models and Point Processes

Jean-Pierre Florens, Denis Fougère, Michel Mouchart

published in: Patrick Sevestre and Lazlo Matyas (eds.), The Econometrics of Panel Data: Handbook of Theory and Applications, 3rd edition, Springer, 2008, 547-601

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2906

Modelling Volatilities and Conditional Correlations in Futures Markets with a Multivariate t Distribution

Bahram Pesaran, M. Hashem Pesaran

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2793

Lumpy Price Adjustments: A Microeconometric Analysis

Emmanuel Dhyne, Catherine Fuss, M. Hashem Pesaran, Patrick Sevestre

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2760

Replication in Economics

Daniel S. Hamermesh

published in: Canadian Journal of Economics, 2007, 40 (3), 715-733

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2712

A Note on Allen-Uzawa Partial Elasticities of Substitution: The Case of the Translog Cost Function

Atanas Christev, Allen Featherstone

revised version published in: Applied Economics Letters, 2009, 16 (11), 1165 - 1169

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2653

Resources and Standards in Urban Schools

Stephen Machin, Sandra McNally, Costas Meghir

published in: Journal of Human Capital, 2010, 4 (4), 365-393

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2585

An Economic Analysis of Exclusion Restrictions for Instrumental Variable Estimation

Gerard J. van den Berg

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2577

‘Marginal Employment’ and the Demand for Heterogenous Labour: Empirical Evidence from a Multi-Factor Labour Demand Model for Germany

Ronny Freier, Viktor Steiner

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2458

Econometrics: A Bird's Eye View

John F. Geweke, Joel L. Horowitz, M. Hashem Pesaran

published in: Steven N. Durlauf and Lawrence E. Blume (eds.), The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, Second Edition, Palgrave MacMillan: 2008, 609-642

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2347

Moving the Goalposts: Addressing Limited Overlap in Estimation of Average Treatment Effects by Changing the Estimand

Richard K. Crump, V. Joseph Hotz, Guido W. Imbens, Oscar A. Mitnik

shorter version published as "Dealing with Limited Overlap in Estimation of Average Treatment Effects" in: Biometrika, 2009, 96 (1), 187-199

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2279

Smoking Habits: Like Father, Like Son, Like Mother, Like Daughter

Maria L. Loureiro, Anna Sanz-de-Galdeano, Daniela Vuri

published in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 72 (6), 717-743

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2196

Testing Dependence among Serially Correlated Multi-Category Variables

M. Hashem Pesaran, Allan Timmermann

published in: Journal of the American Statistical Association, 2009, 104 (485), 325-337

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2112

Calculation of Multivariate Normal Probabilities by Simulation, with Applications to Maximum Simulated Likelihood Estimation

Lorenzo Cappellari, Stephen P. Jenkins

published in: Stata Journal, 2006, 6 (2), 156-189

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2091

Nonparametric Tests for Treatment Effect Heterogeneity

Richard K. Crump, V. Joseph Hotz, Guido W. Imbens, Oscar A. Mitnik

published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2008, 90 (3), 389-405

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2049

International Migration with Heterogeneous Agents: Theory and Evidence

Herbert Brücker, Philipp J. H. Schröder

published in: World Economy , 2012, 35 (2), 152-182.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2033

'Making Work Pay' in a Rationed Labour Market

Olivier Bargain, Marco Caliendo, Peter Haan, Kristian Orsini

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2010, 21 (1), 323-351

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2031

Variance Estimation in a Random Coefficients Model

Ekkehart Schlicht, Johannes Ludsteck

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2025

Beans for Breakfast? How Exportable Is the British Workfare Model?

Olivier Bargain, Kristian Orsini

revised version published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2006, 25, 165-198

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1997

Tenure Profiles and Efficient Separation in a Stochastic Productivity Model

Sebastian Buhai, Coen Teulings

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1991

Prediction Markets in Theory and Practice

Justin Wolfers, Eric Zitzewitz

published in: Larry Blume and Steven Durlauf (eds), The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd ed (London: Palgrave), 2007

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1986

Evaluating Alternative Representations of the Choice Sets in Models of Labour Supply

Rolf Aaberge, Ugo Colombino, Tom Wennemo

revised version published in: Journal of Economic Surveys, 2009, 23 (3), 586-612

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1873

Sensitivity of Propensity Score Methods to the Specifications

Zhong Zhao

revised version published in: Economics Letters, 2008, 98 (3), 309-319 [Details & Download]

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1850

Econometrics of Individual Labor Market Transitions

Denis Fougère, Thierry Kamionka

published in: Patrick Sevestre and Lazlo Matyas (eds.), The Econometrics of Panel Data: Handbook of Theory and Applications, 3rd ed., Springer, 2008, 865-905

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1773

Improving the Modeling of Couples' Labour Supply

Robert Breunig, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Xiaodong Gong

published in: Economic Record, 2008, 84(267), 466-485

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1764

Gender Discrimination Estimation in a Search Model with Matching and Bargaining

Luca Flabbi

published in: International Economic Review, 2010, 51(3), 745-783

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1710

On the Estimation and Forecasting of International Migration: How Relevant Is Heterogeneity Across Countries?

Herbert Brücker, Boriss Siliverstovs

published in: Empirical Economics, 2006, 31(3), 735-754

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1480

Cooperative Models in Action: Simulation of a Nash-Bargaining Model of Household Labor Supply with Taxation

Olivier Bargain, Nicolas Moreau

published as 'The Impact of Tax-Benefit Reforms on Labor Supply in a Simulated Nash-bargaining Framework' in: Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2013, 34(1), 77-86

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1455

On Modeling Household Labor Supply with Taxation

Olivier Bargain

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1445

In-Work Policies in Europe: Killing Two Birds with One Stone?

Olivier Bargain, Kristian Orsini

revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2006, 13 (6), 667-693

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1364

Labor Market Institutions and the Employment-Productivity Trade-Off: A Wage Posting Approach

Arnaud Chéron, Jean-Olivier Hairault, François Langot

published as "A quantitative evaluation of payroll tax subsidies for low-wage workers: An equilibrium search approach" in: Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92(3-4), 817-843

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1196

Forecasting Time Series Subject to Multiple Structural Breaks

M. Hashem Pesaran, Davide Pettenuzzo, Allan Timmermann

published in Review of Economic Studies, 2006, 73 (4), 1057-1084

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1168

Unemployment in the OECD: Models and Mysteries

Pramod N. (Raja) Junankar, Jakob B. Madsen

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1108

Real Time Econometrics

M. Hashem Pesaran, Allan Timmermann

published in: Econometric Theory, 2005, 21 (1), 212-231

IZA Discussion Paper No. 949