IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3632

Minimizing Bias in Selection on Observables Estimators When Unconfoundness Fails

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. 3630

The Causal Effect of Parent's Schooling on Children's Schooling: A Comparison of Estimation Methods

Helena Holmlund, Mikael Lindahl, Erik Plug

published in: Journal of Economic Literature, 2011, 49 (3), 615-651, revised version available here

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3564

Selection Criteria and the Skill Composition of Immigrants: A Comparative Analysis of Australian and U.S. Employment Immigration

Guillermina Jasso, Mark R. Rosenzweig

published in: Jagdish Bhagwati and Gordon H. Hanson (eds.), Skilled Migration Today: Phenomenon, Prospects, Problems, Policies. New York: Oxford, 2009

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3558

Allocation of Labour in Urban West Africa: Implication for Development Policies

Ralitza Dimova, Christophe Jalil Nordman, François Roubaud

published as 'Allocation of Labor in Urban West Africa: Insights from the Pattern of Labor Supply and Skill Premiums' in: Review of Development Economics, 2010, 14 (1), 75 - 92

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3507

Discounting Financial Literacy: Time Preferences and Participation in Financial Education Programs

Stephan Meier, Charles Sprenger

revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2013, 95, 159–174

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3505

Self-Selection into Teaching: The Role of Teacher Education Institutions

Stefan Denzler, Stefan C. Wolter

published in: Cambridge Journal of Education, 2009, 39(4), 423-441

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3458

Selective Migration and Health

Timothy J. Halliday, Michael C. Kimmitt

published as: 'Selective Migration and Health in the USA, 1984 - 93' in: Population Studies, 2007, 61 (3), 321 - 334

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3446

Occupational Selection in Multilingual Labor Markets

Núria Quella, Silvio Rendon

published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2012, 33 (8), 918-937

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3427

Public Sector Pay Gap in France: New Evidence Using Panel Data

Olivier B. Bargain, Blaise Melly

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3330

On the Dynamics of Interstate Migration: Migration Costs and Self-Selection

Christian Bayer, Falko Juessen

published in: Review of Economic Dynamics, 2012, 15 (3), 377-401

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3295

Outside Income and Moral Hazard: The Elusive Quest for Good Politicians

Stefano Gagliarducci, Tommaso Nannicini, Paolo Naticchioni

published as 'Moonlighting Politicians' in: Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94 (9-10), 688-699

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3290

Sexual Orientation, Disclosure and Earnings

Erik Plug, Peter Berkhout

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3280

The Matching Method for Treatment Evaluation with Selective Participation and Ineligibles

Monica Costa Dias, Hidehiko Ichimura, Gerard J. van den Berg

revised version published as 'Treatment Evaluation With Selective Participation and Ineligibles' in: Journal of the American Statistical Association, 108(502) 2013, 441-455

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3268

Who Leaves and Who Returns? Deciphering Immigrant Self-Selection from a Developing Country

Randall K. Q. Akee

revised version published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2010, 58 (2), 323-344.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3245

Fertility Differences between Married and Cohabiting Couples: A Switching Regression Analysis

Junfu Zhang, Xue Song

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3229

Physicians' Multitasking and Incentives: Empirical Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Etienne Dumont, Bernard Fortin, Nicolas Jacquemet, Bruce S. Shearer

revised version published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2008, 27(6), 1436-1450

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3204