SSRN CEPR: Development Economics (Topic)

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How Do We Choose Our Identity? A Revealed Preference Approach Using Food Consumption

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13653

Number of pages: 82 Posted: 09 Apr 2019

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David Atkin, Eve Colson-Sihra and Moses Shayo

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics

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2.

Historical Analysis of National Subjective Wellbeing Using Millions of Digitized Books

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13636

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 01 Apr 2019

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Thomas Hills, Eugenio Proto, Daniel Sgroi and Chanuki Illushka Seresinhe

University of Warwick, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute), University of Warwick - Department of Economics and Alan Turing Institute - Alan Turing Institute

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3.

Universal Basic Income: Some Theoretical Aspects

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13635

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 01 Apr 2019

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Maitreesh Ghatak and Francois Maniquet

London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics and Catholic University of Louvain (UCL)

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4.

Competition and Relational Contracts in the Rwanda Coffee Chain

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13607

Number of pages: 72 Posted: 27 Mar 2019

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Rocco Macchiavello and Ameet Morjaria

University of Oxford - Nuffield College of Medicine and Northwestern University - Department of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences (MEDS)

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5.

Migration and the Value of Social Networks

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13611

Number of pages: 95 Posted: 27 Mar 2019

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Joshua Evan Blumenstock, Guanghua Chi and Xu Tan

University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley and University of Washington

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6.

Social Mobility in the Long Run: A Temporal Analysis of China from 1300 to 1900

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13589

Number of pages: 78 Posted: 18 Mar 2019 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2019

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Carol H. Shiue

University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics

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Gender Wage Gaps and Worker Mobility: Evidence from the Garment Sector in Bangladesh

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13577

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 12 Mar 2019

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Andreas Menzel and Christopher Woodruff

Charles University in Prague - CERGE-EI (Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute) and University of Oxford - Wolfson College

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Inefficient Water Pricing and Incentives for Conservation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13572

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 12 Mar 2019

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Ujjayant Chakravorty, Manzoor Dar and Kyle Emerick

Tufts University, Independent and University of California, Berkeley

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9.

The Dynamics of Family Systems: Lessons from Past and Present Times

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13570

Number of pages: 133 Posted: 12 Mar 2019

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Catherine Guirkinger and Jean‐Philippe Platteau

University of Namur - Centre de Recherche en Economie du Developpement (CRED) and University of Namur

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Preferences and Beliefs in the Marriage Market for Young Brides

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13567

Number of pages: 77 Posted: 07 Mar 2019 Last Revised: 11 Mar 2019

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Abi Adams and Alison Andrew

University of Oxford - Department of Economics and Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)

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11.

Social Proximity and Bureaucrat Performance: Evidence from India

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13562

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 07 Mar 2019 Last Revised: 11 Mar 2019

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Marianne Bertrand, Robin Burgess and Guo Xu

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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12.

The Efficiency of Land-Use in a Developing City: Traditional vs Modern Tenure Systems in Kampala, Uganda

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13563

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 07 Mar 2019

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Julia Bird and Anthony J. Venables

University of Oxford and University of Oxford

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Girls' and Boys' Performance in Competitions: What We Can Learn from a Korean Quiz Show

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13552

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 07 Mar 2019

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Alison L. Booth and Jungmin Lee

Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Seoul National University

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Revealing Stereotypes: Evidence from Immigrants in Schools

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13555

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 07 Mar 2019

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Alberto F. Alesina, Michela Carlana, Eliana La Ferrara and Paolo Pinotti

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard Kennedy School, Bocconi University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - BAFFI Center on International Markets, Money, and Regulation

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15.

Education and Conflict: Evidence from a Policy Experiment in Indonesia

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13509

Number of pages: 88 Posted: 11 Feb 2019

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Dominic Rohner and Alessandro Saia

University of Lausanne and University of Lausanne

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16.

Endogenous Information Sharing and the Gains from Using Network Information to Maximize Technology Adoption

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13507

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 11 Feb 2019

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Alain de Janvry, Kyle Emerick, Erin Kelley and Elisabeth Sadoulet

University of California, Berkeley - The Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Berkeley - The Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy

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Intergenerational Mobility in Africa

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13497

Number of pages: 94 Posted: 04 Feb 2019

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Alberto F. Alesina, Sebastian Hohmann, Stelios Michalopoulos and Elias Papaioannou

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics and London Business School

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18.

Demand Estimation with Strategic Complementarities: Sanitation in Bangladesh

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13498

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 04 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2019

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Raymond Guiteras, James Levinsohn and Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak

University of Maryland, Yale University - Cowles Foundation and Yale School of Management

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Unequal Migration and Urbanisation Gains in China

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13487

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 28 Jan 2019

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Pierre-Philippe Combes, Sylvie Démurger, Shi Li and Jianguo Wang

Université de Lyon, University of Lyon 2 - Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique (GATE), Beijing Normal University (BNU) - Business School and Beijing Information Science and Technology University

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20.

Can Policy Change Culture? Government Pension Plans and Traditional Kinship Practices

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13486

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 28 Jan 2019

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Natalie Bau

University of Toronto

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International Buyers' Sourcing and Suppliers' Markups in Bangladeshi Garments

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13482

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 28 Jan 2019

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Julia Cajal-Grossi, Rocco Macchiavello and Guillermo Noguera

The Graduate Institute, Geneva, University of Oxford - Nuffield College of Medicine and Columbia University

22.

Declared Support and Clientelism

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13460

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 23 Jan 2019

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Simeon Nichter and Salvatore Nunnari

Harvard University and Bocconi University

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Using Rcts to Estimate Long-Run Impacts in Development Economics

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13443

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 15 Jan 2019

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Adrien Bougen, Yue Huang, Michael Kremer and Edward Miguel

University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics

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24.

Heterogeneity, Measurement Error, and Misallocation: Evidence from African Agriculture

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13433

Number of pages: 108 Posted: 15 Jan 2019

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Douglas Gollin and Christopher Udry

Oxford Department of International Development and Northwestern University

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25.

Folklore

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13425

Number of pages: 79 Posted: 11 Jan 2019

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Stelios Michalopoulos and Melanie Meng Xue

Brown University - Department of Economics and Department of Economics & Center for Economic History, Northwestern University

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Reshaping Adolescents' Gender Attitudes: Evidence from a School-Based Experiment in India

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13413

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 07 Jan 2019

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Diva Dhar, Tarun Jain and Seema Jayachandran

University of Oxford, Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad and Northwestern University - Department of Economics

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Strategic Fertility, Education Choices, and Conflicts in Deeply Divided Societies

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13412

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 07 Jan 2019

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Emeline Bezin, Bastien Chabé-Ferret and David de la Croix

Paris School of Economics (PSE), University of Essex and Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) - Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES)

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The Value of Information in Technology Adoption: Theory and Evidence from Bangladesh

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13419

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 07 Jan 2019

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Asad Islam, Philip Ushchev, Yves Zenou and Xin Zhang

Monash University - Department of Economics, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Monash University - Department of Economics and Monash University - Department of Economics

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Women's Empowerment in Action: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Africa

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13386

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 17 Dec 2018

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Oriana Bandiera, Niklas Buehren, Robin Burgess, Markus P. Goldstein, Selim Gulesci, Imran Rasul and Munshi Sulaiman

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), World Bank, London School of Economics (LSE) - Department of Economics, World Bank, Bocconi University - Department of Economics, University College London - Department of Economics and BRAC-Africa

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Structural Transformation, Industrial Specialization, and Endogenous Growth

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13379

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 11 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 17 Dec 2018

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Paula Bustos, Juan Castro-Vincenzi, Joan Monras and Jacopo Ponticelli

CREI; Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Princeton University, Centre for Monetary and Financial Studies (CEMFI) and Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

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31.

Can Mobile-Linked Bank Accounts Bolster Savings? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Sri Lanka

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13378

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 11 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 17 Dec 2018

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Suresh de Mel, Craig McIntosh, Ketki Sheth and Christopher Woodruff

University of Peradeniya, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS), University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of Oxford - Wolfson College

There are 2 versions of this paper

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Measuring Ethnic Stratification and its Effect on Trust in Africa

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13368

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 11 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 17 Dec 2018

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Roland Hodler, Sorawoot Srisuma, Alberto Vesperoni and Noémie Zurlinden

University of St. Gallen, University of Surrey, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt and University of St Gallen

There are 2 versions of this paper

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The Intergenerational Behavioural Consequences of a Socio-Political Upheaval

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13354

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 11 Dec 2018

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Alison L. Booth, Elliott Fan, Xin Meng and Dandan Zhang

Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), National Taiwan University, Australian National University and National School of Development, Peking University

There are 2 versions of this paper

34.

Structural Transformation to Manufacturing and Services: What Role for Trade?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13351

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 03 Dec 2018

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Kym Anderson

University of Adelaide - Centre for International Economic Studies (CIES)

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35.

Economic Policy Uncertainty in Turkey

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13352

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 03 Dec 2018

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La-Bhus Fah Jirasavetakul and Antonio Spilimbergo

International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Research Department

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Repayment Flexibility and Risk Taking: Experimental Evidence from Credit Contracts

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13329

Number of pages: 81 Posted: 26 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 18 Mar 2019

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Selim Gulesci and Andreas Madestam

Bocconi University - Department of Economics and Stockholm University, Department of Economics

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Anti-Social Behavior in Groups

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13315

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 19 Nov 2018

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Michal Bauer, Jana Cahlikova, Dagmara Celik Katreniak, Julie Chytilová, Lubomír Cingl and Tomas Zelinsky

Charles University in Prague - Institute of Economic Studies, Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Charles University in Prague - Department of Economics, University of Economics, Prague and Technical University of Kosice

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38.

The Household Finance Landscape in Emerging Economies

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13318

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 19 Nov 2018

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Cristian Badarinza, Tarun Ramadorai and Vimal Balasubramaniam

National University of Singapore (NUS), Imperial College London and University of Warwick

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39.

Germs, Social Networks and Growth

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13312

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 19 Nov 2018

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Alessandra Fogli and Laura Veldkamp

Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and New York University - Stern School of Business

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Historical Legacies and African Development

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13309

Number of pages: 100 Posted: 19 Nov 2018

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Stelios Michalopoulos and Elias Papaioannou

Brown University - Department of Economics and London Business School

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41.

Mobility and Congestion in Urban India

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13291

Number of pages: 79 Posted: 05 Nov 2018

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Gilles Duranton, Victor Couture, Prottoy Akbar and Adam Storeygard

University of Pennsylvania - Real Estate Department, University of California, Berkeley, University of Pittsburgh and Tufts University

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42.

The Political Economy of Multilateral Aid Funds

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13297

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 05 Nov 2018

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Axel Dreher, Jenny Simon and Justin Valasek

Heidelberg University, German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs - BMAS and Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)

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43.

Biased Policy Professionals

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13289

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 05 Nov 2018

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Sheheryar Banuri, Stefan Dercon and Varun Gauri

University of East Anglia (UEA) - School of Economic and Social Studies, University of Oxford - Department of Economics and World Bank

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Buying Votes and International Organizations: The Dirty Work-Hypothesis

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13290

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 05 Nov 2018

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Axel Dreher, Valentin Lang, B. Peter Rosendorff and James Raymond Vreeland

Heidelberg University, University of Zurich, New York University (NYU) - Wilf Family Department of Politics and Princeton University - Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

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45.

Understanding Human Trafficking Using Victim-Level Data

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13279

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 29 Oct 2018

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Martina Bjorkman Nyqvist, Maria Kuecken, Eliana La Ferrara and Elsa Artadi

Stockholm School of Economics, Government of the United States of America - Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Bocconi University - Department of Economics and Generalitat de Catalunya

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46.

Assortative Matching or Exclusionary Hiring? The Impact of Firm Policies on Racial Wage Differences in Brazil

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13273

Number of pages: 95 Posted: 29 Oct 2018

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David Card, Francois Gerard, Lorenzo Lagos and Edson Severnini

University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences - Department of Economics, Columbia University and Carnegie Mellon University

47.

Consumers as Tax Auditors

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13276

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 29 Oct 2018

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Joana Naritomi

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)

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Measuring Skills in Developing Countries

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13271

Number of pages: 85 Posted: 22 Oct 2018

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Rachid Laajaj and Karen Macours

Universidad de los Andes, Chile and Paris School of Economics (PSE)

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49.

Information and Bargaining Through Agents: Experimental Evidence from Mexico's Labor Courts

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13261

Number of pages: 73 Posted: 22 Oct 2018

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Joyce Sadka, Enrique Seira and Christopher Woodruff

Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) and University of Oxford - Wolfson College

There are 2 versions of this paper

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Religiosity and Terrorism: Evidence from Ramadan Fasting

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13257

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 22 Oct 2018

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Roland Hodler, Paul Raschky and Anthony Strittmatter

University of St. Gallen, Monash University - Department of Economics and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute for Empirical Economic Research (SEW)

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