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European unemployment insurance faces dilemma

More substantial fiscal integration in Europe by way of a common unemployment insurance scheme for eurozone member states? This question […]

Stealing to survive: Crime rates rise in response to poor harvest

Between 1863 and 1890, phylloxera (an insect which attacks grapevine roots) destroyed about 40% of the French vineyards. The crisis […]

The coach matters: Evidence from the Bundesliga

What difference does the quality of the single person at the top make for the overall performance of the organization? […]

Is formal care as good as the support of loving grandparents?

Since early childcare plays an important role in the development of cognitive skills, it partially determines success later in life. […]

Is formal care as good as the support of loving grandparents?

Since early childcare plays an important role in the development of cognitive skills, it partially determines success later in life. […]

Mobilizing employment potentials of the service sector in manufacturing-heavy economies

Modernizing developed economies in order to remain competitive in global markets is a pressing issue when manufacturing jobs can be […]

Online quizzes can motivate students to learn more

A large fraction of students fail at university. One potential reason is that students do not exercise enough effort on […]

Which kids are born in a crisis? Evidence from the fall of the Berlin Wall

By Arnaud Chevalier and Olivier Marie Do individuals born at different points of the economic cycle have different outcomes, and […]

How many participants do you need to detect a treatment effect?

Experiments are commonly used in economics to test whether certain factors affect, for example, the behavior of consumers or the […]

Online quizzes can motivate students to learn more

A large fraction of students fail at university. One potential reason is that students do not exercise enough effort on […]

Beware of moral hazard: Joint unemployment insurance for the EMU

The ongoing crisis calls for better fiscal cooperation within the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Beyond tax policy coordination, […]

Should housework be shared more equally between partners?

Women do more housework than men. For most of history this phenomenon went largely unremarked. Housework was what women did, […]

Can migration boost incomes, happiness and freedom satisfaction?

By Carol Graham and Milena Nikolova The recent economic crisis and the subsequent lagging economic recovery renewed the immigration debate […]

Why aging and working makes us happy – in four charts

By Carol Graham and Milena Nikolova In the past few years, economists and other social scientists have made great strides […]

Immigrant women: Not just secondary workers any more

Immigrant women in the labor market have long been viewed as “secondary workers” who work in unskilled jobs, mainly as […]

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