Mehmood et al. (2023) estimate the effect of Ramadan fasting hours on judicial decisions using case-level data from Pakistan and India. Using exogenous variation in fasting intensity due to the Islamic lunar calendar and latitude, the authors find that Muslim judges are significantly more likely...

Die Arbeit an den Festtagen zwischen den Jahren unterliegt zahlreichen unterschiedlichen Regelungen: Das Arbeitszeitgesetz regelt die Arbeit an den gesetzlichen Feiertagen. Heiligabend und Silvester sind keine gesetzlichen Feiertage, weswegen für diese Tage branchenspezifische tarifliche...

Fewer births occur on major US holidays than would otherwise be expected. We use California data to study the nature and health implications of this birth date manipulation. We document 18% fewer births on the day of and just after a holiday. Cesarean sections account for roughly half of the...

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Fewer births occur on major US holidays than would otherwise be expected. We use California data to study the nature and health implications of this birth date manipulation. We document 18% fewer births on the day of and just after a holiday. Cesarean sections account for roughly half of the...