July 15, 2016
Young adults who are still living with their parents and still in compulsory education finance their independent consumption using either […]
July 11, 2016
In 2014, the OECD average in public social spending was about 22% of GDP, with upward trends being observed in […]
June 30, 2016
Standing or walking in the rain is an activity best avoided. In New York City (NYC), when faced with such […]
June 27, 2016
Established in 1998, starting with 100 papers in the first two years, the IZA Discussion Paper series now includes more […]
June 22, 2016
Although empirical economics often claims to provide rigorous estimates of behavioral parameters which must be judged against a gold standard […]
June 21, 2016
The Great Recession has revived aggregate demand management policies. In particular, “automatic stabilizers” are praised since they are rule-based and […]
June 14, 2016
Ever since minimum wages were first introduced into labor markets, policy controversies have been fought out over the question of […]
June 8, 2016
It is often thought that a goal just before half-time serves as a morale-booster and will increase a team’s chances […]
June 3, 2016
Entrepreneurship has been shown to account for a large share of job creation and to promote innovation and growth. Hence […]
May 30, 2016
European leaders have failed to devise any short-term solutions to address the underlying drivers forcing refugees to flee Africa and […]
May 24, 2016
When a U.S. state passes a medical marijuana law (MML), effectively lowering the costs of obtaining marijuana for both patients […]
May 6, 2016
In most OECD countries, general practitioners (GPs) play several fundamentally different roles. Clearly, on the one hand, they are responsible […]
April 26, 2016
Despite the remarkable increase of female participation in education, the labor market and political life that has taken place over […]
April 22, 2016
People have different propensities to tell the truth, particularly when there is an incentive to lie. According to an experiment […]
April 21, 2016
Anti-discrimination legislation has been largely ineffective at improving the employment prospects of the disabled. A new report, just published by […]