IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7437

Should We Increase Instruction Time in Low Achieving Schools? Evidence from Southern Italy

Erich Battistin, Elena Claudia Meroni

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2016, 55, 39-56

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7434

Sinners or Saints? Preachers' Kids and Risky Health Behaviors

Jason J. Delaney, John V. Winters

published in: Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2014, 35 (4), 464-476

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7430

Economic Consequences of Mispredicting Utility

Bruno S. Frey, Alois Stutzer

published in: Journal of Happiness Studies, 2014, 15(4), 937-956

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7429

Wanna Get Away? RD Identification Away from the Cutoff

Joshua Angrist, Miikka Rokkanen

published as 'Wanna Get Away? Regression Discontinuity Estimation of Exam School Effects Away From the Cutoff' in: Journal of the American Statistical Association, 2015, 110 (512), 1331-1344

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7428

A Model of Worker Investment in Safety and Its Effects on Accidents and Wages

José R. Guardado, Nicolas R. Ziebarth

revised version published as 'Worker Investment in Safety, Workplace Accidents, and Compensating Wage Differentials' in: International Economic Review, 2019, 60 (1), 133-155

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7424

Stature and Life-Time Labor Market Outcomes: Accounting for Unobserved Differences

Petri Böckerman, Jari Vainiomäki

published in: Labour Economics, 2013, 24 (1), 86-96

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7423

Are You Unhappy Having Minority Co-Workers?

Getinet Astatike Haile

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7420

School Accountability: Can We Reward Schools and Avoid Pupil Selection?

Erwin Ooghe, Erik Schokkaert

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7418

Polarization of Time and Income – A Multidimensional Approach with Well-Being Gap and Minimum 2DGAP: German Evidence

Joachim Merz, Bettina Scherg

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7416

Reading to Young Children: A Head-Start in Life?

Guyonne Kalb, Jan C. van Ours

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2014, 40, 1-24

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7415

Intergenerational Long Term Effects of Preschool: Structural Estimates from a Discrete Dynamic Programming Model

James J. Heckman, Lakshmi K. Raut

published in: Journal of Econometrics, 2016, 191 (1), 164 - 175

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7410

Gender Differences in the Effects of Behavioral Problems on School Outcomes

Jannie H. G. Kristoffersen, Nina Smith

revised version published as 'Gender Differences in Behavioral Problems and School Outcomes' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2015, 115, 75–93

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7409

Analyzing Regional Variation in Health Care Utilization Using (Rich) Household Microdata

Peter Eibich, Nicolas R. Ziebarth

published in: Health Policy, 2014, 114 (1), 41-53

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7408

Gender Differences in the Effects of Vocational Training: Constraints on Women and Drop-Out Behavior

Yoon Y. Cho, Davie Kalomba, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Victor Orozco

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7407

Post Schooling Human Capital Investments and the Life Cycle Variance of Earnings

Thierry Magnac, Nicolas Pistolesi, Sébastien Roux

published in: Journal of Political Economy, 2018, 126(3), 1219-1249.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7406