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66 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17857
Protection for Whom? The Political Economy of Protective Labor Laws for Women
Matthias Doepke, Hanno Foerster, Anne Hannusch, Michèle Tertilt
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17009
Young versus Old Politicians in Local Politics
Thushyanthan Baskaran, Zohal Hessami, Sebastian Schirner
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2024, 225, 88-106
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17007
Ideological Alignment and Evidence-Based Policy Adoption
Jorge Garcia-Hombrados, Marcel Jansen, Ángel Martínez, Berkay Özcan, Pedro Rey-Biel, Antonio Roldán-Monés
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16873
An Optimal Allocation of Asylum Seekers
Oded Stark, Grzegorz Kosiorowski
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2024, 220, 1 - 11
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16275
Policy Diffusion through Elections
Hitoshi Shigeoka, Yasutora Watanabe
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16059
Why Do Labor Unions Advocate for Minimum Wage Increases?
Jeffrey Clemens, Michael R. Strain
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16014
Does Policy Advocacy Generate Good PR? Evidence from Labor Unions and Minimum Wages
Jeffrey Clemens, Michael R. Strain
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15983
Women in Political Bodies as Policymakers
Thushyanthan Baskaran, Zohal Hessami
published online in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 24 July 2023
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15685
The Minimum Wage and Union Membership among Minimum Wage Workers: Why Do Unions Advocate for Minimum Wage Increases?
Jeffrey Clemens, Michael R. Strain
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15509
Political Selection When Uncertainty Is High
Thushyanthan Baskaran, Zohal Hessami, Temurbek Khasanboev
published in: Kyklos, 2023, 145, 76 (2), 161-178
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15484
Did the Nation-Wide Implementation of e-FMS in MGNREGS Result in Reduced Expenditures? A Re-Examination of the Evidence
Deepti Goel, J. V. Meenakshi, Zaeen De Souza
published as 'Did the nationwide implementation of electronic fund management in the Indian employment guarantee scheme result in reduced expenditures? A re-examination of the evidence' in: Review of Development Economics, 2024, 28 (4), 1994-2013
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14981
The Gender Recontest Gap in Elections
Thushyanthan Baskaran, Zohal Hessami
published in: European Economic Review, 2022, 145, 104111
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14929
COVID-19 Government Responses to Labour Market Disruptions and Economic Impacts: The New Zealand Model
Sholeh A. Maani
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13464
School Choice Design, Risk Aversion, and Cardinal Segregation
Caterina Calsamiglia, Francisco Martínez-Mora, Antonio Miralles
published in: Economic Journal, 2021, 131 (635), 1081–1104
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13427
Public Attention and Policy Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic
Cevat Giray Aksoy, Michael Ganslmeier, Panu Poutvaara
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13125
Female Political Representation and Substantive Effects on Policies: A Literature Review
Zohal Hessami, Mariana Lopes da Fonseca
published in: European Journal of Political Economy, 2020, 63, 101896
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12516
Symbolism Matters: The Effect of Same-Sex Marriage Legalization on Partnership Stability
Shuai Chen, Jan C. van Ours
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 178, 44-58.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12399
Overstrained Citizens? The Number of Ballot Propositions and the Quality of the Decision Process in Direct Democracy
Alois Stutzer, Michael Baltensperger, Armando N. Meier
published in: European Journal of Political Economy, 2019, 59, 483-500
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11967
A Pigouvian Approach to Congestion in Matching Markets
Yinghua He, Thierry Magnac
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11782
Economic Integration and State Capacity: Evidence from the Eastern Enlargement of the European Union
Laszlo Bruszt, Nauro F. Campos
published as 'Economic Integration and State Capacity' in: Journal of Institutional Economics, 2019, 15 (3). 449-468.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11665
Narratives, Imperatives, and Moral Reasoning
Roland Benabou, Armin Falk, Jean Tirole
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11596
Women Legislators and Economic Performance
Thushyanthan Baskaran, Sonia R. Bhalotra, Brian Min, Yogesh Uppal
revised version published in: Journal of Economic Growth, 2024, 29, 151–214
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11446
A Community Based Program Promotes Sanitation
María Laura Alzúa, Habiba Djebbari, Amy J. Pickering
published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2020, 62 (3), 357–390
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11096
Reluctant to Reform? A Note on Risk-Loving Politicians and Bureaucrats
Tobias Thomas, Moritz Heß, Gert G. Wagner
published in: Review of Economics (Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftswissenschaften), 2017, 68 (3), 167-179
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11093
Efficiency Consequences of Affirmative Action in Politics: Evidence from India
Sabyasachi Das, Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay, Rajas Saroy
published as 'Does Affirmative Action in Politics hinder Performance? Evidence from India' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2023, 214, 370-405
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9820
Estimating the Size of the Shadow Economy: Methods, Problems and Open Questions
Friedrich Schneider, Andreas Buehn
published as 'Shadow Economy: Estimation Methods, Problems, Results and Open questions' in: Open Economics, 2018, 1, 1-29
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9658
Are Men Given Priority for Top Jobs? Investigating the Glass Ceiling in the Italian Academia
Maria De Paola, Michela Ponzo, Vincenzo Scoppa
published in: Journal of Human Capital, 2018, Vol. 12, No. 3: 475-503.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9113
Trial and Error? Reelection Concerns and Policy Experimentation during the U.S. Welfare Reform
Andreas Bernecker, Pierre C. Boyer, Christina Gathmann
revised version published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2021, 13 (2), 26-57
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8859
Gender Differences in Attitudes Towards Competition: Evidence from the Italian Scientific Qualification
Maria De Paola, Michela Ponzo, Vincenzo Scoppa
published as 'Gender differences in the propensity to apply for promotion: evidence from the Italian Scientific Qualification' in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2017, 69 (5), 986 - 1009.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8278
The Shadow Economy and Shadow Labor Force: A Survey of Recent Developments
Friedrich Schneider
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8102
Candidates' Quality and Electoral Participation: Evidence from Italian Municipal Elections
Marco Alberto De Benedetto, Maria De Paola
published as 'Candidates' Education and Turnout: Evidence from Italian Municipal Elections' in: German Economic Review, 2017, 18 (1), 22 - 50
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8094
Does Corruption Promote Emigration? An Empirical Examination
Arusha Cooray, Friedrich Schneider
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2016, 29 (1), 293 - 310
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7612
The Impact of Incumbency on Turnout: Evidence from Italian Municipalities
Marco Alberto De Benedetto, Maria De Paola
published in: Electoral Studies, 2016, 44, 98-108
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7481
Crisis, Response and Distributional Impact: The Case of Ireland
Tim Callan, Brian Nolan, Claire Keane, Michael Savage, John R. Walsh
published in: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2014, 3:9
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7445
The Price of Warm Glow
Andrew Lilley, Robert Slonim
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2014, 114, 58-74
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7031
The Efficacy and Efforts of Interest Groups in Post Elections Policy Formation
Gil S. Epstein, Yosef Mealem, Shmuel Nitzan
published in: Economics of Governance, 2013, 14(1), 77-105
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. 6775
Monetary Commitment and Structural Reforms: A Dynamic Panel Analysis for Transition Economies
Ansgar H. Belke, Lukas Vogel
published in: International Economics and Economic Policy, 2015, 12 (3), 375-392
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6423
The Shadow Economy and Work in the Shadow: What Do We (Not) Know?
Friedrich Schneider
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5769
The Shadow Economy and Shadow Economy Labor Force: What Do We (Not) Know?
Friedrich Schneider
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5382
Local Electoral Incentives and Decentralized Program Performance
Alain de Janvry, Frederico S. Finan, Elisabeth Sadoulet
published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2012, 94 (3), 672 - 685
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5301
Empirical Welfare Analysis in Random Utility Models of Labour Supply
André Decoster, Peter Haan
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4570
Individual and Corporate Social Responsibility
Roland Benabou, Jean Tirole
published in Economica, 2010, 77 (305) , 1-19.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4182
Corruption and the Shadow Economy: A Structural Equation Model Approach
Andreas Buehn, Friedrich Schneider
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4181
The Efficient and Fair Approval of "Multiple-Cost - Single-Benefit" Projects under Unilateral Information
Nava Kahana, Yosef Mealem, Shmuel Nitzan
published in: Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2009, 11 (6), 947 - 960
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4179
Optimal Family Policy in the Presence of Moral Hazard, When the Quantity and Quality of Children Are Stochastic
Alessandro Cigno, Annalisa Luporini
published in: CESifo Economic Studies, 2011, 57 (2), 349-364
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3777
Determinants of Historic and Cultural Landmark Designation: Why We Preserve What We Preserve
Douglas S. Noonan, Douglas J. Krupka
revised version published in: Journal of Cultural Economics, 2010, 34 (1), 1-26
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3411
Motivating Politicians: The Impacts of Monetary Incentives on Quality and Performance
Claudio Ferraz, Frederico S. Finan
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3348
Electoral Rules and Politicians’ Behavior: A Micro Test
Stefano Gagliarducci, Tommaso Nannicini, Paolo Naticchioni
published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2011, 3 (3), 144-174
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3306
MIMIC Models, Cointegration and Error Correction: An Application to the French Shadow Economy
Andreas Buehn, Friedrich Schneider
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3261
Telling the Truth May Not Pay Off: An Empirical Study of Centralised University Admissions in Germany
Sebastian Till Braun, Nadja Dwenger, Dorothea Kübler
published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy: Advances in Economic Analysis and Policy, 2010, 10 (1), Article 22
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2843
Electoral Accountability and Corruption in Local Governments: Evidence from Audit Reports
Claudio Ferraz, Frederico S. Finan
published in: American Economic Review, 2011, 101 (4), 1274-1311
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2836
Exposing Corrupt Politicians: The Effects of Brazil’s Publicly Released Audits on Electoral Outcomes
Claudio Ferraz, Frederico S. Finan
published in: Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2008, 123 (2), 703-745
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2563
Shadow Economy, Tax Morale, Governance and Institutional Quality: A Panel Analysis
Benno Torgler, Friedrich Schneider
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2547
Instability of the Eurozone? On Monetary Policy, House Prices and Labor Market Reforms
Ansgar H. Belke, Daniel Gros
published in: in: Heise, Michael, Tilly, Richard, Welfens, Paul J.J. (eds.), Integration, Financial Markets and Innovations – 50 Years of EU Dynamics, 2007, 75-108.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2541
The Impact of Tax Morale and Institutional Quality on the Shadow Economy
Benno Torgler, Friedrich Schneider
published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2009, 30 (2), 228-245
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2315
Shadow Economies and Corruption All Over the World: What Do We Really Know?
Friedrich Schneider
published in: Economies: The Open-Access, Open-Assesment E-Journal, 2007, 1
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2116
Wage Rigidity or Fiscal Redistribution? The Unemployment Bias of Time Consistent Redistributive Policies
Etienne Lehmann
revised version published as 'Manon Domingues dos santos and Etienne Lehmann, 'Wage Rigidity or Fiscal Redistribution: The credibility Issue' in: Economics Bulletin, 2012, 32 (4), 2801-2807
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1798
Structural Reforms and the Exchange Rate Regime: A Panel Analysis for the World versus OECD Countries
Ansgar H. Belke, Bernhard Herz, Lukas Vogel
published in: International Finance, 2006, 9 (3), 317-342
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1570
Minimum Wage or Negative Income Tax: Why Skilled Workers May Favor Wage Rigidities
Maya Bacache-Beauvallet, Etienne Lehmann
published as 'Minimum wage or negative income tax: why skilled workers may favor wage rigidities' in: Spanish Economic Review, 2008, 10 (1), 63-81
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1478
Education, Redistributive Taxation and Confidence
Kai A. Konrad, Amedeo Spadaro
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90(1-2), 171-188
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1431
The Size of the Shadow Economies of 145 Countries all over the World: First Results over the Period 1999 to 2003
Friedrich Schneider
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2007, 20 (3), 495 - 526
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1043
Shadow Economies around the World: What Do We Know?
Friedrich Schneider, Robert Klinglmair
published in: European Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 21 (3), 598-642
IZA Discussion Paper No. 793
Foreign Direct Investment, Labour Market Regulation and Self-Interested Governments
Tapio K. Palokangas
revised version published as "Investment, Expropriation and Unionization" in: Economics of Governance, 2009, 10 (1), 27-42
IZA Discussion Paper No. 514
The Size and Development of the Shadow Economies of 22 Transition and 21 OECD Countries
Friedrich Schneider
IZA Discussion Paper No. 26
Increasing Shadow Economies all over the World - Fiction or Reality?
Dominik Enste, Friedrich Schneider
published in: Journal of Economic Literature, 2000, 38 (1), 77-114
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