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Nonparametric Identification and Estimation of Finite Mixture Models of Dynamic Discrete Choices

Kasahara, Hiroyuko; Shimotsu, Katsumi - 2006

In dynamic discrete choice analysis, controlling for unobserved heterogeneity is an important issue, and finite mixture models provide flexible ways to account for unobserved heterogeneity. This paper studies nonparametric identifiability of type probabilities and type-specific component...

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14.661 Labor Economics I, Fall 2006

Pischke, Jorn-Steffen; Angrist, Joshua - 2006

Neoclassical analysis of the labor market and its institutions. A systematic development of the theory of labor supply, labor demand, and human capital. Topics discussed also include wage and employment determination, turnover, search, immigration, unemployment, equalizing differences, and...

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Essays on crime and search frictions

Engelhardt, Bryan - 2008

search and matching model of the labor market. All workers, irrespective of their labor force status can commit crimes and …

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Determination of the optimal number of strata for bias reduction in propensity score matching.

Akers, Allen - 2010

Previous research implementing stratification on the propensity score has generally relied on using five strata, based on prior theoretical groundwork and minimal empirical evidence as to the suitability of quintiles to adequately reduce bias in all cases and across all sample sizes. This study...

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Three Essays on Semiparametric Methods for the Evaluation of Social Programs.

Busso, Matias - 2008

properties of several semiparametric estimators of average treatment effects, including IPW, matching and double robust …

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Sequential Pre-Marital Investment Games: Implications for Unemployment

Boudreau, James W. - 2008

Agents on the same side of a two-sided matching market (such as the marriage or labor market) compete with each other … generally occur prior to matching, this activity has come to be known in recent literature (Peters, 2007) as pre … matching game in which one side of the market invests first, followed by the other. Interpreting the first group of agents as …

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Dual employment protection legislation : a framework for analysis

Dolado Lobregad, Juan José; Jansen, Marcel; Jimeno … - 2005

In many countries, Employment Protection Legislation (EPL) establishes different regulations for certain groups of workers who face more disadvantages in the labor market (young workers, women, unskilled workers, etc.) with the aim of improving their employability. Well-known examples are the...

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L’IMPACT DU CAPITAL HUMAIN SUR LA PRODUCTIVITE AGRICOLE AU BURKINA FASO

Theophile, Kabore - 2010

matching utilisé habituellement pour évaluer l’impact de politique sur une population donnée a été utilisée comme méthode d … Score Matching usually used to estimate the impact of social or economic policies on target groups. By the matching method …

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Macroeconomic and institutional determinants of stock market development in MENA region: new results from a panel data analysis

Cherif, Monther; Gazdar, Kaothar - 2010

This paper provides new evidence on the influence of macroeconomic environment and institutional quality on stock market development, using data from 14 MENA countries over the period of 1990-2007. Using both panel data and instrumental variable techniques, we find that income level, saving...

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Whale-watching and Herring Fishing: Joint or Independent Production?

Lee, Min-Yang A. - 2008

The effects of "localized depletion" of a pelagic fishery (herring) on a non-extractive marine activity (tourism) are investigated. Proponents of the localized depletion theory claim that intense fishing effort can lead to areas that are unsuitable for predators like tuna, groundfish, and...

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