IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4594

Fatter Attraction: Anthropometric and Socioeconomic Characteristics in the Marriage Market

Pierre-André Chiappori, Sonia Oreffice, Climent Quintana-Domeque

revised version published as 'Fatter Attraction: Anthropometric and Socioeconomic Matching on the Marriage Market' in: Journal of Political Economy, 2012, 120 (4), 659-695.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4590

The Economic Progress of American Jewry: From 18th Century Merchants to 21st Century Professionals

Barry R. Chiswick

published in: Aaron Levine (ed.), Judaism and Economics, New York: Oxford University Press, 2010, pp. 625-645

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4577

Do Institutions Have a Greater Effect on Female Entrepreneurs?

Saul Estrin, Tomasz Mickiewicz

published as 'Institutions and female entrepreneurship' in: Small Business Economics, 2011, 37 (4), 397-415

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4568

Female Hires and the Success of Start-up Firms

Andrea Weber, Christine Zulehner

published in: American Economic Review, 2010, 100 (2), 358-361

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4562

How Much Should We Trust Linear Instrumental Variables Estimators? An Application to Family Size and Children's Education

Magne Mogstad, Matthew Wiswall

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4561

No Child Left Behind: Universal Child Care and Children’s Long-Run Outcomes

Tarjei Havnes, Magne Mogstad

published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2011, 3 (2), 97-129

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4560

Low-Skilled Immigrant Entrepreneurship

Magnus Lofstrom

published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2011, 9 (1), 25-44

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4558

Culture, Policies and Labor Market Outcomes

Francesco Giavazzi, Fabio Schiantarelli, Michel Serafinelli

published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2013, 11 (6), 1256-1289

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4557

The Trade-off between Fertility and Education: Evidence from before the Demographic Transition

Sascha O. Becker, Francesco Cinnirella, Ludger Woessmann

published in: Journal of Economic Growth, 2010, 15 (3), 177–204

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4553

Delaying the Bell: The Effects of Longer School Days on Adolescent Motherhood in Chile

Diana Kruger, Matias Berthelon

published as "Risky behavior among youth: Incapacitation effects of school on adolescent motherhood and crime in Chile" in: Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95 (1-2), 41-53

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4552

Adolescent Motherhood and Secondary Schooling in Chile

Diana Kruger, Matias Berthelon, Rodrigo Navia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4551

Labor Market Discrimination and Capital Investment: The Effects of Fan Discrimination on Stadium Investment

Örn B. Bodvarsson, Brad R. Humphreys

published as 'Labor Market Discrimination and Capital Investment: The Effects of Fan Discrimination on Stadium and Arena Construction' in: Contemporary Economic Policy, 2013, 31 (3), 604 - 617

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4547

The Unknown Immigration: Incentives and Family Composition in Inter-Country Adoptions to the United States

Fernando A. Lozano, Sherrie Kossoudji

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4542

The Timing of Work and Work-Family Conflicts in Spain: Who Has a Split Work Schedule and Why?

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Sara de la Rica

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4539

Does Self-Employment Increase the Economic Well-Being of Low-Skilled Workers?

Magnus Lofstrom

published in: Small Business Economics, 2013, 40 (4), 933-952

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4529

Mother or Child? Intra-Household Redistribution under Gender-Asymmetric Altruism