IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2218

Happiness and Loss Aversion: When Social Participation Dominates Comparison

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91 (7-8), 1423-1448

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2217

Crises, What Crises?

Nauro F. Campos, Cheng Hsiao, Jeffrey B. Nugent

published as 'Crises, What Crises? New Evidence on the Relative Roles of Political and Economic Crises in Begetting Reforms' in: Journal of Development Studies, 2010, 46 (10), 1670-1691

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2216

People's Trust: The Design of a Survey-based Experiment

John Ermisch, Diego Gambetta

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2215

The German Labor Market: Still Adjusting Badly?

Werner Eichhorst, Lutz C. Kaiser

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2213

Is Crime Contagious?

Jens Ludwig, Jeffrey R. Kling

published in: Journal of Law & Economics, 2007, 50 (3), 491-518

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2212

The Economic Determinants of Ethnic Assimilation

Carmel U. Chiswick

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2009, 22 (4), 859 - 880

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2210

Piece Work Pay and Hourly Pay over the Cycle

Robert A. Hart

published in: Labour Economics, 2008, 15(5), 1006-1022

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2209

Friendship Ties and Geographical Mobility: Evidence from the BHPS

Michèle Belot, John Ermisch

published in: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A (Statistics in Society), 2009, 172 (2), 427-442

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2208

Does Happiness Adapt? A Longitudinal Study of Disability with Implications for Economists and Judges

Andrew J. Oswald, Nattavudh Powdthavee

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92 (5-6), 1061-1077

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2206

ICT Use in the Developing World: An Analysis of Differences in Computer and Internet Penetration

Menzie D. Chinn, Robert W. Fairlie

published in: Review of International Economics, 2010, 18 (1), 153 - 167

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2205

Homo Reciprocans: Survey Evidence on Prevalence, Behavior and Success

Thomas Dohmen, Armin Falk, David B. Huffman, Uwe Sunde

published in: The Economic Journal, 2009, 119 (536), 592 - 612

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2204

Education Policy and Intergenerational Income Mobility: Evidence from the Finnish Comprehensive School Reform

Tuomas Pekkarinen, Roope Uusitalo, Sari Pekkala Kerr

revised version published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2009, 93, 965-973

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2203

Income Taxes and the Composition of Pay

Giorgio Brunello, Simona Lorena Comi, Daniela Sonedda

published as 'Income Taxes and the Composition of Pay: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey' in: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 58 (3), 297 - 322

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2202

Does the Quality of Training Programs Matter? Evidence from Bidding Processes Data

Alberto Chong, Jose C. Galdo

updated version published in: Labour Economics, 2012, 19 (6), 970-986

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2195

Working Hours in Japan: Who Is Time-Privileged?

Scott M. Fuess Jr.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2192

Is Fertility Related to Religiosity? Evidence from Spain

Pablo Brañas-Garza, Shoshana Neuman

revised version published as 'Is Fertility Indeed Related to Religiosity? A Note on: 'Marital Fertility and Religion in Spain, 1985 and 1999' ' in: Population Studies, 2007, 60 (2), 219-224

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2190

Economic, Neurobiological and Behavioral Perspectives on Building America's Future Workforce

Eric I. Knudsen, James J. Heckman, Judy L. Cameron, Jack P. Shonkoff

published in: World Economics, 2006, 7 (3), 17 - 41

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2189

Immigration and Housing Rents in American Cities

Albert Saiz

published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2007, 61(2), 345-371

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2187

Statistical Treatment Choice: An Application to Active Labour Market Programmes

Markus Frölich

published in: Journal of the American Statistical Association, 2008, 103 (482), 547-558