IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1850

Econometrics of Individual Labor Market Transitions

Denis Fougère, Thierry Kamionka

published in: Patrick Sevestre and Lazlo Matyas (eds.), The Econometrics of Panel Data: Handbook of Theory and Applications, 3rd ed., Springer, 2008, 865-905

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1849

Taxes, Cigarette Consumption and Smoking Intensity

Jérôme Adda, Francesca Cornaglia

published in: American Economic Review, 2006, 96 (4), 1013-1028

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1848

Evaluating the Dynamic Employment Effects of Training Programs in East Germany Using Conditional Difference-in-Differences

Annette Bergemann, Bernd Fitzenberger, Stefan Speckesser

revised version published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2009, 24 (5), 797-823

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1847

Intergenerational Economic Mobility and Assortative Mating

John Ermisch, Marco Francesconi, Thomas Siedler

published in: Economic Journal, 2006, 116 (513), 659-679

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1846

Match Bias from Earnings Imputation in the Current Population Survey: The Case of Imperfect Matching

Christopher R. Bollinger, Barry Hirsch

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2006, 24 (3), 483-519

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1843

Women and Competition in Elimination Tournaments: Evidence from Professional Tennis Data

Thierry Lallemand, Robert Plasman, François Rycx

published in: Journal of Sports Economics, 2008, 9 (1), 3-19

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1842

O Brother, Where Art Thou? The Effects of Having a Sibling on Geographic Mobility and Labor Market Outcomes

Helmut Rainer, Thomas Siedler

published in: Economica, 2009, 76 (303), 528-556

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1841

Tournaments, Individualized Contracts and Career Concerns

Alexander K. Koch, Eloic Peyrache

revised and extended version published as 'Aligning Ambition and Incentives' in: Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization , 2011, 27(1).

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1840

Endogenous Assimilation and Immigrant Adjustment in Longitudinal Data

Michael Beenstock, Barry R. Chiswick, Ari Paltiel

revised paper published as "Testing the Immigrant Assimilation Hypothesis with Longitudinal Data" in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2010, 8 (1), 7-27

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1838

Is There a Link between Economic Outcomes and Genetic Evolution? Cross-Country Evidence from the Major Histocompatibility Complex

José A.M. Borghans, Lex Borghans, Bas ter Weel

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1837

Childhood Family Structure and Schooling Outcomes: Evidence for Germany

Marco Francesconi, Stephen P. Jenkins, Thomas Siedler

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2010, 23 (3), 1073-1103

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1836

Youth Emancipation and Perceived Job Insecurity of Parents and Children

Sascha O. Becker, Samuel Bentolila, Ana Fernandes, Andrea Ichino

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2010, 23 (3), 1047-1071

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1835

Health Determinants in Urban China

Zhong Zhao

substantially revised version published as 'Health Demand and Health Determinants in China' in:Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 2008, 6 (1), 77-98

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1833

Male and Female Competitive Behavior: Experimental Evidence

Nabanita Datta Gupta, Anders Poulsen, Marie Claire Villeval

revised version published as 'Gender Matching and Competitiveness: Experimental Evidence' in: Economic Inquiry, 2013, 51 (1), 816–835.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1832

The Impact of Parental Income and Education on the Health of their Children

Orla Doyle, Colm P. Harmon, Ian Walker

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1830

The Gender Gap Reloaded: Is School Quality Linked to Labor Market Performance?

Spyros Konstantopoulos, Amelie F. Constant

substantially revised version published as 'The gender gap reloaded: Are school characteristics linked to labor market performance?' in: Social Science Research, 2008, 37 (2), 374-385

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1829

A Tale of Parallel Integration Processes. A Gravity Analysis of EU Trade with Mediterranean and Central and Eastern European Countries

Anna Maria Ferragina, Giorgia Giovannetti, Francesco Pastore

published in: Review of Middle East Economics and Finance, 2009, 5 (2), Article 2

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1828

Public Sector Pay and Regional Competitiveness: A First Look at Regional Public-Private Wage Differentials in Italy

Carlo Dell’Aringa, Claudio Lucifora, Federica Origo

published in: Manchester School, 2007, 75 (4), 445-478

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1827

Does the Early Bird Catch the Worm? Instrumental Variable Estimates of Educational Effects of Age of School Entry in Germany

Patrick A. Puhani, Andrea M. Weber

published in: Empirical Economics, 2007, 32 (2-3), 359-386