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Economic Pluralism in the Study of Wage Discrimination : A Note

Drydakis, Nick - 2018

Economic pluralism proposes that economists and social planners should consider alternative theories to establish a … generate discriminatory wages. Each cause deserves corresponding policy action. Given pluralism, wage discrimination might be … relations towards minority workers. Pluralism might be jeopardised if there is a limited desire to engage with less …

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A Complete Framework for Model-Free Difference-in-Differences Estimation

Henderson, Daniel J.; Sperlich, Stefan - 2022

We propose a complete framework for model-free difference-in-differences analysis with covariates, where model-free means data-driven, in particular nonparametric estimation and testing, variable and scale choice. We start with searching for the preferred data setup by simultaneously choosing...

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Writing Tips for Crafting Effective Economics Research Papers 2023-2024 Edition

Nikolov, Plamen - 2023

This paper aims to provide insights for those who value careful, precise communication to draft effective economics papers. It is designed to be a helpful and convenient guide, which is divided into well-defined, thought-provoking sections

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How Prediction Markets Can Save Event Studies

Snowberg, Erik - 2011

This review paper articulates the relationship between prediction market data and event studies, with a special focus on applications in political economy. Event studies have been used to address a variety of political economy questions ﾖ from the economic effects of party control of...

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The Rapid Evolution of Homo Economicus : Brief Exposure to Neoclassical Assumptions Increases Self-Interested Behavior

Ifcher, John - 2016

Economics students have been shown to exhibit more selfishness than other students. Because the literature identifies the impact of long-term exposure to economics instruction (e.g., taking a course), it cannot isolate the specific course content responsible; nor can selection, peer effects, or...

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Pay and Job Rank Amongst Academic Economists in the UK : Is Gender Relevant?

Mumford, Karen - 2019

This article presents and explores a rich new data source to analyse the determinants of pay and job rank amongst academic Economists in the UK. Characteristics associated with individual productivity and workplace features are found to be important determinants of the relative wage and...

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Integrating Gender into a Labor Economics Class

Strenio, Jacqueline; Rodgers, Yana - 2023

This article argues that a systematic integration of gender into labor economics courses based on standard textbooks is both beneficial and straightforward. An undergraduate course in labor economics presents an ideal opportunity to introduce students to the importance of gender differences in...

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The Educational Achievement of Pupils with Immigrant and Native Mothers : Evidence from Taiwan

Lin, Eric S. - 2015

This paper takes advantage of the Taiwan Assessment of Student Achievement data set to empirically evaluate whether the test score differentials between pupils with immigrant and native mothers are substantial across subjects, grades and years.Our results show that there exist test score...

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Why Develop Open Source Software?The Role of Non-Pecuniary Benefits,Monetary Rewards and Open Source Licence Type

Sauer, Robert M. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

A review of the basic theory of optimal open-source software contributions points to three keyfactors affecting supply: non-pecuniary benefits, future expected monetary returns, and opensourcelicence type...

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Errors in Self-Reported Earnings:The Role of Previous Earnings Volatility

Akee, Randall K. Q. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

.Additionally the error is not classical in nature - I find evidence for mean reversion in thedata. Using previous annual earnings …

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