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Direct and indirect treatment effects : causal chains and mediation analysis with instrumental variables

Frölich, Markus; Huber, Martin - 2014

This paper discusses the nonparametric identification of causal direct and indirect effects of a binary treatment based on instrumental variables. We identify the indirect effect, which operates through a mediator (i.e. intermediate variable) that is situated on the causal path between the...

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The economics of first-contract mediation

Dobbelaere, Sabien; Luttens, Roland Iwan - 2013

This paper provides an economic foundation for non-binding mediation to stimulate first collective bargaining … agreements, as implemented in British Columbia since 1993. We show that the outcome of first-contract mediation is Pareto … profits under mediation coincide with the Owen values of the corresponding cooperative game with the coalitional structure …

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Arbitration and mediation : an economic perspective

Manzini, Paola; Mariotti, Marco - 2002

This paper deals with the effects that intermediation has on strategic behaviour in negotiations. To this end, we use the tools of game theory to analyse how different institutional settings can provide specific strategic incentives and thereby condition the outcome of negotiations. We...

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Lawyers as agents of the devil in a prisoner's dilemma game : evidence from long run play

Ashenfelter, Orley; Bloom, David E.; Dahl, Gordon B. - 2013

Do the parties in a typical dispute face incentives similar to those in the classic prisoner's dilemma game? In this paper, we explore whether the costs and benefits of legal representation are such that each party seeks legal representation in the hope of exploiting the other party, while...

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Cognitive ability and the mortality gradient by education : selection or mediation?

Bijwaard, Govert; Jones, Andrew M. - 2016

Large differences in mortality rates across those with different levels of education are a well- established fact. This association between mortality and education may partly be explained by confounding factors, including cognitive ability. Cognitive ability may also be affected by education so...

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The effect of early life health on later life home care use : the mediating role of household composition

Bijwaard, Govert; Alessie, Rob; Angelini, Viola - 2018

In this paper we estimate the effect of early life health on home care use later in life, and we analyse whether this effect is mediated through household composition. We use Dutch administrative data on men born in 1944-1947 who were examined for military service between 1961-1965 and we link...

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Does family background affect earnings through education? : a generalised approach to mediation analysis

Mendolia, Silvia; Siminski, Peter - 2016

, we propose a generalisation of statistical 'mediation analysis'. In our approach, the treatment and mediator can be …

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Habemus Papam? : polarization and conflict in the Papal States

Pino, Francisco; Vidal-Robert, Jordi - 2020

We study the effect of divisions within the elite on the probability of internal conflict in the Papal States between 1295 and 1846. We assemble a new database using information on cardinals that participated in conclaves during this period, and construct measures of polarization and...

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Universal Credit : welfare reform and mental health

Brewer, Mike; Dang, Thang; Tominey, Emma - 2022

The UK Universal Credit (UC) welfare reform simplified the benefits system whilst strongly incentivising a return to sustainable employment. Exploiting a staggered roll-out, we estimate the differential effect of entering unemployment under UC versus the former system on mental health. Groups...

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