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ISSN: 1742-0415
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Frank Windmeijer and Joao Santos Silva
The generalized method of moments (GMM) estimation technique is discussed for count data models with endogenous regressors.
Michael P Devereux and Rachel Griffith
This paper investigates a set of strategic decisions facing US firms.
Colm Harmon and Ian Walker
This paper estimates the impact of schooling on the earnings of men.
Dag Morten Dalen and Andres Gomez Lobo
In this paper we use data on the Norwegian bus transport industry to investigate the effects of different regulatory mechanisms and their economic implications.
Michael Keen, Henry Papapanagos and Anthony Shorrocks
The theoretical analysis of tax progressivity has proceeded on the unrealistic assumption that tax liability is never zero, thereby precluding a systematic examination of the progressivity effects of such basic tax reforms as an increase in personal allowances.
Christian Dustmann, Mickelwright, J and Rajah, N
Ian Preston, Ian Crawford and François Laisney
We develop a method which has the main advantage over alternatives of allowing us to combine appealing budget share specifications with a model of quality choice in a way which is fully consistent with demand theory.
This paper presents a revealed preference method for calculating a lower bound on the virtual price of new goods and suggests a way to improve these bounds by using non-parametric expansion paths. This allows the calculation of cost-of-living and price indices when the number of goods changes between periods.
Tim Besley, John Hall and Ian Preston
This report studies the demand for private health insurance in the UK using data from the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey.
Richard Blundell, Thierry Magnac and Costas Meghir
A model is developed that allows for a layoff rate and a job arrival rate in the intertemporal choice of consumption and labor market state.
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