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On the size of sheepskin effects : a meta-analysis
Mora, Jhon James; Muro, Juan - 2015
, and continent are taken into account. The results also reveal the existence of a publication bias that tends to increase …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011379709
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On the relation between discounting of climate change and Edgeworth-Pareto substitutability
Kögel, Tomas - 2011 - Rev.
To justify substantial carbon emission reductions, recent literature on cost-benefit analysis of climate change suggests discounting environmental quality at a lower discount rate than the standard consumption discount rate. Recent literature also shows that a theoretical foundation for such a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008779644
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On the relation between discounting of climate change and Edgeworth-Pareto substitutability
Kögel, Tomas - 2009
To justify substantial carbon emission reductions, recent literature on cost-benefit analysis of climate change suggests discounting environmental quality at a lower discount rate than the standard consumption discount rate. Recent literature also shows that a theoretical foundation for such a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003846026
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Fixed-effect versus random-effects meta-analysis in economics : a study of pass-through rates for alcohol beverage excise taxes
Nelson, Jon Paul - 2020
selection bias using funnel plots and regression asymmetry tests. Fourth, threeprocedures are undertaken to reduce selection … bias: trim-and-fill; cumulative meta-analysis; and meta-regressions. Based on a variety of tests and procedures, three …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012140215
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A Monte Carlo analysis of alternative meta-analysis estimators in the presence of publication bias
Reed, W. Robert - 2015
"publication bias." This study uses Monte Carlo simulations to investigate the performance of five different MA estimators in the … presence of publication bias. The author considers two kinds of publication bias: publication bias directed against … statistically insignificant estimates, and publication bias directed against wrong-signed estimates. The experiments simulate two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011342104
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The relationship between social capital and self-reported health in China
Xue, Xindong; Mo, Erxiao; Reed, W. Robert - 2016
This paper uses the 2005 and 2006 China General Social Survey (CGSS) to study the relationship between social capital and self-reported health in China. It is the most comprehensive analysis of this subject to date, both in the sizes of the samples it analyses, in the number of social capital...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011489207
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Equal pay legislation and the gender wage gap : despite major efforts at equal pay legislation, gender pay inequality still exists in the developed economies : how can this be put...
Polachek, Solomon W. - 2014
Despite equal pay legislation dating back 50 years, American women still earn 22% less than their male counterparts. In the UK, with its Equal Pay Act of 1970, and France, which legislated in 1972, the gap is 21% and 17% respectively, and in Australia it remains around 17%. Interestingly, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011414112
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Bobos in paradise : urban politics and the new economy
Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2018
This paper provides some elements to explain the observed takeover in some urban areas of a new kind of elite associated with new economy jobs, also known as "bourgeois bohème" (bobos). This takeover has been associated with greater investment in urban amenities and "clean" means of transport,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011899203
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The challenges of linking survey and administrative data : combining survey and administrative data is growing in popularity, even though data access is still highly restricted
Künn, Steffen - 2015
Using administrative records data and survey data to enhance each other offers huge potential for scientific and policy-related research. Two recent changes have expanded the potential for creating such linked data: the improved availability of data sources and progress in data-matching...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011433837
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Replicating "Predicting the present with Google trends" by Hyunyoung Choi and Hal Varian (The Economic Record, 2012)
Coupé, Tom - 2018
In this paper, the author describes different ways in which one can replicate a paper and illustrate them by applying them to the study by Choi and Varian (Predicting the Present with Google Trends, The Economic Record 2012).
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011858297