IZA Discussion Papers

published as 'Measuring Labor Market Power in Developing Countries: Evidence from Colombian Plants' in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2024, 42 (2), 949–977

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14235

Two-Way Commuting: Asymmetries from Time Use Surveys

José Ignacio Gimenez-Nadal, José Alberto Molina, Jorge Velilla

published in: Journal of Transport Geography, 2021, 95, 103146

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14218

Trends and Determinants of Female Labor Force Participation in Morocco: An Initial Exploratory Analysis

Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Florencia Devoto, Matias Morales, Jaime Alfonso Roche Rodriguez

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14157

When Distance Drives Destination, Towns Can Stimulate Development

Joachim De Weerdt, Luc Christiaensen, Ravi Kanbur

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14154

The Rise and Fall of German Innovation

Wim Naudé, Paula Nagler

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14151

Mobile Internet Adoption in West Africa

Carlos Rodriguez Castelan, Rogelio Granguillhome Ochoa, Samantha Lach, Takaaki Masaki

published in: Technology in Society, 2022, 68, 101845

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14093

Can Information Influence the Social Insurance Participation Decision of China's Rural Migrants?

John T. Giles, Xin Meng, Sen Xue, Guochang Zhao

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2021,150,102645.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14062

Household Preferences and Child Labor in Rural Ethiopia

Arnab K. Basu, Ralitza Dimova

published in: Journal of African Economies, 2024, 33 (1), 20 - 45

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13978

Impacts of COVID-19 on Household Welfare in Tunisia

Deeksha Kokas, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Abdel Rahmen El Lahga, Vibhuti Mendiratta

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13940

China's Great Boom as a Historical Process

Loren Brandt, Thomas G. Rawski

published in: In: Ma, D, and von Glahn, R. (eds.), The Cambridge Economic History of China, Cambridge University Press, 2022, 775-828

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13923

The Easterlin Paradox

Richard A. Easterlin, Kelsey J. O'Connor

published in: Klaus F. Zimmermann (ed.), Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics, Springer, first Online: 06 November 2022 (latest version)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13921

School to Work Transition and Macroeconomic Conditions in the Turkish Economy

Ömer Tuğsal Doruk, Francesco Pastore

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13815

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Gendered Division of Paid and Unpaid Work: Evidence from India

Ashwini Deshpande

published in: Economia Politica, 2022, 39, 75 - 100

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13804

Human Capital Development: New Evidence on the Production of Socio-Emotional Skills

Mark Mitchell, Marta Favara, Catherine Porter, Alan Sanchez

published online in: Journal of Human Resources, 06 June 2023, 1120-11342R

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13668

The Effect on Foreign Direct Investment of Membership in the European Union

Randolph Luca Bruno, Nauro F. Campos, Saul Estrin

published in: Journal of Common Market Studies, 2021, 59 (4), 802-821

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13649

Failing to Pull Together: South Africa's Troubled Response to COVID-19

Wim Naudé, Martin Cameron

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13609

The Impact of HIV/Aids on Human Capital Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa: New Evidence

Luke Chicoine, Emily Lyons, Alexia Sahue

published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2021, 36 (6), 842-852

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13597

Access to Land and Tenancy Practices on Tanah Bengkok: Evidence from Java, Indonesia

Takashi Kurosaki, Saumik Paul, Firman Witoelar

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13577

Within-Country Poverty Convergence: Evidence from Mexico

Luis-Felipe López-Calva, Eduardo Ortiz-Juarez, Carlos Rodriguez Castelan

published in: Empirical Economics, 2022, 62, 2547–2586

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13538

Divergence in Labour Force Growth: Should Wages and Prices Grow Faster in Germany?

Thomas Beissinger, Joël Hellier, Martyna Marczak

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13494

A Brief Introduction to Human Capital Measures

Gang Liu, Barbara M. Fraumeni

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13460

Childhood Circumstances and Health Inequality in Old Age: Comparative Evidence from China and the United States

Xi Chen, Binjian Yan, Thomas M. Gill

published in: Social Indicators Research, 2022, 160, 689 - 716

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13404

Changes in Female Employment in Mexico: Demographics, Economics, and Policies

Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Samuel Freije-Rodriguez, Mexico Alberto Vergara Bahena, Diego Cardozo Medeiros

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13402

Less School (Costs), More (Female) Education? Lessons from Egypt Reducing Years of Compulsory Schooling

Ahmed Elsayed, Olivier Marie

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13188

When Goal-Setting Forges Ahead but Stops Short

Asadul Islam, Sungoh Kwon, Eema Masood, Nishith Prakash, Shwetlena Sabarwal, Deepak Saraswat

published as 'All pain and no gain: When goal setting leads to more effort but no gains in test score' in: Economics of Education Review, 2024, 103, 102594

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13104

Confidence in Public Institutions and the Run up to the October 2019 Uprising in Lebanon

Ali Fakih, Paul Makdissi, Walid Marrouch, Rami V. Tabri, Myra Yazbeck

published in: Journal of Econometrics, 2022, 228 (1), 205-227

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13082

Accounting for Wealth Concentration in the US

Barıș Kaymak, David Leung, Markus Poschke

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13074

Provincial Trade, Financial Friction and Misallocation in China

Ohyun Kwon, Belton M. Fleisher, William H. McGuire, Min Qiang Zhao

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13071

Key Players in Economic Development

Ashani Amarasinghe, Roland Hodler, Paul A. Raschky, Yves Zenou

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 223, 40-56

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13070

Was Falling Inequality in All Latin American Countries a Data-Driven Illusion? Income Distribution and Mobility Patterns in Uruguay 2009-2016

Gabriel Burdin, Mauricio De Rosa, Andrea Vigorito, Joan Vilá

revised version published as 'Falling inequality and the growing capital income share: Reconciling divergent trends in survey and tax data' in: World Development, 2022, 152, 105783

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13017

Technical Progress and Induced Innovation in China: A Variable Profit Function Approach

Gary Wong, Belton M. Fleisher, Min Qiang Zhao, William H. McGuire

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13011

Household Behavioral Preferences and the Child Labor-Education Trade-off: Framed Field Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia

Arnab K. Basu, Ralitza Dimova

published as 'Household Preferences and Child Labor in Rural Ethiopia ' in: Journal of African Economis, 2024, 33 (1), 20 - 45

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12956

Analyzing Female Employment Trends in South Asia

Fatima Najeeb, Matias Morales, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12955

The Relationship between Female Labor Force Participation and Violent Conflicts in South Asia

Raymond Robertson, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Matias Morales

published in: Contemporary South Asia, 2023, 31 (3), 371 - 389

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12916

Trends in Commuting Time of European Workers: A Cross-Country Analysis

José Ignacio Gimenez-Nadal, José Alberto Molina, Jorge Velilla

published in: Transport Policy, 2022, 116, 327 - 342

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12640

Climate Change, Migration and Voice: An Explanation for the Immobility Paradox

Michel Beine, Ilan Noy, Christopher Parsons

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12318

Military Intervention via Drone Strikes

Rafat Mahmood, Michael Jetter

published in: Economic Journal, 2023, 133 (650), 787-811

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12254

To Europe or Not to Europe? Migration and Public Support for Joining the European Union in the Western Balkans

Artjoms Ivlevs, Roswitha M. King

published in: International Migration Review, 2020, 54(2), 559–584

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12141

The Past and Future of Manufacturing in Central and Eastern Europe: Ready for Industry 4.0?

Wim Naudé, Aleksander Surdej, Martin Cameron

published as 'Ready for Industry 4.0? The Case of Central and Eastern Europe' in: Mohammad Dastbaz, Peter Cochrane (eds.), Industry 4.0 and Engineering for the Future, Springer International, 2019, 153-175

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12111

Does Universalization of Health Work? Evidence from Health Systems Restructuring and Expansion in Brazil

Sonia R. Bhalotra, Rudi Rocha, Rodrigo R. Soares

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12007

Real Estate Prices and Corporate Investment: Theory and Evidence of Heterogeneous Effects across Firms

Denis Fougère, Rémy Lecat, Simon Ray

published in: Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2019, 51(6), 1503-1546

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11962

The Labeling Effect of a Child Benefits System: Evidence from Russia 1994-2015

Louise Grogan

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11941

Brilliant Technologies and Brave Entrepreneurs: A New Narrative for African Manufacturing