IZA Discussion Papers

forthcoming as 'Imposing Policy on Reluctant Actors: The Hospital Desegregation Campaign and Black Postneonatal Mortality in the Deep South' in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2025

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13736

Borderline Disorder: (De Facto) Historical Ethnic Borders and Contemporary Conflict in Africa

Emilio Depetris-Chauvin, Ömer Özak

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13628

Psychological Pressure and the Right to Determine the Moves in Dynamic Tournaments: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

Mark Kassis, Sascha L. Schmidt, Dominik Schreyer, Matthias Sutter

published in: Games and Economic Behavior, 2021, 126, 278-287.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12696

Passports for Sale: The Political Economy of Conflict and Cooperation in a Meta-Club

Kai A. Konrad, Ray Rees

published in: European Journal of Political Economy, 2020, 62, 101855

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12457

From Citizen's Rights to Civic Responsibilities

Lucas Ronconi

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12401

Outsourcing Public Services: Contractibility, Cost, and Quality

Fredrik W. Andersson, Henrik Jordahl, Jens Josephson

published in: CESifo Economic Studies, 2019, 65 (4), 349–372,

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12389

Voting Up? The Effects of Democracy and Franchise Extension on Human Stature

Alberto Batinti, Joan Costa-Font, Timothy J. Hatton

published in: Economica, 2022, 89, 161-190

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11364

Does Decentralization of Decisions Increase the Stability of Large Groups?

Tjaša Bjedov, Simon Lapointe, Thierry Madies, Marie Claire Villeval

revised version published in: Social Choice and Welfare, 2018, 51 (4), 681-716

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11239

Women's Inheritance Rights Reform and the Preference for Sons in India

Sonia R. Bhalotra, Rachel Brulé, Sanchari Roy

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2020, 146 (C), 102275

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11061

Testing for Repugnance in Economic Transactions: Evidence from Guest Work in the Gulf

Michael A. Clemens

published in: Journal of Legal Studies, 2018, 47 (S1), S5 - S44

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10998

Decolonization, Property Rights and Language Conflicts

Indraneel Dasgupta, Ranajoy Guha Neogi

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10550

Democratic Involvement and Immigrants' Compliance with the Law

Michaela Slotwinski, Alois Stutzer, Cédric Gorinas

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10362

Family Economics Writ Large

Jeremy Greenwood, Nezih Guner, Guillaume Vandenbroucke

published in: Journal of Economic Literature, 2017, 55, 1346-1434.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9930

Property Rights and Gender Bias: Evidence from Land Reform in West Bengal

Sonia R. Bhalotra, Abhishek Chakravarty, Dilip Mookherjee, Francisco J. Pino

published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2019, 11 (2), 295-237

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9601

Gender Discrimination and Common Property Resources

Marco Casari, Maurizio Lisciandra

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9044

Do Schools Discriminate Against Homosexual Parents? Evidence from an Internet Field Experiment

Luis Diaz-Serrano, Enric Meix-Llop

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2016, 53, 133-142.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8877

The Role of Constitutions on Poverty: A Cross-National Investigation

Lanse Minkler, Nishith Prakash

published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2017, 45(3), 563-581

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8630

Village Political Economy, Land Tenure Insecurity, and the Rural to Urban Migration Decision: Evidence from China

John T. Giles, Ren Mu

published in: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2017, 100 (2), 521-544

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8067

Female Brain Drains and Women's Rights Gaps: A Gravity Model Analysis of Bilateral Migration Flows

Maryam Naghsh Nejad, Andrew T. Young

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7938

Gender Discrimination in Property Rights

Marco Casari, Maurizio Lisciandra

published as 'Gender Discrimination in Property Rights: Six Centuries of Commons Governance in the Alps' in: Journal of Economic History, 2016, 76 (2), 559 - 594

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7920

From Aliens to Citizens: The Political Incorporation of Immigrants

Pieter Bevelander, Mikael Spång

published in: Barry R. Chiswick and Paul W. Miller (eds.), Handbook on the Economics of International Immigration, 1A, Elsevier, 2015

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7864

Institutionalized Inequality and Brain Drain: An Empirical Study of the Effects of Women's Rights on the Gender Gap in High-Skilled Migration

Maryam Naghsh Nejad

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7497

Financial Liberalization and Remittances: Recent Longitudinal Evidence

James T. Bang, Aniruddha Mitra, Phanindra V. Wunnava

revised version published in: Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2015, 24(8), 1077-1102

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6982

Security of Property as a Public Good: Institutions, Socio-Political Environment and Experimental Behavior in Five Countries

Francisco Campos-Ortiz, Louis Putterman, T.K. Ahn, Loukas Balafoutas, Mongoljin Batsaikhan, Matthias Sutter

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2016, 143, 115-124.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6955

Negative Reciprocity and Retrenched Pension Rights

Raymond Montizaan, Frank Cörvers, Andries de Grip, Thomas Dohmen

published as 'The Impact of Negatively Reciprocal Inclinations on Worker Behavior: Evidence from a Retrenchment of Pension Rights' in: Management Science, 2016, 62(3), 668-681

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6827

A Discrete Choice Approach to Estimating Armed Conflicts' Casualties: Revisiting the Numbers of a 'Truth Commission'

Silvio Rendon

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6639

The Economic Status of Asian Americans Before and After the Civil Rights Act

Harriet Duleep, Seth G. Sanders

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6638

The Civil Rights Act and the Earnings of Lower Income Hispanic Men in the 1960's

Harriet Duleep, Mark Regets

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6609

Management of Knowledge Workers

Hans K. Hvide, Eirik Gaard Kristiansen

published in: Journal of Law & Economics, 2012, 55 (4), 815-838

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6564

On the Organizational Structure of Multinational Firms: Which Sourcing Mode for Which Input?

Jens Suedekum, Verena Nowak, Christian Schwarz

revised version published as 'Asymmetric spiders: Supplier heterogeneity and the organization of firms' in: Canadian Journal of Economics, 2016, 49 (2), 663 - 684

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6459

Globalization, Institutions, and the Ethnic Divide: Recent Longitudinal Evidence

Phanindra V. Wunnava, Aniruddha Mitra, Robert E. Prasch

published as 'Globalization and the Ethnic Divide: Recent Longitudinal Evidence' in: Social Science Quarterly, 2015, 96 (5), 1475-1492

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6215

The Economics and Politics of Women's Rights

Matthias Doepke, Michèle Tertilt, Alessandra Voena

published in: Annual Review of Economics, 2012, 4, 339-372

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5864

Intellectual Property Rights, Migration, and Diaspora

Alireza Naghavi, Chiara Strozzi

revised and updated version published as 'Intellectual Property Rights, Diasporas, and Domestic Innovation' in: Journal of International Economics, 2015, 96(1), 150–161

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5715

Portability of Pension, Health, and Other Social Benefits: Facts, Concepts, Issues

Robert Holzmann, Johannes Koettl

published in: CESifo Economic Studies, 2015, 61 (2), 377– 415,

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5559

The Spread of Anti-Trafficking Policies: Evidence from a New Index

Seo-Young Cho, Axel Dreher, Eric Neumayer

revised version published as 'Determinants of Anti-Trafficking Policies: Evidence from a New Index' in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2014, 116 (2), 429-454

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5481

Which Institutions Encourage Entrepreneurs to Create Larger Firms?

Saul Estrin, Julia Korosteleva, Tomasz Mickiewicz

published in: Journal of Business Venturing, 2013, 28 (4), 564–580

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5460

Workplace Democracy in the Lab

Philip Mellizo, Jeffrey P. Carpenter, Peter Hans Matthews

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5159

Economic Governance of MFIs: Inside the Black Box

Thankom Gopinath Arun, Samuel Annim

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4936

Bidding for Brains: Intellectual Property Rights and the International Migration of Knowledge Workers

Carol McAusland, Peter J. Kuhn

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2011, 95 (1), 77-87

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4669

Investor Protection and the Value of Shares: Evidence from Statutory Rules Governing Variations of Shareholders' Class Rights in Russia

Alexander Muravyev

revised version published as 'Investor Protection and the Value of Shares: Evidence from Statutory Rules Governing Variations of Shareholders’ Class Rights in an Emerging Market ' in: Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2013, 29(6), 1344-1383

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4668

Land Rights Insecurity and Temporary Migration in Rural China

Maëlys de la Rupelle, Deng Quheng, Shi Li, Thomas Vendryes

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4396

Better Means More: Property Rights and High-Growth Aspiration Entrepreneurship

Saul Estrin, Julia Korosteleva, Tomasz Mickiewicz

substantially revised and rewritten version available as IZA DP No. 5481

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4123

Entrepreneurial Entry: Which Institutions Matter?

Ruta Aidis, Saul Estrin, Tomasz Mickiewicz

published in: Grzegorz Kolodko and Jacek Tomkiewicz (eds.), 20 Years of Transformation: Achievements, Problems and Perspectives, New York: Nova, 2011

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3421

Women’s Liberation: What’s in It for Men?

Matthias Doepke, Michèle Tertilt

published in: Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2009, 124(4), 1541-1591

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3391

Geography vs. Institutions at the Village Level

Michael Grimm, Stephan Klasen

published as 'Migration pressure, tenure security and agricultural intensification. Evidence from Indonesia' in: Land Economics, 2015, 91 (3), 411-434.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3282

Are Oligarchs Productive? Theory and Evidence

Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Yegor Grygorenko

published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2008, 36 (1), 17-42

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2493

The International Migration of Knowledge Workers: When Is Brain Drain Beneficial?

Peter J. Kuhn, Carol McAusland

revised version published as 'Consumers and the brain drain: Product and process design and the gains from emigration' in: Journal of International Economics, 2009, 78 (2), 287–291

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2353

When Knowledge Is an Asset: Explaining the Organizational Structure of Large Law Firms

James B. Rebitzer, Lowell J. Taylor

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2007, 25(2), 201-229

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1298

Delegation of Authority as an Optimal (In)complete Contract

Andreas Roider

revised version published in: Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 2006, 162(3), 391-411

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1202

Approval of Equal Rights and Gender Differences in Well-Being

Rafael Lalive, Alois Stutzer

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2010, 23 (3), 933-962