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Framing Effects in Political Decision Making: Evidence From a Natural Voting Experiment

Bütler, Monika; Maréchal, Michel André - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

on this unique natural experiment, the existence of emphasis framing effects is tested for and their determinants are …

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Targeted Remedial Education for Underperforming Teenagers: Costs and Benefits

Lavy, Victor; Schlosser, Analia - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

There is renewed interest in ways to enhance secondary education, especially among disadvantaged students. This study evaluates the short-term effects of a remedial education programme that provided additional instruction to under-performing high school students in Israel. The programme targeted...

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The Deterrent Effects of Prison: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Drago, Francesco; Galbiati, Roberto; Vertova, Pietro - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

In this paper we test for the theory of deterrence. We exploit the natural experiment provided by the Collective …

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Working for God?

Reinikka, Ritva; Svensson, Jakob - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

altruistic (religious) concerns and that these preferences matter quantitatively. Second, we exploit a near natural experiment in …

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Immigrating to Opportunity: Estimating the Effect of School Quality Using a Natural Experiment on Ethiopians in Israel

Gould, Eric D; Lavy, Victor; Paserman, M. Daniele - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

essentially random fashion to absorption centres across the country. This quasi-random assignment produced a natural experiment …

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Demand for Education and Labour Market Outcomes: Lessons from the Abolition of Compulsory Conscription in France

Maurin, Eric; Xenogiani, Theodora - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

In this paper we examine the effects of the abolition of the compulsory conscription in France on the demand for …. In contrast, the reform had no significant effect on the demand for education for women nor for men of high socio …-economic background. We use this exogenous variation in the demand for education to estimate the effect of education on wages as well as …

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How Important is Access to Jobs? Old Question - Improved Answer

Aslund, Olof; Östh, John; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

We study the impact of job proximity on individual employment and earnings. The analysis exploits a Swedish refugee dispersal policy to get exogenous variation in individual locations. Using very detailed data on the exact location of all residences and workplaces in Sweden, we find that having...

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For an Olive Wreath? Olympic Games and Anticipation Effects in Macroeconomics

Brückner, Markus; Pappa, Evi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

The hosting and bidding for the Olympic Games is a natural experiment to test for anticipation effects in …

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Schooling and Youth Mortality: Learning from a Mass Military Exemption

Cipollone, Piero; Rosolia, Alfonso - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

We examine the relationship between education and mortality in a young population of Italian males. In 1981 several cohorts of young men from specific southern towns were unexpectedly exempted from compulsory military service after a major quake hit the region. Comparisons of exempt cohorts from...

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How Wages and Employment Adjust to Trade Liberalization: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Austria

Brülhart, Marius; Carrère, Céline; Trionfetti, Federico - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

experiment provided by the opening of Central and Eastern European markets after the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1990. Using data …

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