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In this paper, we take a comprehensive and multidisciplinary look at terrorism sentencing decisions over a 17-year period, between September 2001 when the ATA was first conceived of and September 2018. In so doing, we first offer an empirical analysis of the sentences for all terrorism offenses...
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and when adoption is staggered over time, and discuss estimation and inference in each of these cases. We introduce the …, inference, and visualization of results. …
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practical considerations for its estimation. We describe a Stata command eventdd that allows for simple estimation, inference …
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This paper investigates the finite sample properties of a range of inference methods for propensity score …
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estimation and inference procedures for both actual and counterfactual growth incidence curves, based on general functions of the … test statistics of interest for those general functions, and proposes resampling methods to implement inference in practice …
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The increasing use of online labour platforms as intermediaries for finding work – known as crowdwork or gig work – is a new form of 'hybrid' (solo)self-employment that hinges on the borders of dependent and self-employment. In this study we use a novel international dataset of online...
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We examine how informational frictions impact schooling and work outcomes. To do so, we estimate a dynamic structural model where individuals face uncertainty about their academic ability and productivity, which respectively determine their schooling utility and wages. Our framework accounts for...
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district-level data on the incidence of various types of crime with a nationally representative survey on learning achievement … the crime-learning gradient. We show that an increase in violent crime is associated with lower achievement in reading and … math, while non-violent crimes have no discernible correlation with learning outcomes. The effects are short-lived, driven …
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In this paper we test the Rational Expectations hypothesis using longitudinal data on expectations and realizations of individual welfare for East Germans in the years following reunification. German reunification was unexpected and delivered a large shock to the future prospects of the...
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Economists traditionally tackle normative problems by computing optimal policy, i.e. the one that maximizes a social welfare function. In practice, however, a succession of marginal changes to a limited number of policy instruments are implemented, until no further improvement is feasible. I...
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