In October 2003, a new flight regime was introduced at Zurich airport that significantly changed the levels of noise pollution in surrounding communities. We investigate the impact of the new flight policy on apartment prices using a hedonic price model and a non-linear difference-in-differences...

Previous findings from experimental and non-experimental studies have demonstrated that teachers differ in their effectiveness. In addition, evidence from non-experimental studies has indicated that teacher effects can last up to five years. This study used high-quality data from a four-year...

In this paper a statistical model combining duration of search for an ap­prentice vacancy and choice of entering a training programme aiming at help­ing students finding an vacancy is presented. Using conventional duration models yields a negative effect on durations of search from the...

The main stumbling block in estimating credible empirical models of appliance purchase decisions is the lack of suitable data. Appliance choice studies typically merely identify the relationships between appliance stocks and current home occupiers, and have little value for understanding the...

This study examines the effect of research and development subsidies on the private funding of R&D in France. We address this issue from the annual R&D survey over 1985-1997, which provides information about the R&D subsidies given by all the ministries to the firms having at least one full-time...

In this paper a statistical model combining duration of search for an ap­prentice vacancy and choice of entering a training programme aiming at help­ing students finding an vacancy is presented. Using conventional duration models yields a negative effect on durations of search from the...