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Browsing ECO Articles by Author "MACHIN, Stephen"
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Title:Market regulation and firm performance : the case of smoking bans in the United Kingdom
Author(s):ADDA, Jérôme; BERLINSKI, Samuel; MACHIN, StephenDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This paper analyzes the effects on firms of a ban on smoking in public places. Our empirical strategy relies on comparing outcomes in Scotland before and after the Scottish smoking ban (introduced in March 2006) with those ...
Title:New Technology in Schools: Is there a Payoff?
Author(s):MACHIN, Stephen; MCNALLY, Sandra; SILVA, OlmoDate:2007Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Despite its high relevance to current policy debates, estimating the causal effect of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) investment on educational standards remains fraught with difficulties. We exploit a change ...