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Practical Significance, Meta-Analysis and the Credibility of Economics

Stanley, T. D. - 2019

Recently, there has been much discussion about replicability and credibility. By integrating the full research record, increasing statistical power, reducing bias and enhancing credibility, meta-analysis is widely regarded as 'best evidence'. Through Monte Carlo simulation, closely calibrated on...

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What Do Field Experiments of Discrimination in Markets Tell Us? A Meta Analysis of Studies Conducted Since 2000

Rich, Judith - 2014

Sixty-seven field experiments of discrimination in markets conducted since 2000 across seventeen countries were surveyed. Significant and persistent discrimination was found on all bases in all markets. High levels of discrimination were recorded against ethnic groups, older workers, men...

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Lockdown Accounting

Gottlieb, Charles - 2020

We measure the effect of lockdown policies on employment and GDP across countries using individual- and sector-level data. Employment effects depend on the ability to work from home, which ranges from about half of total employment in rich countries to around 35% in poor countries. This gap...

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The Causal Effect of Parent's Schooling on Children's Schooling : A Comparison of Estimation Methods

Holmlund, Helena; Lindahl, Mikael; Plug, Erik J. S. - 2021

Recent studies that aim to estimate the causal link between the education of parents and their children provide evidence that is far from conclusive. This paper explores why. There are a number of possible explanations. One is that these studies rely on different data sources, gathered in...

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The Shift to Remote Work Lessens Wage-Growth Pressures

Barrero, Jose Maria; Bloom, Nicholas; Davis, Steven J.; … - 2022

The recent shift to remote work raised the amenity value of employment. As compensation adjusts to share the amenity-value gains with employers, wage-growth pressures moderate. We find empirical support for this mechanism in the wage-setting behavior of U.S. employers, and we develop novel...

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Working from Home During a Pandemic - A Discrete Choice Experiment in Poland

Lewandowski, Piotr; Lipowska, Katarzyna; Smoter, Mateusz - 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed working from home from a rarity to a widely adopted job amenity. We study workers' willingness to pay for working from home, and how it may be affected by subjective and objective assessments of COVID-19-related risks. We conducted a discrete choice...

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Who is Doing the Chores and Childcare in Dual-Earner Couples During the COVID-19 Era of Working from Home?

Pabilonia, Sabrina Wulff; Vernon, Victoria - 2022

In 2020, parents' work-from-home days increased fourfold following the initial COVID-19 pandemic lockdown period compared to 2015 2019. At the same time, many daycares closed, and the majority of public schools offered virtual or hybrid classrooms, increasing the demand for household-provided...

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Remote Work, Children's Health and the Racial Gap in Female Wages

Kouki, Amairisa; Sauer, Robert M. - 2022

This paper studies the racial gap in the female wage penalty to remote work. Using a temporary child health problem as a source of exogenous variation in the propensity to work from home, wage penalties reach 86 percent for black women and 77 percent for white women. Promotion bias, task...

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Telework and Time Use

Pabilonia, Sabrina Wulff; Vernon, Victoria - 2022

This chapter reviews the evidence on the relationship between telework and households' time allocation, drawing heavily … on the empirical evidence from time diary data, and discusses the implications of telework for workers' productivity …, wages, labor force participation, and well-being. Telework results in significant time savings for workers, as they reduce …

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Working from Home and the Willingness to Accept a Longer Commute

de Vos, Duco - 2017

It is generally found that workers are more inclined to accept a job that is located farther away from home if they have the ability to work from home one day a week or more (telecommuting). Such findings inform us about the effectiveness of telecommuting policies that try to alleviate...

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