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Migration and imperfect labor markets: theory and cross-country evidence from Denmark, Germany and the UK (2013)
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Brücker, H., Hauptmann, A., Jahn, E. J., & Upward, R. (2013). Migration and imperfect labor markets: theory and cross-country evidence from Denmark, Germany and the UK. European Economic Review, 66, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2013.11.007

We investigate the labor market effects of immigration in Denmark, Germany and the UK, three countries which are characterized by considerable differences in labor market institutions and welfare states. Institutions such as collective bargaining, mi... Read More about Migration and imperfect labor markets: theory and cross-country evidence from Denmark, Germany and the UK.

Dynamic capital structure and political patronage: the case of Malaysia (2013)
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Ebrahim, M. S., Girma, S., Shah, M. E., & Williams, J. (2014). Dynamic capital structure and political patronage: the case of Malaysia. International Review of Financial Analysis, 31, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2013.11.004

This paper investigates the effect of political patronage on firms' capital structure. The evidence is from Malaysia, a country characterised by relationship-capitalism, and covers 1988 to 2009. Using a system GMM estimator we find firms set leverage... Read More about Dynamic capital structure and political patronage: the case of Malaysia.

Cooperation in small groups: the effect of group size (2013)
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Nosenzo, D., Quercia, S., & Sefton, M. (2015). Cooperation in small groups: the effect of group size. Experimental Economics, 18(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10683-013-9382-8

We study the effect of group size on cooperation in voluntary contribution mechanism games. As in previous experiments, we study four- and eight-person groups in high and low marginal per capita return (MPCR) conditions. We find a positive effect of... Read More about Cooperation in small groups: the effect of group size.

Does the correspondence between EQ-5D health state description and VAS score vary by medical condition? (2013)
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Whynes, D. K. (2013). Does the correspondence between EQ-5D health state description and VAS score vary by medical condition?. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 11, Article 155. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-11-155

Background
The EQ-5D health-related quality of life instrument comprises a health state classification (health problems by severity in five domains), followed by an evaluation using a visual analogue scale (VAS). Despite the EQ-5D’s use in health te... Read More about Does the correspondence between EQ-5D health state description and VAS score vary by medical condition?.

How do Financial Intermediaries Create Value in Security Issues? (2013)
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Adriani, F., Deidda, L., & Sonderegger, S. (2014). How do Financial Intermediaries Create Value in Security Issues?. Review of Finance, 18(5), 1915-1951. https://doi.org/10.1093/rof/rft027

We study incentive provision in a model of securities issuance with an informed issuer and uninformed investors. We show that the presence of an informed intermediary may increase surplus even if we allow for collusion between the intermediary and th... Read More about How do Financial Intermediaries Create Value in Security Issues?.

On Emissions Trading and Market Structure: Cap-and-Trade versus Intensity Standards (2013)
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de Vries, F. P., Dijkstra, B. R., & McGinty, M. (2014). On Emissions Trading and Market Structure: Cap-and-Trade versus Intensity Standards. Environmental and Resource Economics, 58(4), 665-682. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-013-9715-2

This paper examines the interdependence between imperfect competition and emissions trading. We particularly analyze the long run equilibrium in a two-sector ('clean' and 'dirty') model with Cournot competition among firms who face a fixed cost of pr... Read More about On Emissions Trading and Market Structure: Cap-and-Trade versus Intensity Standards.

Pooling, tranching, and credit expansion (2013)
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Bougheas, S. (2014). Pooling, tranching, and credit expansion. Oxford Economic Papers, 66(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpt029

Traditionally banks have used securitization for expanding credit and thus their profitability. It has been well documented that, at least before the 2008 crisis, many banks were keeping a high proportion of the securities that they created on their... Read More about Pooling, tranching, and credit expansion.

Housing-market heterogeneity in a monetary union (2013)
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Rubio, M. (2014). Housing-market heterogeneity in a monetary union. Journal of International Money and Finance, 40, 163-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2013.06.013

This paper studies the implications of cross-country housing-market heterogeneity in a monetary union for both shock transmission and welfare. I develop a two-country new Keynesian general equilibrium model with housing and collateral constraints to... Read More about Housing-market heterogeneity in a monetary union.

The demand for tobacco in post-unification Italy (2013)
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Ciccarelli, C., & De Fraja, G. (2014). The demand for tobacco in post-unification Italy. Cliometrica, 8(2), 145-171. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11698-013-0097-z

This paper studies the demand for tobacco products in post-unification Italy. We construct a very detailed panel data set of yearly consumption in the 69 Italian provinces from 1871 to 1913 and use it to estimate the demand for tobacco products. We f... Read More about The demand for tobacco in post-unification Italy.

What promotes greater use of the corporate bond market? A study of the issuance behaviour of firms in Asia (2013)
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Mizen, P., & Tsoukas, S. (2014). What promotes greater use of the corporate bond market? A study of the issuance behaviour of firms in Asia. Oxford Economic Papers, 66(1), 227-253. https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpt005

This paper investigates bond market development in Asia by exploring the determinants of firms’ decisions to issue public debt in a range of Asian economies. Using a novel database covering the period 1995 to 2007, we use comparable micro level panel... Read More about What promotes greater use of the corporate bond market? A study of the issuance behaviour of firms in Asia.

On the social nature of eyes: the effect of social cues in interaction and individual choice tasks (2013)
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Baillon, A., Selim, A., & van Dolder, D. (2013). On the social nature of eyes: the effect of social cues in interaction and individual choice tasks. Evolution and Human Behavior, 34(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2012.12.001

In an experimental setting, we applied a dual strategy to better understand the effect of pictures of eyes on human behavior. First, we investigated whether the effect of eyes was limited to interaction tasks in which the subjects’ decisions influenc... Read More about On the social nature of eyes: the effect of social cues in interaction and individual choice tasks.

Unit Root Testing under a Local Break in Trend using Partial Information on the Break Date* (2013)
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Harvey, D. I., Leybourne, S. J., & Robert Taylor, A. (2014). Unit Root Testing under a Local Break in Trend using Partial Information on the Break Date*. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 76(1), 93-111. https://doi.org/10.1111/obes.12013

We consider unit root testing allowing for a break in trend when partial information is available regarding the location of the break date. This takes the form of knowledge of a relatively narrow window of data within which the break takes place, sho... Read More about Unit Root Testing under a Local Break in Trend using Partial Information on the Break Date*.

Labor market effects of unemployment insurance design (2012)
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Tatsiramos, K., & Van Ours, J. (2014). Labor market effects of unemployment insurance design. Journal of Economic Surveys, 28(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/joes.12005

With the emergence of the Great Recession unemployment insurance (UI) is once again at the heart of the policy debate. In this paper, we focus on the recent theoretical and empirical evidence on the labor market effects of UI design. We provide an ov... Read More about Labor market effects of unemployment insurance design.

Two key steps in the evolution of human cooperation: the interdependence hypothesis (2012)
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Tomasello, M., Melis, A. P., Tennie, C., Wyman, E., & Herrmann, E. (2012). Two key steps in the evolution of human cooperation: the interdependence hypothesis. Current Anthropology, 53(6), https://doi.org/10.1086/668207

Modern theories of the evolution of human cooperation focus mainly on altruism. In contrast, we propose that humans’ species-unique forms of cooperation—as well as their species-unique forms of cognition, communication, and social life—all derive fro... Read More about Two key steps in the evolution of human cooperation: the interdependence hypothesis.

Cost effectiveness of epidural steroid injections to manage chronic lower back pain (2012)
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Whynes, D. K., McCahon, R. A., Ravenscroft, A., & Hardman, J. (2012). Cost effectiveness of epidural steroid injections to manage chronic lower back pain. BMC Anesthesiology, 12(26), Article 26. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2253-12-26

Background
The efficacy of epidural steroid injections in the management of chronic low back pain is disputed, yet the technique remains popular amongst physicians and patients alike. This study assesses the cost effectiveness of injections administ... Read More about Cost effectiveness of epidural steroid injections to manage chronic lower back pain.

A cooperative instinct (2012)
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Gaechter, S. (2012). A cooperative instinct. Nature, 489(7416), https://doi.org/10.1038/489374a

Acting on a gut feeling may sometimes lead to poor decisions, but it will usually support the common good, according to a study showing that human intuition favours cooperative, rather than selfish, behaviour.

How a firm can induce legislators to adopt a bad policy (2012)
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Dahm, M., Dur, R., & Glazer, A. (2014). How a firm can induce legislators to adopt a bad policy. Public Choice, 159(1-2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-012-0016-z

This paper shows why a majority of legislators may vote for a policy that benefits a firm but harms all legislators. The firm may induce legislators to support the policy by suggesting that it is more likely to invest in a district where voters or th... Read More about How a firm can induce legislators to adopt a bad policy.

The more the better?: foreign ownership and corporate performance in China (2012)
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Yu, Z., Greenaway, D., & Guariglia, A. (2014). The more the better?: foreign ownership and corporate performance in China. European Journal of Finance, 20(7-9), https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2012.671785

We examine the relationship between the degree of foreign ownership and performance of recipient firms, using a panel of 21,582 Chinese firms over the period 2000–2005. We find that joint-ventures perform better than wholly foreign-owned and purely d... Read More about The more the better?: foreign ownership and corporate performance in China.

Estimating panel time-series models with heterogeneous slopes (2012)
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Eberhardt, M. (2012). Estimating panel time-series models with heterogeneous slopes. Stata Journal, 12(1), 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1177/1536867x1201200105

This article introduces a new Stata command, xtmg, that implementsthree panel time-series estimators, allowing for heterogeneous slope coefficients across group members: the Pesaran and Smith (1995, Journal of Econometrics 68: 79-113) mean group esti... Read More about Estimating panel time-series models with heterogeneous slopes.