Search Results - subject:"term length"

Term length and public finances: The case of U.S. governors

Klarin, Jonas - 2019

This paper studies how a politician's term length affects public finances. I test whether the gradual increase from two …

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Term length and public finances : the case of U.S. governors

Klarin, Jonas - 2019

This paper studies how a politician's term length affects public finances. I test whether the gradual increase from two …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012004033

The Long-Term Effects of Long Terms. Compulsory Schooling Reforms in Sweden

Karlsson, Martin; Schwarz, Nina; Fischer, Martin; … - 2018

increasing instructional time in Swedish primary school. The reforms extended the annual term length and compulsory schooling by … comparable amounts. We find striking differences in the effects of the two reforms: at 5%, the returns to the term length …

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The long-term effects of long terms: Compulsory schooling reforms in Sweden

Fischer, Martin; Karlsson, Martin; Nilsson, Therese; … - 2018

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The long-term effects of long terms : compulsory schooling reforms in Sweden

Fischer, Martin; Karlsson, Martin; Nilsson, Therese; … - 2018

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The long-term effects of long terms: Compulsory schooling reforms in Sweden

Fischer, Martin; Karlsson, Martin; Nilsson, Therese; … - 2017

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The Optimal Duration of Contracts

Poutvaara, Panu; Takalo, Tuomas; Wagener, Andreas - 2017

We study the optimal duration of contracts in a principal-agent framework with both moral hazard and adverse selection. Agents decide on a contract-specific and non-verifiable investment. Incentive compatibility requires that initial contracts, which serve to screen the ability of newly hired...

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