IZA Discussion Papers

forthcoming as 'Impact of Private Practice of Public Health Workers on Public Health Provision: Evidence from A Natural Experiment' in: Social Science and Medicine

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14730

How Much Do Households Dislike Local Density? And Do Developers Fully Consider Their Preferences? Evidence from a Policy Change in Singapore

Eric Fesselmeyer, Haoming Liu, Louisa Poco

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14684

Minimum Quality Regulations and the Demand for Child Care Labor

Umair Ali, Chris M. Herbst, Christos A. Makridis

published in: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2024, 43 (3), 660-695

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14664

North-South Displacement Effects of Environmental Regulation: The Case of Battery Recycling

Shinsuke Tanaka, Kensuke Teshima, Eric Verhoogen

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14553

Can a Supranational Medicines Agency Restore Trust After Vaccine Suspensions? The Case of Vaxzevria

Andrea Albanese, Francesco Fallucchi, Bertrand Verheyden

published in: PLoS ONE, 2022, 17 (11), e02777554

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14494

Impacts of the Clean Air Act on the Power Sector from 1938-1994: Anticipation and Adaptation

Karen Clay, Akshaya Jha, Joshua Lewis, Edson R. Severnini

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14372

Women, Violence and Work: Threat of Sexual Violence and Women's Decision to Work

Tanika Chakraborty, Nafisa Lohawala

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14279

Low, High and Super Congestion of a Renewable Natural Resource under Autarky and Trade

Maurice Schiff

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14082

The Impact of Regulation on Innovation

Philippe Aghion, Antonin Bergeaud, John Van Reenen

published in: American Economic Review, 2023, 113 (11), 2894 -2936

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14060

Trade and Informality in the Presence of Labor Market Frictions and Regulations

Rafael Dix-Carneiro, Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, Costas Meghir, Gabriel Ulyssea

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13098

Office Visits Preventing Emergency Room Visits: Evidence from the Flint Water Switch

Shooshan Danagoulian, Daniel Grossman, David Slusky

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13088

Chain Restaurant Calorie Posting Laws, Obesity, and Consumer Welfare

Charles Courtemanche, David E. Frisvold, David Jimenez-Gomez, Mariétou H. Ouayogodé, Michael Price

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12549

Gains from Early Support of a New Political Party

Marco Leonardi, Rossella Mossucca, Fabiano Schivardi, Battista Severgnini

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 190; 878 - 890

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12539

How Do Parents Respond to Regulation of Sugary Drinks in Child Care? Evidence from California

Jiafei Hu, Rigissa Megalokonomou, Haishan Yuan

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 178, 672-687

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12464

Government Regulation and Lifecycle Wages: Evidence from Continuing Coverage Mandates

J. Catherine Maclean, Douglas A. Webber

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12410

Wages and Hours Laws: What Do We Know? What Can Be Done?

Charlie Brown, Daniel S. Hamermesh

published in: RSF -The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2019, 5 (5), 68-87

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12179

Slippery Fish: Enforcing Regulation under Subversive Adaptation

Andres Gonzalez-Lira, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12072

Preschoolers' Self-Regulation, Skill Differentials, and Early Educational Outcomes

Johanna Sophie Quis, Anika Bela, Guido Heineck

revised version published as 'Preschoolers' self-regulation and early mathematical skill differentials' in: Education Economics, 2021, 29(2), 173-193

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11995

Pareto-Improving Structural Reforms

Gilles Saint-Paul

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11888

The Role of Institutions and Immigrant Networks in Firms' Offshoring Decisions

Simone Moriconi, Giovanni Peri, Dario Pozzoli

revised version published as 'The role of institutions and immigrant networks in firms' offshoring decisions' in: Canadian Journal of Economics, 2020, 53 (4), 1745 - 1792

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11857

Entry Barriers and the Labor Market Outcomes of Incumbent Workers: Evidence from a Deregulation Reform in the German Crafts Sector

Philipp Lergetporer, Jens Ruhose, Lisa Simon

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11788

The Impact of Employment Protection on the Industrial Wage Structure

John S. Heywood, Mary O'Mahony, W. Stanley Siebert, Ana Rincon-Aznar

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11783

Enforcement of Labor Regulation and the Labor Market Effects of Trade: Evidence from Brazil

Gabriel Ulyssea, Vladimir Ponczek

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11582

The Unemployment Impact of Product and Labour Market Regulation: Evidence from European Countries

Céline Piton, François Rycx

published in: IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2019, 9 (2), 1-32

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11151

The Impact of Digital Technologies on Worker Tasks: Do Labor Policies Matter?

Rita K. Almeida, Carlos Henrique Corseuil, Jennifer P. Poole

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11140

Racial and Ethnic Discrimination in the Labor Market for Child Care Teachers

Casey Boyd-Swan, Chris M. Herbst

published in: Educational Researcher, 2019, 48 (7), 394 - 406

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11038

Dual Practice by Health Workers: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia

Paula Gonzalez, Gabriel V. Montes-Rojas, Sarmistha Pal

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11011

Before It Gets Better: The Short-Term Employment Costs of Regulatory Reforms

Andrea Bassanini, Federico Cingano

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2019, 72 (1), 127-157

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10897

Do Environmental Regulations Effect FDI Decisions? The Pollution Haven Hypothesis Revisited

Haeyeon Yoon, Almas Heshmati

published in: Science and Public Policy, 2021, 48 (1), 122 - 131

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10490

To 'Vape' or Smoke? A Discrete Choice Experiment among Adult Smokers

Joachim Marti, John Buckell, J. Catherine Maclean, Jody L. Sindelar

published in: Economic Inquiry, 2019, 57 (1), 705-725

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10489

The Effect of Medical Marijuana Laws on the Labor Supply of Older Adults: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study

Lauren Hersch Nicholas, J. Catherine Maclean

published in: Journal of policy analysis and management, 2019, 38 (2), 455-80.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10468

Labor Market Regulation, International Trade and Footloose Capital

Tapio K. Palokangas

revised version "Public Policy, Footloose Capital, and Union Influence" published in: Review of International Economics, 2020, 28 (4), 976-991.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10297

Privatisation in Developing Countries: What Are the Lessons of Recent Experience?

Saul Estrin, Adeline Pelletier

published in: World Bank Research Observer, 2018, 33 (1), 65–102,

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10067

On the Boundaries of the Shadow Economy: An Empirical Investigation

Eran Manes, Friedrich Schneider, Anat Tchetchik

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9412

The Welfare Effects of Globalization with Labor Market Regulation

Tapio K. Palokangas

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9404

What Factors Influence Firm Perceptions of Labour Market Constraints to Growth in the MENA Region?

Ali Fakih, Pascal L. Ghazalian

published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2015, 36 (8), 1181-1206

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9204

Minimum Wages in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Primer

Haroon Bhorat, Ravi Kanbur, Benjamin Stanwix

published in: World Bank Observer, 2017, 32 (1), 21 - 74

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9091

The Effect of Statutory Sick Pay Regulations on Workers' Health

Martin Halla, Susanne Pech, Martina Zweimüller

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9072

The Rising Cost of Child Care in the United States: A Reassessment of the Evidence

Chris M. Herbst

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2018, 64, 13-30

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9038

Street Prostitution Zones and Crime

Paul Bisschop, Stephen Kastoryano, Bas van der Klaauw

published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2017, 9 (4), 28-63

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8803

Do Changes in Regulation Affect Temporary Agency Workers' Job Satisfaction?

Henna Busk, Elke J. Jahn, Christine Dauth

published in: Industrial Relations, 2017, 56 (3), 514-544

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8789

Why is Pollution from U.S. Manufacturing Declining? The Roles of Trade, Regulation, Productivity, and Preferences

Joseph S. Shapiro, Reed Walker

published in: American Economic Review, 2018, 108 (12), 3814–3854

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8759

How Do Drug Prices Respond to a Change from External to Internal Reference Pricing? Evidence from a Danish Regulatory Reform

Ulrich Kaiser, Susan J. Méndez

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8750

Job Quality in Segmented Labor Markets: The Israeli Case

Shoshana Neuman

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8189

Labor Market Deregulation and Female Employment: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Japan

Takao Kato, Naomi Kodama

revised version published as 'Deregulating Overtime Hours Restrictions on Women and Its Effects on Female Employment: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Japan' in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2018, 80 (4), 804-821

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8147

The Political Economy of Labor Market Regulation with R&D

Tapio K. Palokangas

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8051

Why Pay NGOs to Involve the Community?

Ronelle Burger, Indraneel Dasgupta, Trudy Owens

published in: Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 2015, 86 (1), 7-31

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7986

Ambient Temperature During Gestation and Cold-Related Adult Mortality in a Swedish Cohort, 1915 to 2002

Tim A. Bruckner, Gerard J. van den Berg, Kirk R. Smith, Ralph A. Catalano

published in: Social Science & Medicine, 119 2014, 191–197

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7960

Firm Dynamics and Residual Inequality in Open Economies

Gabriel Felbermayr, Giammario Impullitti, Julien Prat

published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2018, 16 (5), 1476 - 1539

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7882

Interacting Product and Labor Market Regulation and the Impact of Immigration on Native Wages

Susanne Prantl, Alexandra Spitz-Oener

published as 'The Impact of Immigration on Competing Natives’ Wages: Evidence from German Reunification' in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2020, 102 (1), 79–97

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7882

Interacting Product and Labor Market Regulation and the Impact of Immigration on Native Wages

Susanne Prantl, Alexandra Spitz-Oener

published as 'The Impact of Immigration on Competing Natives’ Wages: Evidence from German Reunification' in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2020, 102 (1), 79–97

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7831

Environmental Federalism: A Survey of the Empirical Literature

Daniel L. Millimet

published in: Case Western Reserve Law Review, 2014, 64 (4), 1669-1757

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7757

The Decision to Become an Entrepreneur and the Firm Size Distribution: A Unifying Framework for Policy Analysis

Markus Poschke

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7555

China's 2008 Labor Contract Law: Implementation and Implications for China's Workers

Mary Gallagher, John T. Giles, Albert Park, Meiyan Wang

revised version published in: Human Relations, 2015, 68 (2), 197-235

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7443

Incidence of Strict Quality Standards: Protection of Consumers or Windfall for Professionals?

Daiji Kawaguchi, Tetsushi Murao, Ryo Kambayashi

published in: Journal of Law and Economics, 2014, 57, 195-224

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7443

Incidence of Strict Quality Standards: Protection of Consumers or Windfall for Professionals?

Daiji Kawaguchi, Tetsushi Murao, Ryo Kambayashi

published in: Journal of Law and Economics, 2014, 57, 195-224

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7376

Family Ties

Alberto Alesina, Paola Giuliano

published in Philippe Aghion and Steven Durlauf (eds.), Handbook of Economic Growth, Vol. 2A, The Netherlands: North Holland, pp. 177-215, 2014

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7358

Trade and Labor Reallocation with Heterogeneous Enforcement of Labor Regulations

Rita K. Almeida, Jennifer P. Poole

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2017, 126, 154-166

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7248

Regulation of Pharmaceutical Prices: Evidence from a Reference Price Reform in Denmark

Ulrich Kaiser, Susan J. Méndez, Thomas Rønde, Hannes Ullrich

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2014, 36, 174-187

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7241

Firm Size Distortions and the Productivity Distribution: Evidence from France

Luis Garicano, Claire Lelarge, John Van Reenen

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6891

Shadow Economies in Highly Developed OECD Countries: What Are the Driving Forces?

Friedrich Schneider, Andreas Buehn

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6443

Rent Building, Rent Sharing: A Panel Country-Industry Empirical Analysis

Philippe Askenazy, Gilbert Cette, Paul Maarek

revised version published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2018, 120 (2), 563-596.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6423

The Shadow Economy and Work in the Shadow: What Do We (Not) Know?

Friedrich Schneider

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6375

What Are Over-the-Road Truckers Paid For? Evidence from an Exogenous Regulatory Change on the Role of Social Comparisons and Work Organization in Wage Determination

Stephen V. Burks, Frederick Guy

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6375

What Are Over-the-Road Truckers Paid For? Evidence from an Exogenous Regulatory Change on the Role of Social Comparisons and Work Organization in Wage Determination

Stephen V. Burks, Frederick Guy

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6355

Celebrating 150 Years of Analyzing Fertility Trends in Germany

Michael Jan Kendzia, Klaus F. Zimmermann

published in: Journal of Economics and Statistics, 2013, 233 (3), 406-422

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6221

A Model of NGO Regulation with an Application to Uganda

Ronelle Burger, Indraneel Dasgupta, Trudy Owens

published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2015, 64 (1), 71-111

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6061

Add-on Pricing, Naive Consumers, and the Hidden Welfare Costs of Education

Michael Kosfeld, Ulrich Schüwer

published as 'Add-on Pricing in Retail Financial Markets and the Fallacies of Consumer Education' in: Review of Finance, 2017, 21 (3), 1189 - 1216

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6006

Firing Regulations and Firm Size in the Developing World: Evidence from Differential Enforcement

Rita K. Almeida, Z. Bilgen Susanli

published in: Review of Development Economics, 2012, 16 (4), 540–558

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5978

Firm Heterogeneity, Informal Wage and Good Governance

Saibal Kar, Sugata Marjit

published in: Review of Development Economics, 2012, 16 (4), 527-539

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5911

Three New Empirical Tests of the Pollution Haven Hypothesis When Environmental Regulation is Endogenous

Daniel L. Millimet, Jayjit Roy

published as 'Empirical Tests of the Pollution Haven Hypothesis When Environmental Regulation is Endogenous' in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2016, 31 (4), 652-677

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5902

Enforcement of Labor Regulation and Informality

Rita K. Almeida, Pedro Carneiro

published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4 (3), 64-89

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5769

The Shadow Economy and Shadow Economy Labor Force: What Do We (Not) Know?

Friedrich Schneider

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5511

Does Anti-Competitive Regulation Matter for Productivity? Evidence from European Firms

Jens Arnold, Giuseppe Nicoletti, Stefano Scarpetta

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5333

What Drives the Demand for Temporary Agency Workers?

Elke J. Jahn, Jan Bentzen

published in: LABOUR, 2012, 26 (3), 341-355

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5233

Financial Sector Regulation and Reforms in Emerging Markets: An Overview

Eswar Prasad

published in: Masahiro Kawai and Eswar Prasad (eds.), Financial Sector Reforms and Regulation in Emerging Markets, Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2011, 3-24

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5043

Employer Preferences and Social Policy: Business and the Development of Job Security Regulations in Germany since World War I

Patrick Emmenegger, Paul Marx

revised version published as 'Business and the Development of Job Security Regulations: The Case of Germany' in: Socio-Economic Review, 2011, 9 (4), 729-756

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4983

The Combined Employment Effects of Minimum Wages and Labor Market Regulation: A Meta-Analysis

Bernhard Boockmann

published in: Applied Economic Quarterly, 2010, 56, 156-188

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4747

Family Values and the Regulation of Labor

Alberto Alesina, Yann Algan, Pierre Cahuc, Paola Giuliano

published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2015, 13 (4), 599-630

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4740

Policies to Promote Growth and Economic Efficiency in Mexico

Francisco Javier Arias-Vazquez, Oliver Azuara, Pedro Bernal, James J. Heckman, Cajeme Villarreal