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Title: Car mechanics in the lab : investigating the behavior of real experts on experimental markets for credence goods Author(s): BECK, Adrian; KERSCHBAMER, Rudolf; QIU, Jianying; SUTTER, Matthias Date: 2014 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 2014/02 Abstract: Credence goods, such as car repairs or medical services, are characterized by severe informational asymmetries between sellers and consumers, leading to fraud in the form of provision of insufficient service (undertreatment), ...

Title: Career Choices of German High School Graduates: Evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel Author(s): MERZ, Monika; SCHIMMELPFENNIG, Axel Date: 1999 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 1999/11

Title: The Career Costs of Children Author(s): ADDA, Jérôme; DUSTMANN, Christian; STEVENS, Katrien Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 2012/01 Abstract: This paper analyzes the life-cycle career costs associated with child rearing and decomposes their effects into unearned wages (as women drop out of the labor market), loss of human capital, and selection into more ...

Title: The case against patents Author(s): BOLDRIN, Michele; LEVINE, David K. Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: The case against patents can be summarized briefly: there is no empirical evidence that they serve to increase innovation and productivity, unless productivity is identified with the number of patents awarded—which, as ...

Title: A Case for a Well-Defined Negative Marxian Exploitation Author(s): SUVAKOVIC OLGIN, Djordje Date: 1992 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 1992/19

Title: Cash-on-Hand and the Duration of Job Search. Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Norway Author(s): BASTEN, Christoph; FAGERENG, Andreas; TELLE, Kjetil Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 2012/21 Abstract: We identify the causal effect of lump-sum severance payments on non-employment duration in Norway by exploiting a discontinuity in eligibility at age 50. We find that a severance payment worth 1.2 months’ earnings at the ...

Title: CEEC Accession Countries and the EMU - An Assessment of Relative Suitability and Readiness for Euro-Area Membership Author(s): KOZLUK, Tomasz Date: 2005 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Eastward enlargement of the Eurozone will result in transition economies sharing a currency with well-established market economies. We compare the suitability of the candidates relative to current members at a similar time ...

Title: Central Bank Independence and Public Debt Convergence in an Open Economy Dynamic Game Author(s): DELLA POSTA, Pompeo Date: 1997 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 1997/28

Title: Central Limit Theorem for Asymmetric Kernel Functionals Author(s): FERNANDES, Marcelo Date: 2000 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 2000/01

Title: Challenges and Opportunities for Resource Rich Economies Author(s): VAN DER PLOEG, Frederick Date: 2006 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS; 2006/23

Title: Challenges and Opportunities for Resource Rich Economies Author(s): VAN DER PLOEG, Frederick Date: 2006 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: CEPR Discussion Papers; 2006/5688

Title: Changes in Information and Optimal Debt Contracts: The Sea Loan Author(s): GONZALEZ DE LARA, Yadira Date: 1997 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 1997/06

Title: Changes in Seasonal Patterns: Are They Cyclical? Author(s): CANOVA, Fabio; GHYSELS, Eric Date: 1992 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 1992/10

Title: Changes in the Importance of Bank Attributes Provoked by a Financial Crisis: A Dynamic Analysis of the Uruguayan Case Author(s): LADO, Nora; TORRES, Anna; LICANDRO, Oscar Date: 2006 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 2006/4

Title: Changes in the Wage Structure By Types of Contract, 1995-2002 Author(s): MOTELLON, Elisabet; LOPEZ-BAZO, Enrique; EL-ATTAR, Mayssun Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This paper analyses changes in the wage distribution in Spain between 1995 and 2002, using data from the Wage Structure Survey. Results show a modification of the wage distribution over the period under analysis, which ...

Title: Changes in the world income distribution :a non-parametric approach to challenge the neo-classical convergence argument Author(s): DESDOIGTS, Alain Date: 1994 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses; Department of Economics

Title: Changing Money: Financial innovation in developed countries Author(s): DE CECCO, Marcello Date: 1987 Type of Publication: Book

Title: ‘The Child is Father of the Man:’ Implications for the Demographic Transition Author(s): DE LA CROIX, David; LICANDRO, Omar Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 2007/05 Abstract: We propose a new theory of the demographic transition based on the evidence that body development during childhood is an important factor for life expectancy. The key and novel mechanism of the model is that parents face ...

Title: Choice of Sample Split in Out-of-Sample Forecast Evaluation Author(s): HANSEN, Peter Reinhard; TIMMERMANN, Allan Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 2012/10 Abstract: Out-of-sample tests of forecast performance depend on how a given data set is split into estimation and evaluation periods, yet no guidance exists on how to choose the split point. Empirical forecast evaluation results can ...

Title: The Choice of the Working Sector in Italy: A Trivariate Probit Analysis Author(s): BARDASI, Elena; MONFARDINI, Chiara Date: 1997 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 1997/09

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