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Title: Supply side mechanisms in transition Author(s): POLANEC, Saso Date: 2006 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses

Title: Survey Data as Coincident or Leading Indicators Author(s): FRALE, Cecilia; MARCELLINO, Massimiliano; MAZZI, Gian Luigi; PROIETTI, Tommaso Date: 2010-01-01 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: In this paper we propose a monthly measure for the euro area gross domestic product (GDP) based on a small-scale factor model for mixed-frequency data, featuring two factors: the first is driven by hard data, whereas the ...

Title: Survey Data as Coincident or Leading Indicators Author(s): FRALE, Cecilia; MARCELLINO, Massimiliano; MAZZI, Gian Luigi; PROIETTI, Tommaso Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: In this paper we propose a monthly measure for the euro area Gross Domestic Product (GDP) based on a small scale factor model for mixed frequency data, featuring two factors: the first is driven by hard data, whereas the ...

Title: A survey of econometric methods for mixed-frequency data Author(s): FORONI, Claudia; MARCELLINO, Massimiliano Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: The development of models for variables sampled at different frequencies has attracted substantial interest in the recent econometric literature. In this paper we provide an overview of the most common techniques, including ...

Title: Suspence Author(s): COURTY, Pascal; CHAN, William; LI, Hao Date: 2003 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: CEPR Discussion Paper Abstract: In a dynamic model of sports competition, we show that when spectators care only about the level of effort exerted by contestants, rewarding schemes that depend linearly on the final score difference provide more efficient ...

Title: Suspense: Dynamic Incentives in Sports Contests Author(s): CHAN, William; COURTY, Pascal; HAO, Li Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: In a dynamic model of sports competition, if spectators care only about contestants' efforts, incentive schemes depending linearly on the final score difference dominate rank order schemes based only on who wins. If ...

Title: Sustainable Social Spending and Stagnant Public Services: Baumol's Cost Disease Revisited Author(s): VAN DER PLOEG, Frederick Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: If demand for human services is inelastic or manufactured goods are necessities, labor shifts from manufacturing to services and the budget share of services rises. Higher productivity growth in the market sector pushes ...

Title: Sustainable Social Spending and Stagnant Public Services: Baumol’s Cost Disease Revisited Author(s): VAN DER PLOEG, Frederick Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: If demand for human services is inelastic or manufactured goods are necessities, labour shifts from manufacturing to services and the budget share of services rises. Higher productivity growth in the market sector pushes ...

Title: Synchronic Information, Knowledge and Common Knowledge in Extensive Games Author(s): BATTIGALLI, Pierpaolo; BONANNO, Giacomo Date: 1999 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Restricting attention to the class of extensive games defined by von Neumann and Morgenstern (1944) with the added assumption of perfect recall, we specify the information of each player at each node of the game-tree in a ...

Title: The Take-Off of Temporary Employment in the Italian Labor Market Author(s): NANNICINI, Tommaso Date: 2004 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO

Title: Talent Utilization, a Source of Bias in Measuring TFP Author(s): ZOABI, Hosny Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: This paper analyzes a model of economic growth that explains differences in economic structure across countries. It highlights the interplay between productivity, talents utilization and entrepreneurship incentives. The ...

Title: The Targeting of Family Allowance in Hungary Author(s): JARVIS, Sarah J.; MICKLEWRIGHT, John Date: 1992 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO

Title: The targeting of family allowance in Hungary Author(s): JARVIS, Sarah J. Date: 1995 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses

Title: Tax evasion and avoidance: Game theoretic approach Author(s): LIPATOV, Vilen Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: no abstract available

Title: Taxes, Cigarette Consumption, and Smoking Intensity: Reply Author(s): ADDA, Jérôme; CORNAGLIA, Francesca Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: This paper shows that smoking intensity, i.e. the amount of nicotine extracted per cigarette smoked, responds to changes in excise taxes and tobacco prices. We exploit data covering the period 1988 to 2006 across many US ...

Title: Technological Assimilation, Trade Patterns and Growth:An Empirical Investigation of a Set of Developing Countries Author(s): ZANFORLIN, Luisa Date: 1996 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO

Title: Technological Diffusion, Learning and Economic Performance: An Empirical Investigation on an Extended Set of Countries Author(s): ZANFORLIN, Luisa Date: 1996 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO

Title: Technological Diffusion, Learning and Growth:An Empirical Investigation of a Set of Developing Countries Author(s): ZANFORLIN, Luisa Date: 1996 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO

Title: Technological diffusion, trade patterns and growth Author(s): ZANFORLIN, Luisa Date: 1996 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses

Title: Technology Adoption and the Selection Effect of Trade Author(s): NAVAS-RUIZ, Antonio; SALA, Davide Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: The reallocation of output across plants and the productivity growth at individual plants are both important sources of productivity growth at the industry level. Recent evidence has shown that trade liberalization is ...

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