IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2848

The Effect of Location on Finding a Job in the Greater Paris Area

Laurent Gobillon, Thierry Magnac, Harris Selod

published as 'The effect of location on finding a job in the Paris region' in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2011, 26 (7), 1079 - 1112

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2847

Effects of Intergenerational Transfers on Elderly Coresidence with Adult Children: Evidence from Rural India

Sarmistha Pal

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2846

Estimating the Effects of Length of Exposure to a Training Program: The Case of Job Corps

Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, Arturo Gonzalez, Todd C. Neumann

published as 'Estimating the Effects of Length of Exposure to Instruction in a Training Program: The Case of Job Corps ' in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2012, 94 (1), 153–171

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2845

Why Are Mothers Working Longer Hours in Austria than in Germany? A Comparative Micro Simulation Analysis

Helene Dearing, Helmut Hofer, Christine Lietz, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, Katharina Wrohlich

published in: Fiscal Studies, 2007, 28 (4), 463-495

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2844

Teacher Shortages, Teacher Contracts and their Impact on Education in Africa

Jean Bourdon, Markus Frölich, Katharina Michaelowa

published in: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A (Statistics in Society), 2010, 73, 93-116

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2843

Electoral Accountability and Corruption in Local Governments: Evidence from Audit Reports

Claudio Ferraz, Frederico S. Finan

published in: American Economic Review, 2011, 101 (4), 1274-1311

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2842

Formal and Informal Risk Sharing in LDCs: Theory and Empirical Evidence

Pierre Dubois, Bruno Jullien, Thierry Magnac

published in: Econometrica, 2008, 76(4), 679-726

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2841

Early Childbirth, Health Inputs and Child Mortality: Recent Evidence from Bangladesh

Pushkar Maitra, Sarmistha Pal

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2840

Relative Income, Happiness and Utility: An Explanation for the Easterlin Paradox and Other Puzzles

Andrew E. Clark, Paul Frijters, Michael A. Shields

published in: Journal of Economic Literature, 2008, 46 (1), 95-144

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2839

Using the P90/P10 Index to Measure US Inequality Trends with Current Population Survey Data: A View from Inside the Census Bureau Vaults

Richard V. Burkhauser, Shuaizhang Feng, Stephen P. Jenkins

published in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2009, 55 (1), 166–185

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2838

Are Ireland’s Immigrants Integrating into its Labour Market?

Alan Barrett, David Duffy

revised version published in: International Migration Review, 2008, 42 (3), 597-619

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2837

Assessing the Incidence and Wage Effects of Over-Skilling in the Australian Labour Market

Kostas Mavromaras, Seamus McGuinness, Yin King Fok

published in: Economic Record, 2009, 85(268), 60-72

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2836

Exposing Corrupt Politicians: The Effects of Brazil’s Publicly Released Audits on Electoral Outcomes

Claudio Ferraz, Frederico S. Finan

published in: Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2008, 123 (2), 703-745

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2835

Comparing the Effectiveness of Employment Subsidies

Alessio J. G. Brown, Christian Merkl, Dennis J. Snower

revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2011, 18 (2), 168-179

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2834

Gender Differences in Performance in Competitive Environments: Evidence from Professional Tennis Players

M. Daniele Paserman

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2833

Be as Careful of the Books You Read as of the Company You Keep: Evidence on Peer Effects in Educational Choices

Giacomo De Giorgi, Michele Pellizzari, Silvia Redaelli

Revised version published as "Identifcation of Social Interactions through Partially Overlapping Peer Groups" in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2010, 2(2), 241-75

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2832

Cognitive Dissonance, Pessimism, and Behavioral Spillover Effects

David L. Dickinson, Robert J. Oxoby

published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2011, 32 (3), 295-306

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2831

Inequality and the GB2 Income Distribution

Stephen P. Jenkins

published in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2009, 55 (2), 392–398

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2830

Illegal Migration, Enforcement and Minimum Wage

Gil S. Epstein, Odelia Heizler (Cohen)

published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2008, 28, 197-224