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243 IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4424

Modelling Charitable Donations to an Unexpected Natural Disaster: Evidence from the U.S. Panel Study of Income Dynamics

Sarah Brown, Mark N. Harris, Karl Taylor

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2012, 84 (1), 97-110

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4379

A Microsimulation Approach to an Optimal Swedish Income Tax

Peter Ericson, Lennart Flood

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4315

Symbolic Values, Value Formation and Interpersonal Relations

Giacomo Corneo

published in: International Review of Economics, 2010, 57, 119-141

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4106

SWEtaxben: A Swedish Tax/Benefit Micro Simulation Model and an Evaluation of a Swedish Tax Reform

Peter Ericson, Lennart Flood, Roger Wahlberg

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4075

Unemployment and Finance: How Do Financial and Labour Market Factors Interact?

Donatella Gatti, Anne-Gaël Vaubourg

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4058

School Tracking and Development of Cognitive Skills

Tuomas Pekkarinen, Roope Uusitalo, Sari Pekkala Kerr

published in Journal of Labor Economics, 2013, 31 (3), 577-603.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3665

Can We Test for Bias in Scientific Peer-Review?

Andrew J. Oswald

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3401

What Are the Factors Behind Pay Settlements? Evidence from Spanish and British Data

Alberto Bayo-Moriones, Jose Enrique Galdon-Sanchez, Sara Martinez-de-Morentin

published as 'The Determinants of Pay Settlements. The Influence of the National Context' in: The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2013, 24 (3), 579-600

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. 3201

Inequalities Within Couples: Market Incomes and the Role of Taxes and Benefits in Europe

Francesco Figari, Herwig Immervoll, Horacio Levy, Holly Sutherland

revised version published in: Eastern Economic Journal, 2011, 37, 344-366

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3105

Market Characteristics, Intra-Firm Coordination, and the Choice of Human Resource Management Systems: Evidence from New Japanese Data

Takao Kato, Hideo Owan

published as 'Market characteristics, intra-firm coordination, and the choice of human resource management systems: Theory and evidence' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2011, 80 (3), 375-396

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2988

As SIMPL As That: Introducing a Tax-Benefit Microsimulation Model for Poland

Olivier B. Bargain, Leszek Morawski, Michal Myck, Mieczyslaw Socha

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2878

Birth Spacing, Fertility Selection and Child Survival: Analysis Using a Correlated Hazard Model

Pushkar Maitra, Sarmistha Pal

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2008, 27 (3), 690-705

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2451

Who Misvotes? The Effect of Differential Cognition Costs on Election Outcomes

Kelly Shue, Erzo F.P. Luttmer

published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2009, 1(1), 229-257

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2354

The Income of the Swedish Baby Boomers

Lennart Flood, N. Anders Klevmarken, Andreea Mitrut

published in A. Klevmarken and B. Lindgren (eds.), Simulating an Ageing Population. A microsimulation approach to Sweden, Contributions to Economic Analysis No 285, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Bingley, U.K. 2008

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2182

Peer Effects, Social Multipliers and Migrants at School: An International Comparison

Horst Entorf, Martina Lauk

published in: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2008, 34(4), 633-654

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2102

Market Power, Dismissal Threat and Rent Sharing: The Role of Insider and Outsider Forces in Wage Bargaining

Anabela Carneiro, Pedro Portugal

published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2008, 29 (1), 30-47

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2033

'Making Work Pay' in a Rationed Labour Market

Olivier B. Bargain, Marco Caliendo, Peter Haan, Kristian Orsini

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2010, 21 (1), 323-351

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2025

Beans for Breakfast? How Exportable Is the British Workfare Model?

Olivier B. Bargain, Kristian Orsini

revised version published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2006, 25, 165-198

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1932

Can Parents Afford to Work? Childcare Costs, Tax-Benefit Policies and Work Incentives

Herwig Immervoll, David Barber

updated and extended version published in: OECD (2007), Benefits and Wages: OECD Indicators

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1901

Does Educational Tracking Affect Performance and Inequality? Differences-in-Differences Evidence across Countries

Eric A. Hanushek, Ludger Woessmann

published in: Economic Journal, 2006, 116 (510), C63-C76

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1672

Exports and Labour Demand: Searching for Functional Structure in Multi-Output Multi-Skill Technologies

Bertrand Koebel

published in: Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 2006, 24 (1), 91-103

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1467

Does Work Pay in France? Monetary Incentives and the Guaranteed Minimum Income

Marc Gurgand, David N. Margolis

published as 'Does work pay in France? Monetary incentives, hours constraints, and the guaranteed minimum' in: Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92 (7), 1669-1697

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1445

In-Work Policies in Europe: Killing Two Birds with One Stone?

Olivier B. Bargain, Kristian Orsini

revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2006, 13 (6), 667-693

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1369

Shifting Perspectives in Pensions

Marek Góra, Edward Palmer

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1369

Shifting Perspectives in Pensions

Marek Góra, Edward Palmer

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1242

Institutions and Development: The Interaction between Trade Regime and Political System

Josef Falkinger, Volker Grossmann

published in: Journal of Economic Growth, 2005, 10 (3), 229-270

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1020

Profit Sharing, Credit Market Imperfections and Equilibrium Unemployment

Erkki Koskela, Rune Stenbacka

published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2004, 106 (4), 677-701

IZA Discussion Paper No. 935

Performance, Seniority and Wages: Formal Salary Systems and Individual Earnings Profiles

Thomas Dohmen

published in: Labour Economics, 2004, 11 (6), 741-763

IZA Discussion Paper No. 789

Recruitment and Pay at the Establishment Level: Gender Segregation and the Wage Gap in Portugal

José António Cabral Vieira, Ana Rute Cardoso, Miguel Portela

published as 'Gender segregation and the wage gap in Portugal: An analysis at the establishment level' in: Journal of Economic Inequality, 2005, 3 (2), 145-168

IZA Discussion Paper No. 699

Educational Track, Networks and Labor Market Outcomes

David N. Margolis, Véronique Simonnet

published in French as "Filières éducatives, réseaux et réussite professionnelle" in Economie et prévision, 2005164-165, 2005.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 656

The Impact of the Unemployment Benefit System on International Spillover Effects

Thomas Beissinger, Oliver Buesse

IZA Discussion Paper No. 505

Migration, Sozialstaat und Zuwanderungspolitik

Thomas K. Bauer

published in: Vierteljahreshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, 2002, 71(2), 249-271

IZA Discussion Paper No. 484

Institutional Effects in a Simple Model of Educational Production

John H. Bishop, Ludger Woessmann

published in: Education Economics, 2004, 12 (1), 17-38

IZA Discussion Paper No. 461

Welfare and Labor Earnings: An Evaluation of the Financial Gains to Work

Marc Gurgand, David N. Margolis

IZA Discussion Paper No. 425

Successful Apprenticeship-to-Work Transitions: On the Long-Term Change in Significance of the German School-Leaving Certificate

Felix Büchel

published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2002, 23 (5), 394-410

IZA Discussion Paper No. 388

Child Expenditure: The Role of Working Mothers, Lone Parents, Sibling Composition and Household Provision

Lisa Farrell, Michael A. Shields

published in: Canadian Journal of Economics, 2007, 40 (2), 445-467

IZA Discussion Paper No. 310

Human Capital Accumulation, Education and Earnings Inequality

Uwe Sunde

substantially revised version published as 'Human Capital Formation, Education and Earnings Inequality' in: Applied Economics Quarterly, 2008, 54(1), 7 - 26

IZA Discussion Paper No. 249

"Should I Pay for You or for Myself?" The Optimal Level and Composition of Retirement Benefit Systems

Bernard M. S. van Praag, Pedro Cardoso

IZA Discussion Paper No. 249

"Should I Pay for You or for Myself?" The Optimal Level and Composition of Retirement Benefit Systems

Bernard M. S. van Praag, Pedro Cardoso

IZA Discussion Paper No. 169

Immigration Policies and their Impact: The Case of New Zealand and Australia

Rainer Winkelmann

published in: Djajic, Slobodan (ed.), International Migration: Trends, Policies and Economic Impact, Routledge, 2001, 1-20

IZA Discussion Paper No. 120

Does Education Reduce Wage Inequality? Quantile Regressions Evidence from Fifteen European Countries