IZA Discussion Papers

published as 'The impact of co-national networks on asylum seekers' employment: Quasi-experimental evidence from Germany.' in: PLOS One, 2020, 15 (8), e0236996

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12891

Working Life and Human Capital Investment: Causal Evidence from Pension Reform

Niklas Gohl, Peter Haan, Elisabeth Kurz, Felix Weinhardt

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12868

Can Sanctuary Polices Reduce Domestic Violence?

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Monica Deza

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12784

Greater US Gun Ownership, Lethality and Murder Rates: Analysis and Policy Proposals

Maurice Schiff

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12555

September 11 and the Rise of Necessity Self-Employment among Mexican Immigrants

Chunbei Wang, Magnus Lofstrom

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12467

Air Pollution during Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes in Italy

Alessandro Palma, Inna Petrunyk, Daniela Vuri

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12344

Works Councils and Organizational Gender Policies in Germany

Uwe Jirjahn, Jens Mohrenweiser

revised version published in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2021, 59 (4), 1020-1048

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12272

Evaluating Welfare and Economic Effects of Raised Fertility

Krzysztof Makarski, Joanna Tyrowicz, Magda Malec

forthcoming in: Population and Development Review, 2019

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12227

Managing the Impact of Climate on Migration: Evidence from Mexico

Isabelle Chort, Maëlys de la Rupelle

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12140

A Field Experiment on Labor Market Speeddates for Unemployed Workers

Bas van der Klaauw, Lennart Ziegler

forthcoming in: Journal of Human Resources

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11923

Assortative Matching or Exclusionary Hiring? The Impact of Firm Policies on Racial Wage Differences in Brazil

Francois Gerard, Lorenzo Lagos, Edson R. Severnini, David Card

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11743

Do Laws Shape Attitudes? Evidence from Same-Sex Relationship Recognition Policies in Europe

Cevat Giray Aksoy, Christopher S. Carpenter, Ralph De Haas, Kevin Tran

revised version published in: European Economic Review, 2020, 124

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11577

The Signal of Applying for a Job under a Vacancy Referral Scheme

Eva Van Belle, Ralf Caers, Marijke De Couck, Valentina Di Stasio, Stijn Baert

revised version published in: Industrial Relations, 2019, 58 (2), 251 - 274

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11530

Just like a Woman? New Comparative Evidence on the Gender Income Gap across Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Niels-Hugo Blunch

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11511

Pension Policies in a Model with Endogenous Fertility

Giam Pietro Cipriani, Francesco Pascucci

published in: Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2020, 19 (1), 109-125

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11454

Nudging in Education

Mette Trier Damgaard, Helena Skyt Nielsen

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2018, 64, 313-342

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11354

City Size, Pollution and Emission Policies

Michael P. Pflüger

published in: Journal of Urban Economics 2021, 126, 103391

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11344

A Comparative Analysis of the Labour Market Performance of University-Educated Immigrants in Australia, Canada, and the United States: Does Policy Matter?

Andrew Clarke, Ana Ferrer, Mikal Skuterud

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11333

(The Struggle for) Refugee Integration into the Labour Market: Evidence from Europe

Francesco Fasani, Tommaso Frattini, Luigi Minale

forthcoming in: Journal of Economic Geography, 2021

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11324

Upward Income Mobility and Legislator Support for Education Policies

Luna Bellani, Vigile Marie Fabella

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11255

The Impact of Public Employment: Evidence from Bonn

Sascha O. Becker, Stephan Heblich, Daniel M. Sturm

published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2021, 122, article 103291

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11253

Why Does Emissions Trading under the EU ETS Not Affect Firms' Competitiveness? Empirical Findings from the Literature

Eugénie Joltreau, Katrin Sommerfeld

published in: Climate Policy, 2019, 19 (4), 453-471

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11109

The Education and Employment Effects of DACA, In-State Tuition and Financial Aid for Undocumented Immigrants

Lisa Dickson, T. H. Gindling, James Kitchin

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11092

Microdata for Social Sciences and Policy Evaluation as a Public Good

Ugo Trivellato

forthcoming in: Crato N. and P. Paruolo (Eds), Data-driven Policy Impact Evaluation: How Microdata is Transforming Policy Design, Springer, 2018

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10867

Assessing the Impact of a Minimum Income Scheme in the Basque Country

Sara de la Rica, Lucía Gorjón

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10642

The Dispersion of Bonus Payments within and between Firms

Christian Grund, Tanja Hofmann

published in: Journal of Business Economics, 2019, 89 (4), 417-445

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10614

Women's Homelessness: International Evidence on Causes, Consequences, Coping and Policies

Guy Johnson, David C. Ribar, Anna Zhu

published in: in Susan Averett, Laura Argys and Saul Hoffman (eds.), Oxford Handbook on the Economics of Women and the Economy, New York, Oxford University Press, 2018.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10613

Dynamic Skill Accumulation, Education Policies and the Return to Schooling

Christian Belzil, Jörgen Hansen, Xingfei Liu

published in: Quantitative Economics, 2017, 8 (3), 895-927

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10505

The Economic Consequences of Family Policies: Lessons from a Century of Legislation in High-Income Countries

Claudia Olivetti, Barbara Petrongolo

published in: Journal of Economic Perspectives 31: 205-230, 2016

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10455

Gender Disparities in Employment and Earnings in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Swaziland

Zuzana Brixiova, Thierry Kangoye

updated and substantially revised and rewritten version available as IZA DP No. 14350

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10150

Match or Mismatch? Automatic Admissions and College Preferences of Low- and High-Income Students

Jane Arnold Lincove, Kalena E. Cortes

published in: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2019, 41(1), 98-123

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10143

Mapping Experiences and Research about Unaccompanied Refugee Minors in Sweden and Other Countries

Aycan Celikaksoy, Eskil Wadensjö

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10143

Mapping Experiences and Research about Unaccompanied Refugee Minors in Sweden and Other Countries

Aycan Celikaksoy, Eskil Wadensjö

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9966

Evaluating Labour Market Policy

Werner Eichhorst, Regina Konle-Seidl

published in: Bent Greve (ed.), Handbook of Social Policy Evaluation, 2017, Chapter 18

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9939

When Can Experimental Evidence Mislead? A Re-Assessment of Canada's Self Sufficiency Project

Chris Riddell, W. Craig Riddell

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9904

Equal but Inequitable: Who Benefits from Gender-Neutral Tenure Clock Stopping Policies?

Heather Antecol, Kelly Bedard, Jenna Stearns

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9836

Education as a Tool for the Economic Integration of Migrants

Maria De Paola, Giorgio Brunello

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9786

Job-Search Periods for Welfare Applicants: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment

Jonneke Bolhaar, Nadine Ketel, Bas van der Klaauw

published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2019, 11(1), 92-125

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9627

Is There a Rationale to Contact the Unemployed Right from the Start? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

Bert van Landeghem, Frank Cörvers, Andries de Grip

published in: Labour Economics, 2017, 45, 158-168

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9598

Can Admissions Percent Plans Lead to Better Collegiate Fit for Minority Students?

Kalena E. Cortes, Jane Arnold Lincove

published in: American Economic Review, May 2016, 106(5): 348-354

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9550

The Impact of Family Friendly Policies in Spain and their Use throughout the Business Cycle

Sara de la Rica, Lucía Gorjón

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9538

Can Selective Immigration Policies Reduce Migrants' Quality?

Simone Bertoli, Vianney Dequiedt, Yves Zenou

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2016, 119, 100-109

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9488

Youth Unemployment and Active Labor Market Policies in Europe

Marco Caliendo, Ricarda Schmidl

published in: IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2016, 5 (1), 1-30

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9365

Are Public or Private Providers of Employment Services More Effective? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment

Kai Rehwald, Michael Rosholm, Michael Svarer

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9298

The Effectiveness of Fiscal Stimuli for Working Parents

Henk-Wim de Boer, Egbert L. W. Jongen, Jan Kabátek

published in: Labour Economics, 2022, 76, 102152

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9188

The French Productivity Puzzle

Philippe Askenazy, Christine Erhel

published in: Ph. Askenazy et al. (eds), Productivity Puzzles Across Europe, Oxford: OUP, 2016.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9115

Did the Intergenerational Solidarity Pact Increase the Employment Rate of Older Workers in Belgium? A Macro-Econometric Evaluation

Muriel Dejemeppe, Catherine Smith, Bruno Van der Linden

published in: IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2015, 4 (17)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9111

Mandatory Volunteer Work as Fair Reciprocity for Unemployment and Social Benefits?

Lex Veldboer, Reinout Kleinhans, Maarten van Ham

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9016

On the Potential Interaction Between Labour Market Institutions and Immigration Policies

Claudia Cigagna, Giovanni Sulis

published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2015, 36(4), 441 - 468

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8774

Capital Account Policies, IMF Programs and Growth in Developing Regions

Zorobabel Bicaba, Zuzana Brixiova, Mthuli Ncube

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8763

Reducing Binge Drinking? The Effect of a Ban on Late-Night Off-Premise Alcohol Sales on Alcohol-Related Hospital Stays in Germany

Jan Marcus, Thomas Siedler

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 123, 55-77

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8717

Matthew Runs Amok: The Belgian Service Voucher Scheme

Ive Marx, Dieter Vandelannoote

published in: Carbonnier, C. and N. Morel (eds.), The political economy of household services in Europe, Palgrave MacMillan, 2015

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8454

Employment and Earnings Effects of Awarding Training Vouchers in Germany

Annabelle Doerr, Bernd Fitzenberger, Thomas Kruppe, Marie Paul, Anthony Strittmatter

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8297

Workplace Health Promotion and Labour Market Performance of Employees

Martin Huber, Michael Lechner, Conny Wunsch

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2015,43, 170-189

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8222

Educational Policies and Income Inequality

Daniele Checchi, Herman G. van de Werfhorst

published in Socio-Economic Review 2017: 1-25

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8192

Skills and Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa: Analysis with Evidence from Swaziland

Zuzana Brixiova, Mthuli Ncube, Zorobabel Bicaba

revised version published in: World Development, 2015, 67 (3), 11 - 26

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8012

Key Players in Co-Offending Networks

Matthew J. Lindquist, Yves Zenou

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7971

The IZA Evaluation Dataset Survey: A Scientific Use File

Patrick Arni, Marco Caliendo, Steffen Künn, Klaus F. Zimmermann

revised version published in: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2014, 3 (6), 1-20

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7800

Incentive Pay and Performance: Insider Econometrics in a Multi-Unit Firm

Hein Bogaard, Jan Svejnar

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7777

Distributional Effects of Macroeconomic Policy Choices in Emerging Market Economies

Eswar Prasad

published in: IMF Economic Review, 2014, 62 (3), 409-429

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7735

People, Places and Public Policy: Some Simple Welfare Economics of Local Economic Development Programs

Patrick Kline, Enrico Moretti

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7467

Youth Employment in Africa: New Evidence and Policies from Swaziland

Zuzana Brixiova, Thierry Kangoye

published in: M. A. Malo and D. Sciulli (eds.), Disadvantaged Workers: Empirical Evidence and Labour Policies, AIEL Series in Labour Economics, Springer, 2014

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7437

Should We Increase Instruction Time in Low Achieving Schools? Evidence from Southern Italy

Erich Battistin, Elena Claudia Meroni

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2016, 55, 39-56

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7414

The Paradox of Redistribution Revisited: And That It May Rest in Peace?

Ive Marx, Lina Salanauskaite, Gerlinde Verbist

revised version published in: Social Forces, 2016, 95 (1), 1-24

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7357

Smoking, Income and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from Smoking Bans

Abel Brodeur

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7234

Happiness, Growth, and Public Policy

Richard A. Easterlin

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7223

China's High Saving Puzzle

Guonan Ma, Dennis T. Yang

published in: Shenggen Fan, Ravi Kanbur, Shnag-Yin Wei and Xiaobo Zhang (eds): Oxford Companion to the Economics of China, 2014, 190-193

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7204

UK Households' Carbon Footprint: A Comparison of the Association between Household Characteristics and Emissions from Home Energy, Transport and Other Goods and Services

Milena Buchs, Sylke V. Schnepf

revised version published as 'Who emits most? An analysis of UK households' CO2 emissions and their association with socio-economic factors' in: Ecological Economics, 2013, 90, 114-123

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7177

Smoking Bans, Cigarette Prices and Life Satisfaction

Reto Odermatt, Alois Stutzer

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2015, 44, 176-194

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7094

Visa Policies, Networks and the Cliff at the Border

Simone Bertoli, Jesús Fernández-Huertas Moraga

revised version published as 'The Size of the Cliff at the Border' in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2015, 51, 1-6

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6964

Aggregate Savings and External Imbalances in China

Dennis T. Yang

published in: Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2012, 26 (4), 125–146.