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Title: The 'Divergent Beliefs' Hypothesis and the 'Contract Zone' in Final Offer Arbitration Author(s): HERRING, Robbin Date: 1994 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO

Title: Do Amenities and Diversity Encourage City Growth? A Link Through Skilled Labor Author(s): POELHEKKE, Steven Date: 2006 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: The share of skilled workers in urban populations has steadily increased since 1970 in US metropolitan areas, but more in some cities than in others. A higher concentration of skills is a sought after asset for cities ...

Title: Do Consumers Care about How Prices Are Set? Author(s): COURTY, Pascal; PAGLIERO, Mario Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: Using a survey approach, we ask consumers to reveal their preferences over pricing schemes that may differ in terms of the average price of consumption, the amount of price variation, and the probability of being rationed. ...

Title: Do Social Policies Harm Employment and Growth? Author(s): VAN DER PLOEG, Frederick Date: 2003 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: Working Paper

Title: Do Social Policies Harm Employment? Second-Best Effects of Taxes and Benefits on Labor Markets Author(s): VAN DER PLOEG, Frederick Date: 2004 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO

Title: Do Unions Matter? Trade Reform and Manufacturing Wages in South Africa Author(s): SHENDY, Riham Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: The effect of nominal tariff cuts on industry wage differentials has been the subject of a number of recent empirical studies. In this paper we investigate the latter relationship with respect to the South African trade ...

Title: Do We Stay or Not? Return Intentions of Temporary Migrants Author(s): DUSTMANN, Christian Date: 1992 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO

Title: Does Aid Help Improve Economic Institutions? Author(s): COVIELLO, Decio; ISLAM, Roumeen Date: 2006 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Abstract: Aid is expected to promote better living standards by raising investment and growth. But aid may also affect institutions directly. In theory, these effects may or may not work in the same direction as those on investment. ...

Title: Does One Currency Mean One Price? Author(s): WOLSZCZAK-DERLACZ, Joanna Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: European Monetary Union was expected to have many consequences for the economies of participant countries. Theory suggested that through a higher volume of trade and stronger competition in the Eurozone, a single currency ...

Title: Does Publicity Affect Competition? Evidence from Discontinuities in Public Procurement Auctions Author(s): COVIELLO, Decio; MARINIELLO, Mario Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: Calls for tenders are the natural devices to inform bidders, thus to enlarge the pool of potential participants. We exploit discontinuities generated by the Italian Law on tender's publicity to identify the effect of ...

Title: Does Responsive Pricing Increase Efficiency? Evidence from pricing experiments in an internet café Author(s): COURTY, Pascal; PAGLIERO, Mario Date: 2003 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: Discussion Paper

Title: Does Responsive Pricing Smooth Demand Shocks? Author(s): COURTY, Pascal; PAGLIERO, Mario Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: Using data from a unique pricing experiment, we investigate Vickrey’s conjecture that responsive pricing can be used to smooth both predictable and unpredictable demand shocks. Our evidence shows that increasing the ...

Title: Does the Box-Cox Transformation Help in Forecasting Macroeconomic Time Series? Author(s): PROIETTI, Tommaso; LUETKEPOHL, Helmut Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: The paper investigates whether transforming a time series leads to an improvement in forecasting accuracy. The class of transformations that is considered is the Box-Cox power transformation, which applies to series measured ...

Title: Does the Good Matter? Evidence on Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection from Consumer Credit Market Author(s): BICAKOVA, Alena Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: Default rates on instalment loans vary with type of the good purchased. Using an Italian dataset of instalment loans between 1995-1999, we first show that the variation persists even after controlling for contract ...

Title: Does the Market Value R&D Investment by European Firms? Evidence from a Panel of Manufacturing Firms in France, Germany and Italy Author(s): HALL, Bronwyn H.; ORIANI, Raffaele Date: 2004 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO

Title: Does the Purchasing Power Parity Hold Within the US? Author(s): PEDERSEN, Michael Date: 2002 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO

Title: Domestic and International Influences on Business Cycle Regimes in Europe Author(s): ARTIS, Michael J.; SENSIER, Marianne; BIRCHENHALL, Chris; OSBORNE, Denise Date: 2002 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research Discussion Paper Series Abstract: This paper examines the roles of domestic and international variables in predicting classical business cycle regimes in Germany, France, Italy and the UK over the period 1970 to 2001. A range of real and financial variables ...

Title: DSGE Models of High Exchange-Rate Volatility and Low Pass-Through Author(s): CORSETTI, Giancarlo; DEDOLA, Luca; LEDUC, Sylvain Date: 2005 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: CEPR Discussion Papers Abstract: This paper develops a quantitative, dynamic, open-economy model which endogenously generates high exchange rate volatility, whereas a low degree of exchange rate pass-through (ERPT) stems from both nominal rigidities (in ...

Title: DSGE Models of High Exchange-Rate Volatility and Low Pass-Through Author(s): CORSETTI, Giancarlo; DEDOLA, Luca; LEDUC, Sylvain Date: 2005 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO

Title: Dual Class Stock in Russia: What Explains the Price Differential between Common and Preferred Shares? Author(s): MURAVYEV, Alexander Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: DIW Berlin Discussion Paper

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