CVER | Publications

CEP discussion paper
Quality of life in a dynamic spatial model Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt, Fabian Bald, Duncan Roth and Tobias Seidel
December 2020
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JEL Classification: J2; J3; R2; R3; R5

Tags: covid-19; dynamic; housing; migration; rents; pollution; productivity; spatial equilibrium; quality of life; wages; welfare; economic geography; productivity; wages; wellbeing

CEP discussion paper
Growing like China: firm performance and global production line position Davin Chor, Kalina Manova and Zhihong Yu
September 2020
Paper No' CEPDP1715:
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JEL Classification: F10; F14; F23; L23; L24; L25

Tags: global value chains; production line position; upstreamness; firm heterogeneity; firm lifecycle; china

CEP discussion paper
Generalized linear competition: from pass-through to policy Christos Genakos, Felix Grey and Robert A. Ritz
July 2020
Paper No' CEPDP1709:
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JEL Classification: D43; H23; L51; L93

Tags: pass-through; imperfect competition; regulation; carbon pricing; airlines; political economy

CEP discussion paper
Better together? Heterogeneous effects of tracking on student achievement Sönke Hendrik Matthewes
July 2020
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JEL Classification: I24; I28; J24

Tags: tracking; student achievement; school systems; inequality; difference-in-differences; triple-differences; value-added

CEP discussion paper
All these worlds are yours, except India: the effectiveness of cash subsidies to export in Nepal Fabrice Defever, Jose-Daniel Reyes, Alejandro Riaño and Gonzalo Varela May 2020
Paper No' CEPDP1692:
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JEL Classification: F13; F14; F61; O24

Tags: export subsidies; export diversification; export margins; least developed countries; special and differential treatment for developing countries; nepal

CEP discussion paper
O brother, where start thou? Sibling spillovers on college and major choice in four countries Adam Altmejd, Andrés Barrios Fernandez, Marin Drlje, Joshua Goodman, Michael Hurwitz, Dejan Kovac, Christine Mulhern, Christopher Neilson and Jonathan Smith May 2020
Paper No' CEPDP1691:
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JEL Classification: I21; I24

Tags: sibling effects; college and major choice; peer and social network effects

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A natural experiment on job insecurity and fertility in France Andrew E. Clark and Anthony Lepinteur
April 2020
Paper No' CEPDP1686:
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JEL Classification: I38; J13; J18

Tags: employment protection; layoff tax; perceived job security; difference-in-differences; fertility

CEP discussion paper
Machiavelli versus concave utility functions: should bads be spread out or concentrated? Paul Frijters, Christian Krekel and Aydogan Ulker March 2020
Paper No' CEPDP1680:
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JEL Classification: I31; D1; P35

Tags: wellbeing; mental health; life events; non-linearities; hedonic adaptation; welfare analysis

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TV superstars: how a new technology disrupted the entertainment industry Felix Koenig explains how the rollout of TV in mid-twentieth century America benefited a handful of superstars but few other entertainers. Felix Koenig
March 2020
Paper No' CEPCP574:
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CentrePiece 25 (1) Spring 2020

JEL Classification: J31; J23; O33; D31

Tags: superstar effect; inequality; top incomes; technical change

This article summarises 'Technical Change and Superstar Effects: Evidence from the Roll-out of Television' by Felix Koenig, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1663

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Public investment in defence research can increase business innovation Enrico Moretti, Claudia Steinwender and John Van Reenen January 2020
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Tags: productivity; innovation; defence; research and development; technology

Journal article
Financing Local Police Spending in England and Wales: Fiscal Federalism in Practice Rowena Crawford, Richard Disney and Polly Simpson December 2019
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JEL Classification: H41; H71

Tags: fiscal federalism; local tax price; police funding; precept

CEP discussion paper
The motivational cost of inequality: pay gaps reduce the willingness to pursue rewards Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Filip Gesiarz and Tali Sharot November 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1664:
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JEL Classification: D31; D91; J22

Tags: inequality; pay-gaps; motivation; effort; affect; reward

CEP discussion paper
Technical change and superstar effects: evidence from the roll-out of television Felix Koenig
November 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1663:
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JEL Classification: J31; J23; O33; D31

Tags: superstar effect; inequality; top incomes; technical change

CEP discussion paper
The intellectual spoils of war? Defense R&D, productivity and international spillovers Enrico Moretti, Claudia Steinwender and John Van Reenen November 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1662:
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JEL Classification: O31; O32; O38; H56; H57

Tags: r&d; defense; productivity; international spillovers

CEP discussion paper
Spillover effects from new housing supply Nicolás González-Pampillón
November 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1660:
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JEL Classification: R23; R30; R58

Tags: housing supply; house prices; neighborhood change; crime; difference-in-differences; housing policies

CentrePiece article
In brief...Big city, bright future: why birthplace matters so much Clément Bosquet and Henry Overman
November 2019
Paper No' CEPCP567:
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CentrePiece 24 (3) Autumn 2019

JEL Classification: J61; J62; R23; J31

Tags: place of birth; spatial sorting; lifetime mobility

This article summarises 'Why Does Birthplace Matter So Much?' by Clément Bosquet and Henry Overman, published in the Journal of Urban Economics 110: 26-34 in 2019; an earlier version is available as SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper No. 190

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The gig economy and workers' preferences for steady jobs Nikhil Datta
November 2019
Paper No' CEPCP560:
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CentrePiece 24 (3) Autumn 2019

JEL Classification: J22; J24; J32; J81

Tags: atypical work; self-employment; willingness-to-pay; experiment; labour supply preferences

This article summarises 'Willing to Pay for Security: A Discrete Choice Experiment to Analyse Labour Supply Preferences' by Nikhil Datta, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1632

CEP discussion paper
A happy choice: wellbeing as the goal of government Andrew E. Clark, Paul Frijters, Christian Krekel and Richard Layard
October 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1658:
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JEL Classification: D60; D70; H11; I31

Tags: subjective wellbeing; life satisfaction; public policy; political economy; social welfare

This paper has been published as:
A happy choice: wellbeing as the goal of government, Paul Frijters, Andrew E. Clark, Christian Krekel and Richard Layard, Behavioural Public Policy, Vol. 4, Special Issue 2, pp. 126-165, July 2020

CEP discussion paper
Should I stay or should I go? Neighbors' effects on university enrollment Andrés Barrios Fernandez
October 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1653:
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JEL Classification: I21; I24; R23; R28

Tags: neighbors’ effects; university access; spatial spillovers

CEP discussion paper
When income effects are large: labor supply responses and the value of welfare transfers Giulia Giupponi
October 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1651:
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JEL Classification: H55; I38; J22

Tags: income effect; labor supply; valuation of welfare transfers

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Residential mobility in the UK: how distance and local economic conditions drive residential choices Monica Langella and Alan Manning August 2019
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Tags: british and irish politics and policy; cep; featured; lse comment; economic conditions; economy; employment; immigration; migration; moblity; moving; opportunity; regional; regions; residential mobility; unemployment

Journal article
The end of free college in England: Implications for enrolments, equity, and quality Richard Murphy, Judith Scott-Clayton and Gill Wyness August 2019
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Tags: financial aid; higher education; inequality; tuition fees;

CEP discussion paper
Quantifying the intangible impact of the Olympics using subjective well-being data Paul Dolan, Georgios Kavetsos, Christian Krekel, Dimitris Mavridis, Robert Metcalfe, Claudia Senik, Stefan Szymanski and Nicolas R. Ziebarth August 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1643:
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JEL Classification: I30; I31; I38; L83; Z20; Z28

Tags: subjective well-being; life satisfaction; happiness; intangible effects; olympic games; sport events; quasi-natural experiment

CEP discussion paper
Widening the high school curriculum to include soft skill training: impacts on health, behaviour, emotional wellbeing and occupational aspirations Grace Lordan and Alistair McGuire July 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1630:
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JEL Classification: I18; I20

Tags: soft skills; health related quality of life; character; high school curriculum; personal; social; health and economic education

CEP discussion paper
Willing to pay for security: a discrete choice experiment to analyse labour supply preferences Nikhil Datta
July 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1632:
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JEL Classification: J22; J24; J32; J81

Tags: atypical work; self-employment; willingness-to-pay; experiment; labour supply preferences

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Changing Aspirations and Outcomes in Post-16 Education Steven McIntosh
June 2019
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Tags: augar; further education; fe; higher education; he

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Direct democracy and intergenerational conflicts in ageing societies Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt, Wolfgang Maennig and Malte Steenbeck June 2019
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Tags: nimby; stuttgart 21; ageing; direct democracy; intergenerational conflict; referendum; transport; voting;

CEP discussion paper
Ease versus noise: long-run changes in the value of transport (dis)amenities Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt, Volker Nitsch and Nicolai Wendland June 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1631:
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JEL Classification: R12; R14; R41; N73; N74

Tags: accessibility; spatial differencing; noise; difference-in-differences; income elasticity; land price

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Amplifying Islamophobic hate crime: UK media in the wake of terror attacks Ria Ivandic, Tom Kirchmaier and Stephen Machin
May 2019
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Tags: cep; economy and society; featured; lse comment; crime; extremism; hate crime; islamophobia; religion; terror; terrorist attacks

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Childhood circumstances and young adult outcomes: the role of parental financial problems Marta Barazzetta, Andrew E. Clark and Conchita D'Ambrosio April 2019
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Tags: cep; economy and society; featured; lse comment; austerity; childhood poverty; economics; economy; education; housing; life chances; life outcomes; mental health; opportunities; outcomes; parents; poverty; resources

Journal article
Gender and Promotions: Evidence from Academic Economists in France Clément Bosquet, Pierre-Philippe Combes and Cecila Garcia-Penalosa March 2019
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Tags: competition; gender gaps; professional advancement;

CEP discussion paper
The urban wage premium in imperfect labour markets Boris Hirsch, Elke J. Jahn, Alan Manning and Michael Oberfichtner
March 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1608:
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JEL Classification: R23; J42; J31

Tags: urban wage premium; imperfect labour markets; monopsony; search frictions

Journal article
Variation in health spending growth for the privately insured from 2007 to 2014 Zack Cooper, Stuart Craig, Martin Gaynor, Charles Gray and John Van Reenen February 2019
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Tags: health spending; insurance claims; hospital referral; medicare

CEP discussion paper
The effect of the Brexit referendum result on subjective well-being Georgios Kavetsos, Ichiro Kawachi, Ilias Kyriopoulos and Sotiris Vandoros December 2018
Paper No' CEPDP1586:
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JEL Classification: D72; I30; I31; I38

Tags: subjective well-being; happiness; brexit; referendum; election

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The regional effects of Germany's national minimum wage Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt and Duncan Roth
November 2018
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Tags: difference-in-differences; employment; germany; minimum wage;

CentrePiece article
Aid: it’s not just about the money Peter Boone
November 2018
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CentrePiece 23 (3) Autumn 2018

Tags: education; health; africa; india; effective interventions

CEP discussion paper
The not-so-generalized effects of the generalized system of preferences Emanuel Ornelas and Marcos Ritel
October 2018
Paper No' CEPDP1578:
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JEL Classification: F13; F14; F15; F55; F63; O19; O24

Tags: trade preferences; gravity equation; trade policy; nonreciprocity; gsp

CEP discussion paper
Increasing differences between firms: market power and the macro-economy John Van Reenen
September 2018
Paper No' CEPDP1576:
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JEL Classification: L2; M2; O14; O32; O33

Tags: firm differences; concentration; market power; policy

CEP discussion paper
Teacher effectiveness and classroom composition Esteban M. Aucejo, Patrick Coate, Jane Cooley Fruehwirth, Sean Kelly and Zachary Mozenter September 2018
Paper No' CEPDP1574:
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JEL Classification: I2; I20; I21

Tags: teacher; practices; peer effects; effectiveness; education

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Life satisfaction, QALYs, and the monetary value of health Li Huang, Paul Frijters, Kim Dalziel and Philip Clarke
August 2018
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Tags: australia; life satisfaction; qaly; value of health; wellbeing;

CEP discussion paper
History dependence in the housing market Philippe Bracke and Silvana Tenreyro
August 2018
Paper No' CEPDP1568:
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JEL Classification: E30; R21; R31

Tags: housing market; fluctuations; down-payment effects; reference dependence; anchoring; loss aversion

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Intended versus unintended consequences of migration restriction policies: Evidence from a natural experiment in Indonesia Mattia Makovec, Ririn S. Purnamasari, Matteo Sandi and Astrid R. Savitri July 2018
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Tags: female migrants; indonesia; labor migration; local labor markets; migration policy; migration restrictions;

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Higher education funding reforms in England Ghazala Azmat and Stefania Simion
July 2018
Paper No' CEPCP536:
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CentrePiece 23 (2) Summer 2018

JEL Classification: I22; I23; I29; J30

Tags: higher education; tuition fees; means-tested support; career choices; career outcomes

This article summarises ‘Higher Education Funding Reforms: A Comprehensive Analysis of Educational and Labour Market Outcomes in England’ by Ghazala Azmat and Stefania Simion, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1529, February 2018.

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Weights to address non-parallel trends in panel difference-in-differences models Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt
June 2018
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JEL Classification: R12, R14, R41, N73, N74

Tags: access; difference-in-differences; land price; matching; monte carlo; noise; weights;

CEP discussion paper
The generation gap in direct democracy Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt, Wolfgang Maennig and Steffen Q. Mueller
June 2018
Paper No' CEPDP1552:
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JEL Classification: D7; H3

Tags: age; cohort; direct democracy; generation gap; status quo; referendum; reform; utility

CEP discussion paper
Fast track to growth? Railway access, population growth and local displacement in 19th century Switzerland Konstantin Büchel and Stephan Kyburz April 2018
Paper No' CEPDP1538:
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JEL Classification: N33; N73; O18

Tags: railway access; population growth; displacement effects

CentrePiece article
How 'local' are local labour markets? Alan Manning and Barbara Petrongolo
March 2018
Paper No' CEPCP523:
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CentrePiece 23 (1) Spring 2018

JEL Classification: J61; J63; J64; R12

Tags: job search; local labour markets; location-based policies; ripple effects

This article summarises ‘How Local Are Labor Markets? Evidence from a Spatial Job Search Model’ by Alan Manning and Barbara Petrongolo, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1101, December 2011
This paper has been published as:
'How Local Are Labor Markets? Evidence from a Spatial Job Search Model', Alan Manning and Barbara Petrongolo, American Economic Review, Volume 107, Issue 10, October 2017

CEP discussion paper
Higher education funding reforms: a comprehensive analysis of educational and labour market outcomes in England Ghazala Azmat and Stefania Simion February 2018
Paper No' CEPDP1529:
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JEL Classification: I22; I23; I29; J30

Tags: higher education; tuition fees; means-tested support; career choices; career outcomes; education

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A question of degree: The effects of degree class on labor market outcomes Andy Feng and Georg Graetz
December 2017
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Tags: educational economics; human capital; salary and wage differentials

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The economic consequences of family policies: lessons from a century of legislation in high-income countries Claudia Olivetti and Barbara Petrongolo December 2017
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JEL Classification: J13; J16; J18

Tags: parental leave; childcare; family policies; gender gaps; marriage; marital dissolution; family structure; domestic abuse; fertility; family planning; child care; children; youth; economics of gender; employment

CEP discussion paper
It's time to learn: understanding the differences in returns to instruction time Andrés Barrios Fernandez and Giulia Bovini
December 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1521:
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JEL Classification: I28; I24; I20

Tags: instruction time; education reform; heterogeneous effects; charter schools

CEP discussion paper
Economic integration, foreign investment and international trade: the effects of membership of the European Union Randolph Bruno, Nauro Campos, Saul Estrin and Meng Tian November 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1518:
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JEL Classification: F17; F21; F36

Tags: special economic integration effects; foreign direct investment; international trade; european union; gravity model

CEP discussion paper
Early-life correlates of later-life well-being: evidence from the Wisconsin longitudinal study Andrew E. Clark and Tom Lee
November 2017
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JEL Classification: I31; I38

Tags: life-course; well-being; eudaimonia; health; happiness

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Gender gaps in performance: Evidence from young lawyers Ghazala Azmat and Rosa Ferrer
October 2017
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JEL Classification: M52; J16; K40; J44

Tags: performance measures; gender gaps; high-skilled professionals

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Where industry is strong and where it’s weak – key facts of UK business geography Sandra Bernick, Richard Davies and Anna Valero October 2017
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Tags: brexit; british and irish politics and policy; cep; economy and society; featured; british business; british economy; business; firms; geography; industry

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Stamp duty, mobility and the UK housing crisis Christian Hilber and Teemu Lyytikäinen
October 2017
Paper No' CEPCP516:
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CentrePiece 22 (3) Autumn 2017

Tags: stamp duty; real estate transfer tax; transaction costs; household mobility

This article summarises ‘Transfer Taxes and Household Mobility: Distortion on the Housing or Labor Market?’, Christian Hilber and Teemu Lyytikäinen, SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper No.216, June 2017
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‘Transfer Taxes and Household Mobility: Distortion on the Housing or Labor Market?’, Christian Hilber and Teemu Lyytikäinen, Journal of Urban Economics 101, September 2017.

CEP discussion paper
The end of free college in England: implications for quality, enrolments and equity Richard Murphy, Judith Scott-Clayton and Gill Wyness October 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1501:
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JEL Classification: I22; I23; I28

Tags: higher education; financial aid; tuition fees; inequality; education

CEP discussion paper
The long-lasting effects of family and childhood on adult wellbeing: evidence from British cohort data Andrew E. Clark, Sarah Flèche and Warn N. Lekfuangfu July 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1493:
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JEL Classification: A12; D60; I31

Tags: life satisfaction; cohort data; childhood; adult outcomes

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Transfer Taxes and Household Mobility: Distortion on the Housing or Labor Market? Christian A. L. Hilber and Teemu Lyytikäinen June 2017
Paper No' SERCDP0216:
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JEL Classification: D23; H21; H27; J61; R21; R31; R38

Tags: transfer taxes; stamp duty; transaction costs; homeownership; household mobility

This paper has been published as:
'Transfer taxes and household mobility: Distortion on the housing or labor market?', Christian AL Hilber and Teemu Lyytikäinen, Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 101, September 2017

CEP discussion paper
The key determinants of happiness and misery Andrew E. Clark, Sarah Flèche, Richard Layard, Nattavudh Powdthavee and George Ward June 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1485:
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JEL Classification: I31; I10

Tags: happiness; subjective wellbeing; life satisfaction; government; mental health

CEP election analysis
Education and Skills: The UK Policy Agenda Sandra McNally and Gill Wyness
June 2017
Paper No' CEPEA041:
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Tags: education; expenditure; post-16 education; tuition fees; skills; apprentices

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CEP discussion paper
Who voted for Brexit? A comprehensive district-Level analysis Sascha O. Becker, Thiemo Fetzer and Dennis Novy
April 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1480:
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JEL Classification: D72; N44; R23; Z13

Tags: political economy; voting; referendum; migration; austerity

CEP discussion paper
What’s in a name? Expectations, heuristics and choice during a period of radical school reform Marco Bertoni, Stephen Gibbons and Olmo Silva April 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1477:
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JEL Classification: I21; H75; C23; D03

Tags: school reform; choice and autonomy; parental preferences; heuristic-based decision making

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Superstar houses and the American mortgage frenzy Clement Bellet
March 2017
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CentrePiece 22 (1) Spring 2017

JEL Classification: D01; D03; I30; R20

Tags: inequality; social preferences; subjective well-being; housing; household debt

CEP discussion paper
Fertility and mothers' labor supply: new evidence using time-to-conception Claudia Hupkau and Marion Leturcq
January 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1463:
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JEL Classification: J13; J21; J22

Tags: labor force supply of women; infertility shocks; time-to-conception; causal impact

CEP discussion paper
The paradox of the Joneses: superstar houses and mortgage frenzy in suburban America Clement Bellet
January 2017
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JEL Classification: D01; D03; I30; R20

Tags: inequality; social preferences; subjective well-being; housing; household debt

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
The Stimulative Effect of an Unconditional Block Grant on the Decentralized Provision of Care Mark Kattenberg and Wouter Vermeulen November 2016
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JEL Classification: H42; H51; H71; H75

Tags: intergovernmental transfers; flypaper effect; decentralization of health care

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The evolution of gender gaps in industrialized countries Claudia Olivetti and Barbara Petrongolo
October 2016
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JEL Classification: E24,;J16;J31

Tags: female employment; gender gaps; industry structure; wages

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Does immigration harm the job prospects of the UK-born? Brexit and the UK labour market October 2016
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Tags: barbara petrongolo; brexit; cep; economy and society; featured; uncategorized

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High-speed rail in China Yatang Lin, Yu Qin and Zhuan Xie
October 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (2) Autumn 2016

JEL Classification: O25; O33; O38

Tags: innovation; foreign technology transfer; knowledge spillover; china

This article summarises ‘International Technology Transfer and Domestic Innovation: Evidence from the High-Speed Rail Sector in China’ by Yatang Lin, Yu Qin and Zhuan Xie, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1393, December 2015.

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Who voted Leave? Monica Langella and Alan Manning
October 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (2) Autumn 2016

Tags: brexit; eu referendum; immigration; demographics; uk politics; uk economy

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Brexit and the UK labour market Barbara Petrongolo
October 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (2) Autumn 2016

Tags: brexit; eu referendum; uk economy; immigration; labour market

This analysis of the UK labour market was first published in the VoxEU ebook Brexit Beckons: Thinking ahead by leading economists.

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The aftermath of the Brexit vote – the verdict from a derided expert John Van Reenen
August 2016
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Tags: brexit; brexitvote; economy and society; featured; john van reenen; lse comment; experts; immigration

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Traffic Externalities and Housing Prices: Evidence from the London Congestion Charge Cheng Keat Tang
August 2016
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JEL Classification: R21; R31; R38; R41; Q25

Tags: housing prices; capitalization effects; congestion charge; traffic externalities; marginal willingness to pay; difference-in-difference

CEP discussion paper
Does Rosie like riveting? Male and female occupational choices Grace Lordan and Jörn-Steffen Pischke
August 2016
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JEL Classification: J16; J4

Tags: occupational choice; job content; gender; preferences

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Who voted Leave: the characteristics of individuals mattered, but so did those of local areas Monica Langella and Alan Manning July 2016
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Tags: alan manning; brexit; cep; economy and society; featured; lse comment; monica langella; demographics; eu referendum; vote leave

CEP discussion paper
The host with the most? The effects of the Olympic Games on happiness Paul Dolan, Georgios Kavetsos, Christian Krekel, Dimitris Mavridis, Robert Metcalfe, Claudia Senik, Stefan Szymanski and Nicolas R. Ziebarth July 2016
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JEL Classification: I30; I31; I38; L83; Z20; Z28

Tags: subjective wellbeing; life satisfaction; happiness; olympic games; natural experiment

CEP discussion paper
Powering education Fadi Hassan and Paolo Lucchino
July 2016
Paper No' CEPDP1438:
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JEL Classification: O12; I25; C93

Tags: randomised controlled trial; solar lamps; education; energy access; spillover effects; randomised saturation design

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No one would be spared: how the costs of Brexit would be distributed across households Holger Breinlich, Swati Dhingra, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen June 2016
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Tags: brexit; cep; featured; lse comment; economic uncertainty; income distribution

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Why leaving the EU would almost certainly damage our economic prospects Jagjit Chadha, Paul Johnson and John Van Reenen
June 2016
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Tags: brexit; cep; economy and society; featured; economic growth

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Foreign investors love Britain – but Brexit would end the affair Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen June 2016
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Tags: brexit; cep; featured; lse comment; trade

CEP Brexit analysis
BREXIT 2016: policy analysis from the Centre for Economic Performance Holger Breinlich, Swati Dhingra, Saul Estrin, Hanwei Huang, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson, John Van Reenen and Jonathan Wadsworth June 2016
Paper No' CEPBREXIT08:
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Tags: brexit; eu referendum; uk economy; uk politics; trade; foreign investment; growth; productivity; immigration; wages; labour

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Brexit: the final assessment John Van Reenen
June 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (1) Summer 2016

Tags: eu referendum; uk economy; uk politics; brexit

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Why immigration is no reason to leave the EU Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, John Van Reenen and Jonathan Wadsworth
June 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (1) Summer 2016

Tags: immigration; eu referendum; jobs; wages; uk economy; brexit

This article summarises ‘Brexit and the Impact of Immigration on the UK’, CEP Brexit Analysis No. 5 by Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, John Van Reenen and Jonathan Wadsworth, May 2016.

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Foreign investors love Britain - but Brexit would end the affair Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen June 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (1) Summer 2016

Tags: brexit; productivity; foreign direct investment; uk economy; eu referendum

This article summarises ‘The Impact of Brexit on Foreign Investment in the UK’, CEP Brexit Analysis No. 3 by Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen, April 2016.

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Brexit: the impact on UK trade and living standards Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen
June 2016
Paper No' CEPCP469:
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Tags: trade; brexit; living standards; uk economy; eu referendum

This article summarises ‘The Consequences of Brexit for UK Trade and Living Standards’, CEP Brexit Analysis No. 2 by Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen, March 2016.

CEP Brexit analysis
Who bears the pain? How the costs of Brexit would be distributed across income groups Holger Breinlich, Swati Dhingra, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen June 2016
Paper No' CEPBREXIT07:
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Tags: brexit; referendum

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The ‘Britain Alone’ scenario: how Economists for Brexit defy the laws of gravity Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen May 2016
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CEP Brexit analysis
‘ECONOMISTS FOR BREXIT’: A critique Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen
May 2016
Paper No' CEPBREXIT06:
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Tags: brexit; referendum

CEP Brexit analysis
Brexit and the impact of immigration on the UK Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, John Van Reenen and Jonathan Wadsworth
May 2016
Paper No' CEPBREXIT05:
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CEP discussion paper
Where does the wind blow? Green preferences and spatial misallocation in renewable energy sector Yatang Lin
April 2016
Paper No' CEPDP1424:
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JEL Classification: R12;R38;Q42;Q48

Tags: spatial misallocation; renewable energy policies; productivity; green preferences

CEP Brexit analysis
The UK Treasury analysis of 'The long-term economic impact of EU membership and the alternatives': CEP Commentary Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen April 2016
Paper No' CEPBREXIT04:
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Tags: brexit; hm treasury; eu referendum; uk politics; uk economy; europe; trade; canada

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The question is not whether Brexit will cost the UK in economic terms but how much Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen March 2016
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CEP discussion paper
Special and differential treatment for developing countries Emanuel Ornelas
March 2016
Paper No' CEPDP1415:
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JEL Classification: F13; F55; F63; F68; O19; O24

Tags: generalized system of preferences; preferential tariffs; trade policy; world trade organization; terms of trade; firm delocation; export-led growth

CEP discussion paper
The evolution of gender gaps in industrialized countries Claudia Olivetti and Barbara Petrongolo
February 2016
Paper No' CEPDP1410:
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JEL Classification: E24; J16; J31

Tags: female employment; gender gaps; industry structure

CEP discussion paper
Models of affective decision-making: how do feelings predict choice? Caroline J. Charpentier, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Jonathan P. Roiser and Tali Sharot February 2016
Paper No' CEPDP1408:
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JEL Classification: D01; D03; D81

Tags: decision-making; feelings; subjective well-being; value; utility; prospect theory

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Misery and mental health Sarah Flèche and Richard Layard
February 2016
Paper No' CEPCP466:
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JEL Classification: I1; I3; I31; I32

Tags: mental health; life-satisfaction; wellbeing; poverty; unemployment

This article summarises ‘Do More of Those in Misery Suffer from Poverty, Unemployment or Mental Illness?’ by Sarah Flèche and Richard Layard, CEP Discussion Paper No.1356,June 2015.

CEP discussion paper
Reservation wages and the wage flexibility puzzle Felix Koenig, Alan Manning and Barbara Petrongolo
February 2016
Paper No' CEPDP1406:
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JEL Classification: J63; J64; E24

Tags: job search; reservation wages; wage cyclicality; reference dependence

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Why Does Birthplace Matter So Much? Sorting, Learning and Geography Clément Bosquet and Henry G. Overman
January 2016
Paper No' SERCDP0190:
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JEL Classification: J61; J62; R23; J31

Tags: place of birth; spatial sorting; lifetime mobility

CEP discussion paper
Top incomes and human well-being around the world Richard V. Burkhauser, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve and Nattavudh Powdthavee
January 2016
Paper No' CEPDP1400:
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JEL Classification: D63; I3

Tags: top income; life evaluation; well-being; income inequality; world top income database; gallup world poll

CEP discussion paper
International technology transfer and domestic innovation: evidence from the high-speed rail sector in China Yatang Lin, Yu Qin and Zhuan Zie December 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1393:
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JEL Classification: O25; O33; O38

Tags: innovation; foreign technology transfer; knowledge spillover; china

CEP discussion paper
Do people seek to maximize their subjective well-being? Marc Fleurbaey and Hannes Schwandt
November 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1391:
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JEL Classification: D03; D60

Tags: subjective well-being; life satisfaction; happiness; life goals; utility

CEP discussion paper
Short and long-term effects of unemployment on fertility Janet Currie and Hannes Schwandt
November 2015
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JEL Classification: J6; J11; J12; J13

Tags: fertility; unemployment

CEP discussion paper
Distaste for centralization: evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in Switzerland Sarah Flèche
November 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1383:
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JEL Classification: H11; H40; I31

Tags: decentralization; life satisfaction; public spending; procedural utility

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Transfer Taxes and Household Mobility: Distortion on the Housing or Labor Market? Christian A. L. Hilber and Teemu Lyytikäinen October 2015
Paper No' SERCDP0187:
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JEL Classification: D23; H21; H27; J61; R21; R31; R38

Tags: transfer taxes; stamp duty; transaction costs; homeownership; household mobility

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Corbyn and the political economy of nostalgia John Van Reenen
August 2015
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CEP discussion paper
Would you choose to be happy? Tradeoffs between happiness and the other dimensions of life in a large population survey Matthew D. Adler, Paul Dolan and Georgios Kavetsos August 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1366:
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JEL Classification: D6; H00; I00; I31

Tags: happiness; subjective well-being; preferences

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Summer budget 2015: Osborne is right to raise wages, but a clearer productivity plan is required John Van Reenen
July 2015
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Productivity Plan: A sound framework, but gaps in policy persist. More is needed to get productivity growing again Anna Valero and John Van Reenen July 2015
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Happier workers, higher profits Alex Bryson, John Forth and Lucy Stokes
July 2015
Paper No' CEPCP445:
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CentrePiece 20 (1) Summer 2015

JEL Classification: J28

Tags: subjective well being; job satisfaction; job-related affect; workplace performance

This article summarises Does Worker Wellbeing Affect Workplace Performance? by Alex Bryson, John Forth and Lucy Stokes, published as CEP Discussion Paper No. 1363.

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In brief... Oil: the impact on women's work Stephan E. Maurer and Andrei V. Potlogea
July 2015
Paper No' CEPCP443:
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CentrePiece 20 (1) Summer 2015

JEL Classification: R1; N5; O1; J1

Tags: oil; structural transformation; female labor force; participation; gender pay gap

This article summarises ‘Fueling the Gender Gap? Oil and Women’s Labor and Marriage Market Outcomes’ by Stephan Maurer and Andrei Potlogea, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1280.

CEP discussion paper
Does worker wellbeing affect workplace performance? Alex Bryson, John Forth and Lucy Stokes
July 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1363:
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JEL Classification: J28

Tags: subjective well being; job satisfaction; job-related affect; workplace performance

CEP discussion paper
Do more of those in misery suffer from poverty, unemployment or mental illness? Sarah Flèche and Richard Layard
June 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1356:
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JEL Classification: I1; I3; I31; I32

Tags: mental health; life-satisfaction; wellbeing; poverty; unemployment

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The NHS: Promises and productivity John Van Reenen
April 2015
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Tags: alistair mcguire; cep; featured; john van reenen; public services and the welfare state

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Austerity in the UK: past, present and future John Van Reenen
March 2015
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Tags: economy and society; featured; general election 2015; john van reenen; lse comment

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Budget 2015: What the Chancellor said and didn’t say John Van Reenen
March 2015
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Regarding public service spending, the UK electorate faces real choices this election John Van Reenen
March 2015
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CEP election analysis
Paying for Higher Education Gill Wyness
March 2015
Paper No' CEPEA026:
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Long shadow of the Berlin Wall Arnaud Chevalier and Olivier Marie
January 2015
Paper No' CEPCP436:
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CentrePiece 19 (3) Winter 2015

JEL Classification: J13; K42

Tags: crime; parental selection; fertility; economic uncertainty; risk attitude

This article summarises ‘Economic Uncertainty, Parental Selection, and the Criminal Activity of the “Children of the Wall”’ by Arnaud Chevalier and Olivier Marie, CEP Discussion Paper No.1256, January 2014

Journal article
What predicts a successful life? A life-course model of well-being Andrew E. Clark, Francesca Cornaglia, Richard Layard, Nattavudh Powdthavee and James Vernoit November 2014
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Tags: wellbeing; life-satisfaction; intervention; model; life-course; emotional health; conduct; intellectual performance; success

Journal article
Gender and the labor market: What have we learned from field and lab experiments? Ghazala Azmat and Barbara Petrongolo
October 2014
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JEL Classification: J16; J24; J71; C91; C92; C93

Tags: gender; field experiments; lab experiments; discrimination; gender preferences

CEP discussion paper
Optimal Contracting and the Organization of Knowledge William Fuchs, Luis Garicano and Luis Rayo
October 2014
Paper No' CEPDP1308:
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JEL Classification: D86; L22; J33; J44

Tags: contracting; experts; professional service firms; partnership; venture capital

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Experts react to the Scottish referendum result: The Nays have it John Van Reenen
September 2014
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CEP election analysis
The Scottish Referendum: Breaking Up is Hard – and expensive - to Do John Van Reenen
September 2014
Paper No' CEPEA018:
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Tags: scottish referendum; uk economy

CEP discussion paper
What is 'Firm Heterogeneity' in Trade Models? The Role of Quality, Scope, Markups and Cost Colin Hottman, Stephen J. Redding and David E. Weinstein September 2014
Paper No' CEPDP1294:
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JEL Classification: L11; L21; L25; L60

Tags: firm heterogeneity; multiproduct firms; cannibalization effects

This paper has been published as:
Quantifying the Sources of Firm Heterogeneity, Colin J. Hottman, Stephen J. Redding and David E. Weinstein, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 131, Issue 3, August 2016

Journal article
Industry compensation under relocation risk: a firm-level analysis of the EU emissions trading scheme Ralf Martin, Mirabelle Muûls, Ulrich J. Wagner and Laure B. de Preux August 2014
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Tags: taxation and subsidies; externalities; growth; redistributive effects; environmental taxes and subsidies; pollution control adoption costs; distributional effects; employment effects; air pollution; water pollution; noise; hazardous waste; solid waste; recycling; climate; natural disasters; global warming; environmental economics: government policy

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Spatial Methods Steve Gibbons, Henry G. Overman and Eleonora Patacchini
August 2014
Paper No' SERCDP0162:
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JEL Classification: R; C1; C5

Tags: spatial analysis; spatial econometrics; neighbourhood effects; agglomeration; weights matrix

CEP discussion paper
Because I'm Worth It: A Lab-Field Experiment on the Spillover Effects of Incentives in Health Paul Dolan and Matteo M. Galizzi July 2014
Paper No' CEPDP1286:
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JEL Classification: C91; C93; D03; I10

Tags: incentives in health; spillover effects; licensing; hidden costs of incentives

CEP discussion paper
Evaluating a Decade of Mobile Termination Rate Regulation Christos Genakos and Tommaso Valletti
July 2014
Paper No' CEPDP1282:
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JEL Classification: D12; D43; L5; L96; L98

Tags: mobile telephony; termination rates; waterbed effect

This paper has been published as:
Evaluating a Decade of Mobile Termination Rate Regulation, Christos Genakos and Tommaso Valletti, The Economic Journal, Volume 125, Issue 586, August 2015

CEP discussion paper
Fueling the Gender Gap? Oil and Women's Labor and Marriage Market Outcomes Stephan E. Maurer and Andrei V. Potlogea
June 2014
Paper No' CEPDP1280:
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JEL Classification: R1; N5; O1; J1

Tags: oil; structural transformation; female labor force; participation; gender pay gap

CEP discussion paper
What Can Life Satisfaction Data Tell Us About Discrimination Against Sexual Minorities? A Structural Equation Model for Australia and the United Kingdom Nattavudh Powdthavee and Mark Wooden May 2014
Paper No' CEPDP1267:
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JEL Classification: I31; J71

Tags: sexual orientation; sexual minorities; discrimination; life satisfaction; hilda survey; ukhls

This paper has been published as:
Life Satisfaction and Sexual Minorities: Evidence from Australia and the United Kingdom, Nattavudh Powdthavee and Mark Wooden, Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization, Volume 116, August 2015

CentrePiece article
Gender and the labour market: evidence from experiments Ghazala Azmat and Barbara Petrongolo
May 2014
Paper No' CEPCP425:
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CentrePiece 19 (1) Spring 2014

JEL Classification: J16; J24; J71; C91; C92; C93

Tags: gender; field experiments; lab experiments; discrimination; gender preferences

This paper summarises 'Gender and the Labor Market: What Have We Learned from Field and Lab Experiments?' by Ghazala Azmat and Barbara Petrongolo, CEP Occasional Paper No. 40, March 2014.

CEP occasional paper
Gender and the Labor Market: What Have We Learned from Field and Lab Experiments? Ghazala Azmat and Barbara Petrongolo
March 2014
Paper No' CEPOP40:
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JEL Classification: J16; J24; J71; C91; C92; C93

Tags: gender; field experiments; lab experiments; discrimination; gender preferences

CentrePiece article
Everybody needs good neighbours? Steve Gibbons, Olmo Silva and Felix Weinhardt
February 2014
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CentrePiece 18 (3) Winter 2014

JEL Classification: C21; I20; H75; R23

Tags: education; behaviour; attainment; neighbourhood effects; cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes; schools

Do Neighbours Affect Teenage Outcomes? Evidence from Neighbourhood Changes in England, Stephen Gibbons, Olmo Silva and Felix Weinhardt, CEE DP 122, November 2010.
This paper has been published as:
‘Everybody Needs Good Neighbours? Evidence from Students’ Outcomes in England’, Steve Gibbons, Olmo Silva and Felix Weinhardt, Economic Journal 123(571): 831-74.

CentrePiece article
Outsourcing and the shift from manufacturing to services Giuseppe Berlingieri
February 2014
Paper No' CEPCP413:
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CentrePiece 18 (3) Winter 2014

JEL Classification: D57; L16; L24; L84; O14; O41; O51

Tags: structural transformation; outsourcing; professional and business services; inputoutput tables; intermediates

This article summarises ‘Outsourcing and the Rise in Services’, by Giuseppe Berlingieri, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1199, April 2013.

CentrePiece article
Lessons from the economics of crime Philip J. Cook, Stephen Machin, Olivier Marie and Giovanni Mastrobuoni
February 2014
Paper No' CEPCP410:
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CentrePiece 18 (3) Winter 2014

JEL Classification: I2; K42; H00; J65

Tags: crime; offenders; crime control; cost-benefit analysis

This article introduces Lessons from the Economics of Crime edited by Philip J Cook, Stephen Machin, Olivier Marie and Giovanni Mastrobuoni, published by MIT Press

CEP discussion paper
Economic Uncertainty, Parental Selection, and the Criminal Activity of the 'Children of the Wall' Arnaud Chevalier and Olivier Marie January 2014
Paper No' CEPDP1256:
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JEL Classification: J13; K42

Tags: crime; parental selection; fertility; economic uncertainty; risk attitude

CEP discussion paper
Looking Ahead: Subjective Time Perception and Individual Time Discounting W. David Bradford, Paul Dolan and Matteo M. Galizzi
January 2014
Paper No' CEPDP1255:
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JEL Classification: D1; D10; D91

Tags: time preferences; time perception; hyperbolic discounting

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In brief...Top of the class Richard Murphy and Felix Weinhardt
December 2013
Paper No' CEPCP405:
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CentrePiece 18 (2) Autumn 2013

JEL Classification: I21; J24; D01

Tags: rank; non-cognitive skills; peer effects

This article summarises ‘The Importance of Rank Position’ by Richard Murphy and Felix Weinhardt, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1241, September 2013.

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In brief...Blackout babies: the impact of power cuts on fertility Thiemo Fetzer, Oliver Pardo and Amar Shanghavi
December 2013
Paper No' CEPCP403:
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CentrePiece 18 (2) Autumn 2013

JEL Classification: J13; J16; O18; H41

Tags: fertility; infrastructure; blackouts; unplanned parenthood

This article summarises ‘An Urban Legend?! Power Rationing, Fertility and its Effects on Mothers’ by Thiemo Fetzer, Oliver Pardo and Amar Shanghavi, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1247, November 2013

CEP discussion paper
An Urban Legend?! Power Rationing, Fertility and its Effects on Mothers Thiemo Fetzer, Oliver Pardo and Amar Shanghavi
November 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1247:
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JEL Classification: J13; J16; O18; H41

Tags: fertility; infrastructure; blackouts; unplanned parenthood

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Lessons from the Economics of Crime
October 2013
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CEP discussion paper
What Predicts a Successful Life? A Life-Course Model of Well-Being Andrew E. Clark, Francesca Cornaglia, Richard Layard, Nattavudh Powdthavee and James Vernoit October 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1245:
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JEL Classification: A12; D60; H00; I31

Tags: well-being; life-satisfaction; intervention; model; life-course; emotional health; conduct; intellectual performance; success

This paper has been published as:
What Predicts a Successful Life? A Life-Course Model of WellBeing, Richard Layard, Andrew Clark, Francesca Cornaglia, Nattavudh Powdthavee and James Vernoit, Economic Journal, Feature Issue, Vol. 124, Issue 580, pp. F720-F738, November 2014
This paper has been published as:
Son of my Father? The Life-cycle Analysis of Well-being: Introduction, Andrew Clark, Economic Journal, Feature Issue, Vol. 124, Issue 580, November 2014

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Game of Zones: The Economics of Conservation Areas Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt, Kristoffer Moeller, Sevrin Waights and Nicolai Wendland September 2013
Paper No' SERCDP0143:
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JEL Classification: H23; H31; R40; R58

Tags: designation; difference-in-difference; rdd-dd; england; gentrification; heritage; property value

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Urban Escalators and Inter-regional Elevators: The Difference that Location, Mobility and Sectoral Specialisation make to Occupational Progression Tony Champion, Mike Coombes and Ian Gordon September 2013
Paper No' SERCDP0139:
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JEL Classification: J24; J61; J62; R23

Tags: escalator region; labour migration; elevator effect; city-regions; social mobility; career progression

CEP discussion paper
The Importance of Rank Position Richard Murphy and Felix Weinhardt
September 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1241:
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JEL Classification: I21; J24; D01

Tags: rank; non-cognitive skills; peer effects

CEP discussion paper
Risk and Evidence of Bias in Randomized Controlled Trials in Economics Peter Boone, Alex Eble and Diana Elbourne
September 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1240:
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JEL Classification: C9; C90; C93; C10; C12; C18

Tags: randomized controlled trials; field experiments; bias; treatment effect estimates

This paper has been published as:
'On Minimizing the Risk of Bias in Randomized Controlled Trials in Economics', Alex Eble, Peter Booone and Diana Elbourne,The World Bank Economic Review, Volume 31, Issue 3, October 2017

CEP discussion paper
Mental Illness and Unhappiness Dan Chisholm, Richard Layard, Vikram Patel and Shekhar Saxena
September 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1239:
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JEL Classification: I10; I14; I18

Tags: mental illness; welfare benefits; healthcare costs; life-satisfaction

CEP discussion paper
A General Method for Valuing Non-Market Goods Using Wellbeing Data: Three-Stage Wellbeing Valuation Daniel Fujiwara
July 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1233:
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JEL Classification: C39; D6; D61; I31; J68

Tags: subjective wellbeing; non-market valuation; cost-benefit analysis; unemployment; causal inference

CEP discussion paper
Unmet Aspirations as an Explanation for the Age U-Shape in Human Wellbeing Hannes Schwandt
July 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1229:
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JEL Classification: A12;I30;D84

Tags: life satisfaction; expectations; aging

CentrePiece article
In brief: University exam results matter Andy Feng and Georg Graetz
June 2013
Paper No' CEPCP395:
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CentrePiece 18 (1) Summer 2013

JEL Classification: I24; J24; J31

Tags: degree classification; regression discontinuity design; sorting effects

This article summarises ‘A Question of Degree: The Effects of Degree Class on Labour Market Outcomes’ by Andy Feng and Georg Graetz, CEP Discussion Paper No.1221, May 2013

CEP discussion paper
Pushing On a String: US Monetary Policy is Less Powerful in Recessions Silvana Tenreyro and Gregory Thwaites
May 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1218:
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JEL Classification: E52; E32

Tags: asymmetric effects of monetary policy; transmission mechanism; recession; durable goods; local projection methods

CEP discussion paper
The Marginal Income Effect of Education on Happiness: Estimating the Direct and Indirect Effects of Compulsory Schooling on Well-Being in Australia Warn N. Lekfuangfu, Nattavudh Powdthavee and Mark Wooden May 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1214:
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JEL Classification: I20; I32; C36

Tags: schooling; indirect effect; well-being; mental health; windfall income; hilda survey

This paper has been published as:
Whats the Good of Education on our Overall Quality of Life?, Nattavudh Powdthavee, Warn N. Lekfuangfu and Mark Wooden, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Volume 54, February 2015

CEP discussion paper
Estimating Bayesian Decision Problems with Heterogeneous Priors Stephen Hansen and Michael McMahon
May 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1211:
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JEL Classification: D72; D81; C13

Tags: bayesian decision making; expertise; preferences; estimation

CEP discussion paper
Concentration Versus Re-Matching? Evidence About the Locational Effects of Commuting Costs Michael J. Boehm
May 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1207:
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JEL Classification: R00; J61; J68; Q48; Q58

Tags: work; residence location choice; commuting costs; environmental effects of tax policy; employer-employee data

CEP discussion paper
Outsourcing and the Rise in Services Giuseppe Berlingieri
April 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1199:
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JEL Classification: D57; L16; L24; L84; O14; O41; O51

Tags: structural transformation; outsourcing; professional and business services; input-output tables; intermediates

CEP discussion paper
When the Cat is Near, the Mice Won't Play: The Effect of External Examiners in Italian Schools Marco Bertoni, Giorgio Brunello and Lorenzo Rocco February 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1191:
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JEL Classification: C31; H52; I2

Tags: education; testing; external monitoring; indirect treatment effects

CEP discussion paper
Moving Up and Sliding Down: An Empirical Assessment of the Effect of Social Mobility on Subjective Wellbeing Paul Dolan and Grace Lordan February 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1190:
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JEL Classification: D31; D63; I1; I14; J60

Tags: income mobility; social mobility; inter-generational; life satisfaction; swb; subjective wellbeing; mental health

CEP discussion paper
Estimating the Influence of Life Satisfaction and Positive Affect on Later Income Using Sibling Fixed-Effects Jan-Emmanuel De Neve and Andrew J. Oswald November 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1176:
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JEL Classification: I10; J24

Tags: income; life satisfaction; positive affect

CEP discussion paper
Selection Effects with Heterogeneous Firms Monika Mrázová and J. Peter Neary
October 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1174:
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JEL Classification: F23; F15; F12

Tags: foreign direct investment (fdi); heterogeneous firms; proximity-concentration trade-off; r&d with threshold effects; super- and sub-convexity; supermodularity

CEP discussion paper
The Careers of Immigrants Ana Damas de Matos
October 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1171:
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JEL Classification: J31; J61; J63

Tags: wage differentials; wage convergence; job mobility; immigration; linked employer-employee panel data

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Student awareness of the costs and benefits of higher education Martin McGuigan, Sandra McNally and Gill Wyness
September 2012
Paper No' CEPCP376:
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CentrePiece 17 (2) Autumn 2012

JEL Classification: L2

Tags: tuition fees; information campaign; educational decisions

This article summarises 'Student Awareness of Costs and Benefits of Educational Decisions: Effects of an Information Campaign' by Martin McGuigan, Sandra McNally and Gill Wyness, Centre for the Economics of Education Discussion Paper No.139, August 2012

CEP discussion paper
A Cautionary Note on Using Industry Affiliation to Predict Income Jörn-Steffen Pischke and Hannes Schwandt
September 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1163:
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JEL Classification: D31; I14; I3; J31

Tags: industry wage differentials; health; happiness; intergenerational mobility

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Student Awareness of Costs and Benefits of Educational Decisions: Effects of an Information Campaign Marty McGuigan, Sandra McNally and Gill Wyness August 2012
Paper No' CEEDP0139:
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JEL Classification: I2

Tags: tuition fees; information campaign; educational decisions

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
The Effect of the UK Stamp Duty Land Tax on Household Mobility Christian A. L. Hilber and Teemu Lyytikäinen
July 2012
Paper No' SERCDP0115:
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JEL Classification: D23; H21; H27; J61; R21; R31; R38

Tags: stamp duty; real estate transfer tax; transaction costs; household mobility

CEP discussion paper
Female Employment and Fertility - The Effects of Rising Female Wages Christian Siegel
July 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1156:
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JEL Classification: D13; E24; J13; J22

Tags: fertility; female labor supply; household production; intrahousehold allocations

CEP discussion paper
Reparations, Deficits, and Debt Default: the Great Depression in Germany Albrecht Ritschl
June 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1149:
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JEL Classification: N12; N13; E37; E47

Tags: great depression; germany; sudden stop; transfer problem; vector autoregressions

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Do Homeowners Benefit Urban Neighborhoods? Evidence from Housing Prices Mika Kortelainen and Tuukka Saarimaa
May 2012
Paper No' SERCDP0110:
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JEL Classification: D62; R21; R28

Tags: homeownership; neighborhood effects; partial linear model; set identification

Journal article
The good, the bad, and the average: evidence on ability peer effects in schools Victor Lavy, Olmo Silva and Felix Weinhardt
April 2012
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Tags: education; rank; non-cognitive skills; peer effects; schools

CEP discussion paper
Gender Gaps in Performance: Evidence from Young Lawyers Ghazala Azmat and Rosa Ferrer
March 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1136:
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JEL Classification: M52; J16; K40; J44

Tags: performance measures; gender gaps; high-skilled professionals

CEP discussion paper
Why Are Migrants Paid More? Alex Bryson, Giambattista Rossi and Rob Simmons
March 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1134:
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JEL Classification: J24; J31; J61; J71; M52

Tags: wages; migration; superstars; productivity; compensating wage differentials; sports

CEP discussion paper
Genes, Economics and Happiness Nicholas A. Christakis, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, James H. Fowler and Bruno S. Frey
February 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1127:
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JEL Classification: A12; D03; D87; Z00

Tags: wellbeing; socio-demographics; happiness; genetics; life satisfaction

CEP discussion paper
Happiness as a Driver of Risk-Avoiding Behavior Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Robert J. B. Goudie, Sach Mukherjee, Andrew J. Oswald and Stephen Wu February 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1126:
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Tags: subjective well-being; risky behaviors; effects of well-being; rational carelessness

This paper has been published as:
Happiness as a driver of risk-avoiding behaviour: Theory and an empirical study of seatbelt wearing and automobile accidents, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Robert J. B. Goudie, Sach Mukherjee, Andrew J. Oswald, Stephen Wu, Economica, Volume 81, Issue 324, October 2014

CEP discussion paper
Market Leadership Through Technology - Backward Compatibility in the U.S. Handheld Video Game Industry Jörg Claussen, Tobias Kretschmer and Thomas Spengler February 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1124:
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JEL Classification: L15; L82; O33

Tags: backward compatibility; market leadership; network effects; video games; two-sided markets

CEP discussion paper
Why Has China Grown So Fast? The Role of International Technology Transfer John Van Reenen and Linda Yueh
February 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1121:
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JEL Classification: O32; O33

Tags: china; technology transfer; joint ventures; productivity

Journal article
Genes, economics, and happiness Nicholas A. Christakis, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, James H. Fowler and Bruno S. Frey
January 2012
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Tags: wellbeing; socio-demographics; happiness; genetics; life satisfaction

CEP discussion paper
The Provision of Relative Performance Feedback Information: An Experimental Analysis of Performance and Happiness Ghazala Azmat and Nagore Iriberri January 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1116:
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JEL Classification: C91; M52; D03

Tags: relative performance; feedback; piece-rate; flat-rate; happiness

CEP discussion paper
Do Cash Transfers Improve Birth Outcomes? Evidence from Matched Vital Statistics, Social Security and Program Data Verónica Amarante, Marco Manacorda, Edward Miguel and Andrea Vigorito December 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1106:
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JEL Classification: J88; I38; J13

Tags: poverty relief program; maternal health; cash transfers; social assistance; uruguay; birth outcomes; low birthweight; cash transfer program; nutrition

CEP discussion paper
How Local Are Labour Markets? Evidence from a Spatial Job Search Model Alan Manning and Barbara Petrongolo
December 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1101:
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JEL Classification: J61; J63; J64; R12

Tags: job search; local labour markets; location-based policies; ripple effects

This paper has been published as:
'How Local Are Labor Markets? Evidence from a Spatial Job Search Model', Alan Manning and Barbara Petrongolo, American Economic Review Volume 107(10), October 2017

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
The Bright Side of Social Capital: How 'Bridging' Makes Italian Provinces More Innovative Riccardo Crescenzi, Luisa Gagliardi and Marco Percoco November 2011
Paper No' SERCDP0096:
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JEL Classification: O31; O33; R15

Tags: innovation; social capital; knowledge transfer; regional development

CEP discussion paper
Worktime Regulations and Spousal Labor Supply Dominique Goux, Eric Maurin and Barbara Petrongolo
November 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1096:
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JEL Classification: J22; J12; J48

Tags: spousal labor supply; cross-hour effects; workweek reduction

This paper has been published as:
Worktime regulations and spousal labor supply, Dominique Goux, Eric Maurin and Barbara Petrongolo, American Economic Review, Volume 104, Issue 1, January 2014

CEP discussion paper
Measuring the (Income) Effect of Disability Insurance Generosity on Labour Market Participation Olivier Marie and Judit Vall Castello November 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1094:
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JEL Classification: J14; J26; J40

Tags: disability insurance; labour market participation; income effect; regression discontinuity

CEP discussion paper
Factor Proportions and International Business Cycles Keyu Jin and Nan Li
November 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1090:
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JEL Classification: F41; F44

Tags: international business cycles; international comovement; composition effects

CEP discussion paper
Advertising Expenditure and Consumer Prices Ferdinand Rauch
August 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1073:
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JEL Classification: H25; M37

Tags: advertising; taxation of advertising; effects of advertising

CEP discussion paper
A Model for the Delivery of Evidence-Based PSHE (Personal Wellbeing) in Secondary Schools John Coleman, Daniel Hale and Richard Layard August 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1071:
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JEL Classification: I1; I18; I2

Tags: health education; social-emotional learning; life-skills; prevention

CEP discussion paper
Racial Discrimination and Competition Ross Levine, Alexey Levkov and Yona Rubinstein
August 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1069:
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JEL Classification: J7; J31; D43; D3; G21; G28

Tags: discrimination; imperfect competition; banks; regulation

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
The Impact of Tuition Fees and Support on University Participation in the UK Lorraine Dearden, Emla Fitzsimons and Gill Wyness July 2011
Paper No' CEEDP0126:
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JEL Classification: I21; I22; I28

Tags: university participation; higher education funding policies; tuition fees; maintenance grants; pseudo-panel

This paper has been published as:
Money for nothing: Estimating the impact of student aid on participation in higher education, Lorraine Dearden, Emla Fitzsimons and Gill Wyness, Economics of Education Review, Volume 43, December 2014

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Is the Sky the Limit? An Analysis of High-Rise Office Buildings Hans R. A. Koster, Piet Rietveld and Jos N. van Ommerren
July 2011
Paper No' SERCDP0086:
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JEL Classification: R30; R33

Tags: commercial buildings; building height; landmarks; reputation effect; semiparametric regression; agglomeration effect

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Homeownership and NIMBYism: A Spatial Analysis of Airport Effects Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt and Wolfgang Maennig
July 2011
Paper No' SERCDP0085:
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JEL Classification: D61; D62; H41; H71; L83; I18; R41; R58

Tags: noise; rents; referendum; real estate prices; airports; berlin

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Whether to Hire Local Contract Teachers? Trade-off Between Skills and Preferences in India Sonja Fagernäs and Panu Pelkonen
July 2011
Paper No' SERCDP0083:
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JEL Classification: H75; J24; J41; J45

Tags: discrete choice experiment; education; para-teachers; preferences; skills

CEP discussion paper
The Penn-Belassa-Samuelson Effect in Developing Countries: Price and Income Revisited Fadi Hassan
June 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1056:
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JEL Classification: E31; F4; O1

Tags: balassa-samuelson; penn effect; developing countries; non-parametric estimation; purchasing power parity; real exchange rate

CentrePiece article
Fees and loathing: higher education finance and university participation Gill Wyness
June 2011
Paper No' CEPCP343:
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CentrePiece 16 (1) Summer 2011

JEL Classification: I22; I23; I29; J24

Tags: wage differentials; returns to education

CEP discussion paper
Money and Happiness: Evidence from the Industry Wage Structure Jörn-Steffen Pischke
May 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1051:
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JEL Classification: D1; J31

Tags: life satisfaction; well-being

CEP discussion paper
Crime and Mental Wellbeing Francesca Cornaglia and Andrew Leigh
April 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1049:
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JEL Classification: I18; K14; R28

Tags: neighbourhood effects; health; mental health; fear of crime

CEP discussion paper
Priors and Desires Guy Mayraz
March 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1047:
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JEL Classification: D01; D03; D80; D81; D83; D84

Tags: wishful thinking; cognitive dissonance; reference-dependent beliefs; referencedependent preferences

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Where is the Economics in Spatial Econometrics? Luisa Corrado and Bernard Fingleton
March 2011
Paper No' SERCDP0071:
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JEL Classification: C21; C31; R0

Tags: spatial econometrics; endogenous spatial lag; exogenous spatial lag; spatially dependent errors; network dependence; externalities; the w matrix; panel data with spatial effects; multilevel models with spatial effects

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Plant-level Determinants of Total Factor Productivity in Great Britain, 1997-2006 Richard Harris and John Moffat
January 2011
Paper No' SERCDP0064:
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JEL Classification: C23; D24; R12

Tags: productivity; plant level tfp; spatial ‘place’ effects; foreign-owned plants

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Do Neighbours Affect Teenage Outcomes? Evidence from Neighbourhood Changes in England Stephen Gibbons, Olmo Silva and Felix Weinhardt November 2010
Paper No' SERCDP0063:
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JEL Classification: C21; I20; H75; R23

Tags: neighbourhood effects; cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes; secondary schools

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Do Neighbours Affect Teenage Outcomes? Evidence from Neighbourhood Changes in England Stephen Gibbons, Olmo Silva and Felix Weinhardt November 2010
Paper No' CEEDP0122:
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JEL Classification: C21; I20; H75; R23

Tags: neighbourhood effects; cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes; secondary schools

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Does the Rotten Child Spoil His Companion? Spatial Peer Effects Among Children in Rural India Christian Helmers and Manasa Patnam October 2010
Paper No' SERCDP0059:
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JEL Classification: C21; O15; R23

Tags: children; peer effects; cognitive skills; india

CEP discussion paper
Do Higher Wages Come at a Price? Erling Barth, Alex Bryson and Harald Dale-Olsen
October 2010
Paper No' CEPDP1011:
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JEL Classification: J28; J31; J81

Tags: worker wellbeing; job stress; job anxiety; job satisfaction; wages; compensating differentials

CEP discussion paper
Spreading the Word: Geography, Policy and Knowledge Spillovers Sharon Belenzon and Mark Schankerman
September 2010
Paper No' CEPDP1005:
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JEL Classification: K41; L24; O31; O34

Tags: knowledge spillovers; diffusion; geography; university technology transfer; patents; scientific publications

This paper has been published as:
'Spreading the Word: Geography, Policy, and Knowledge Spillovers', Sharon Belenzon and Mark Schankerman,The Review of Economics and Statistics Volume 93, Issue 3,July 2013

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
The Impact of University Research on Corporate Patenting Christian Helmers and Mark Rogers
September 2010
Paper No' SERCDP0054:
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JEL Classification: L22; L26; O34

Tags: patents; universities; knowledge transfer; spillover; uk

CEP discussion paper
To Join or Not to Join? Factors Influencing Employee Share Plan Membership in a Multinational Corporation Alex Bryson and Richard Freeman September 2010
Paper No' CEPDP1001:
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JEL Classification: D83; H3; I22; J33; J54

Tags: share plans; share contributions; risk aversion; peer effects; social norms

CEP discussion paper
Productivity Spreads, Market Power Spreads and Trade Ralf Martin
September 2010
Paper No' CEPDP0997:
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JEL Classification: C81; D24; L11; L25

Tags: trade policy; productivity measurement; imperfect competition; productivity dispersion; productivity spread

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LSE Centre for Economic Performance: Reducing Crime: More Police, More Prisons or More Pay? Olivier Marie
July 2010
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Tags: oliver marie; public services and the welfare state; cep; coalition; crime; fear of crime; policing; prisons; uk government; uk politics

CEP discussion paper
The Growth of Extended 'Entry Tournaments' and the Decline of Institutionalised Occupational Labour Markets in Britain David Marsden June 2010
Paper No' CEPDP0989:
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JEL Classification: J31; J44

Tags: wage level and structure; wage differentials by skill; training; professional labor markets and occupations

CEP discussion paper
Quality Matters - the Expulsion of Professors and Ph.D. Student Outcomes in Nazi Germany Fabian Waldinger
June 2010
Paper No' CEPDP0985:
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JEL Classification: I2; I21; J24; N34

Tags: phd students; university quality; faculty quality; nazi germany; dismissal of professors

CEP discussion paper
Imperfect Competition in the Labour Market Alan Manning
May 2010
Paper No' CEPDP0981:
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JEL Classification: J0; J42; J63; J64

Tags: imperfect competition; labour markets; rents; search; matching; monopsony

CEP discussion paper
The Crime Reducing Effect of Education Stephen Machin, Olivier Marie and Suncica Vujic
May 2010
Paper No' CEPDP0979:
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JEL Classification: I2; K42

Tags: crime; education; offenders

This paper has been published as:
Youth Crime and Education Expansion, Stephen Machin, Olivier Marie and Suncica Vujic, German Economic Review, Volume 13, Issue 4, November 2012

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
The Changing Economic Advantage From Private School Francis Green, Stephen Machin, Richard Murphy and Yu Zhu
April 2010
Paper No' CEEDP0115:
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JEL Classification: I22; I29; J31

Tags: wage differentials; educational attainment; private schools

CEP discussion paper
Slip Sliding Away: Further Union Decline in Germany and Britain John T. Addison, Alex Bryson, André Pahnke and Paulino Teixeira March 2010
Paper No' CEPDP0971:
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JEL Classification: J50; J51

Tags: union recognition; union coverage; worker representation in works councils; joint consultative committees; patterns of erosion; behavioural and composition effects; shift share analysis

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Measuring the Returns to Lifelong Learning Jo Blanden, Franz Buscha, Patrick Sturgis and Peter Urwin
March 2010
Paper No' CEEDP0110:
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Tags: lifelong learning; earnings; social status

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Moving into the Projects: Social Housing Neighbourhoods and School Performance in England Felix Weinhardt
February 2010
Paper No' SERCDP0044:
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JEL Classification: I21; J24

Tags: neighbourhood effects on education

CEP discussion paper
Life satisfaction and relative income: perceptions and evidence Guy Mayraz, Jürgen Schupp and Gert G. Wagner
July 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0938:
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JEL Classification: D31; D62; D63; I3; I31; Z13

Tags: income comparisons; relative income; life satisfaction; german socio economic panel; soep; wellbeing

CEP discussion paper
The ASEAN Free Trade Agreement: Impact on Trade Flows and External Trade Barriers Hector Calvo-Pardo, Caroline Freund and Emanuel Ornelas May 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0930:
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JEL Classification: F13; F15

Tags: regionalism; external tariffs; trade liberalization; preferential trade agreements; asia

CEP discussion paper
Hot and Cold Seasons in the Housing Market L. Rachel Ngai and Silvana Tenreyro
April 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0922:
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JEL Classification: E0

Tags: housing market; thick-market effects; search-and-matching; seasonality; house price fluctuations

This paper has been published as:
Hot and Cold Seasons in the Housing Market, L. Rachel Ngai and Silvana Tenreyro, American Economic Review, Volume 104, Issue 12, December 2014

CEP discussion paper
'The Value of Rude Health': Employees' Well Being, Absence and Workplace Performance David Marsden and Simone Moriconi
April 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0919:
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JEL Classification: J22; J28

Tags: time allocation; absenteeism; safety; accidents; industrial health

CEP discussion paper
The Importance of Relative Performance Feedback Information: Evidence from a Natural Experiment using High School Students Ghazala Azmat and Nagore Iriberri March 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0915:
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JEL Classification: I21; M52; C30

Tags: school performance; relative performance; piece-rate; feedback; natural experiment; social comparison; self-perception; competitive preferences

CEP discussion paper
Government Transfers and Political Support Marco Manacorda, Edward Miguel and Andrea Vigorito
March 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0912:
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JEL Classification: I38; D72

Tags: conditional cash transfers; redistributive politics; voting; regression discontinuity

This paper has been published as:
Government Transfers and Political Support, Marco Manacorda, Edward Miguel and Andrea Vigorito, American Economic Journal Applied Economics Vol.3(3): 1-28, July 2011

CEP discussion paper
Peer Effects in Science - Evidence from the Dismissal of Scientists in Nazi Germany Fabian Waldinger
February 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0910:
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JEL Classification: I20; I21; I23; I28; J24; L31; L38; N34; N44; O31; O38

Tags: peer effects; nazi germany; science; university; higher education; spillovers; co-authors

CEP discussion paper
The Margins of US Trade Andrew B. Bernard, J. Bradford Jensen, Stephen Redding and Peter K. Schott
January 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0906:
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JEL Classification: F1

Tags: heterogeneous firms; product differentiation; product market entry and exit

CEP discussion paper
Economic Geography: A Review of the Theoretical and Empirical Literature Stephen Redding
January 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0904:
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JEL Classification: F12; F14; O10

Tags: new economic geography; market access; home market effect; multiple equilibria

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Parents' Basic Skills and Childrens' Cognitive Outcomes Elena Meschi, Anna Vignoles and Augustin de Coulon
December 2008
Paper No' CEEDP0104:
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JEL Classification: I21;J13;J24

Tags: basic skills; intergenerational transfer; education

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
An Analysis of the Benefit of NVQ2 Qualifications Acquired at Age 26-34 Anna Vignoles and Augustin de Coulon
October 2008
Paper No' CEEDP0106:
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Tags: skills; vocational qualifications; lifelong learning

CEP discussion paper
Comparing Willingness-to-Pay and Subjective Well-Being in the Context of Non-Market Goods Paul Dolan and Robert Metcalfe
October 2008
Paper No' CEPDP0890:
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JEL Classification: D61; D62; H23; Q51; C21

Tags: willingness to pay; preferences; life satisfaction; subjective well-being; nonmarket goods

Journal article
The marginal utility of income Richard Layard, Guy Mayraz and Stephen Nickell
August 2008
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JEL Classification: I31; H00; D1; D61; H21

Tags: wellbeing; marginal utility; income; life satisfaction; happiness; public economic; welfare; inequality; optimal taxation; reference-dependent preferences

CEP discussion paper
Was Germany Ever United? Evidence from Intra- and International Trade 1885-1933 Nikolaus Wolf
May 2008
Paper No' CEPDP0870:
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JEL Classification: F15; N13; N14; N90

Tags: aggregation bias; border effects; economic integration; germany

This paper has been published as:
Tear Down this Wall: On the Persistence of Borders in Trade, Volker Nitsch and Nikolaus Wolf, Canadian Journal of Economics, Volume 46, Issue 1, February 2013

CEP discussion paper
Tax Cuts in Open Economies Alejandro Cuñat, Szabolcs Deak and Marco Maffezzoli
March 2008
Paper No' CEPDP0860:
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JEL Classification: E13; E60; F11; F43; H20

Tags: international trade; heckscher-ohlin; dynamic macroeconomics; taxation; revenue estimation; laffer curve

CEP discussion paper
Talking Less and Moving the Market More: Is this the Recipe for Monetary Policy Effectiveness? Evidence from the ECB and the Fed Carlo Rosa February 2008
Paper No' CEPDP0855:
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JEL Classification: E52; E58

Tags: european central bank; u.s. federal reserve; central bank communication; monetary policy and news shocks; term structure of interest rates

CEP discussion paper
On the Extent of Re-Entitlement Effects in Unemployment Compensation Javier Ortega and Laurence Rioux
January 2008
Paper No' CEPDP0846:
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JEL Classification: J41; J65

Tags: re-entitlement effects; unemployment compensation; matching

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
The effects of higher education funding reforms on the lifetime incomes of graduates Lorraine Dearden, Emla Fitzsimons, Alissa Goodman and Greg Kaplan January 2008
Paper No' CEEDP0078:
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Tags: higher education; funding; fees; earnings; student loans

CEP discussion paper
Lags and Leads in Life Satisfaction: A Test of the Baseline Hypothesis Andrew E. Clark, Ed Diener, Yannis Georgellis and Richard E. Lucas November 2007
Paper No' CEPDP0836:
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JEL Classification: I31; J12; J13; J63; J64

Tags: life satisfaction; anticipation; adaptation; baseline satisfaction; labour market and life events

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
When You Are Born Matters: The Imapct of Date of Birth on Child Cognitive Outcomes in England Claire Crawford, Lorraine Dearden and Costas Meghir October 2007
Paper No' CEEDP0093:
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Tags: birth effects; birth penalties; school start dates; cognitive outcomes

CEP discussion paper
Testing the 'Waterbed' Effect in Mobile Telephony Christos Genakos and Tommaso Valletti
October 2007
Paper No' CEPDP0827:
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JEL Classification: D21; L51; L96

Tags: telecommunications; regulation; waterbed effect; two-sided markets

CEP discussion paper
The Impact of Private Ownership, Incentives and Local Development Objectives on University Technology Transfer Performance Sharon Belenzon and Mark Schankerman September 2007
Paper No' CEPDP0779:
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JEL Classification: O31; O32; O33; F23

Tags: incentives; performance pay; universities; technology transfer; licensing; local development

CEP discussion paper
Is Distance Dying at Last? Falling Home Bias in Fixed Effects Models of Patent Citations Rachel Griffith, Sokbae Lee and John Van Reenen August 2007
Paper No' CEPDP0818:
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JEL Classification: O32; O33; F23

Tags: fixed effects; home bias; patent citations; knowledge spillovers

CEP discussion paper
Respect Alan Manning
May 2007
Paper No' CEPDP0793:
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JEL Classification: D51; I31

Tags: respect; status; pro-social preferences

CEP discussion paper
The Marginal Utility of Income Richard Layard, Guy Mayraz and Stephen Nickell
March 2007
Paper No' CEPDP0784:
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JEL Classification: I31; H00; D1; D61; H21

Tags: marginal utility; income; life satisfaction; happiness; public economic; welfare; inequality; optimal taxation; reference-dependent preferences

CEP discussion paper
The Effect of Trade Liberalization on Informality and Wages: Evidence from Mexico Benjamin Aleman-Castilla
December 2006
Paper No' CEPDP0763:
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JEL Classification: F00;F02;F14;F15;F16;J00;J21;J23;J31

Tags: trade liberalization; informality; wage differentials

CEP discussion paper
An R&D-Based Model of Multi-Sector Growth L. Rachel Ngai and Roberto M. Samaniego
December 2006
Paper No' CEPDP0762:
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JEL Classification: D24; D92; O31; O41

Tags: endogenous technical change; multisector growth; fertility of knowledge; total factor productivity; r&d intensity; investment-specific technical change

CEP discussion paper
Fat City: The Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Obesity Jean Eid, Henry Overman, Diego Puga and Matthew Turner
November 2006
Paper No' CEPDP0758:
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JEL Classification: I12; R14

Tags: urban sprawl; obesity; selection effects

CEP discussion paper
Assessing the Effects of Local Taxation Using Microgeographic Data Gilles Duranton, Laurent Gobillon and Henry Overman
August 2006
Paper No' CEPDP0748:
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JEL Classification: H22; H71; R38

Tags: local taxation; spatial differencing; borders

CEP discussion paper
Competing Technologies in the Database Management Systems Market Tobias Kretschmer
August 2006
Paper No' CEPDP0737:
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JEL Classification: L86; O33

Tags: database software; indirect network effects; technology adoption; microdata

CEP discussion paper
Multi-Product Firms and Product Switching Andrew B. Bernard, Stephen Redding and Peter K. Schott
August 2006
Paper No' CEPDP0736:
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JEL Classification: D21; E23; L11; L60

Tags: heterogeneous firms; product differentiation; product market entry and exit

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Close Neighbours Matter: Neighbourhood Effects on Early Performance at School Dominique Goux and Eric Maurin
July 2006
Paper No' CEEDP0068:
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JEL Classification: I21; J24

Tags: neighborhood effects on education

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Peer Effects in European Primary Schools: Evidence from PIRLS Andreas Ammermueller and Jörn-Steffen Pischke
May 2006
Paper No' CEEDP0065:
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Tags: primary school; peer effects

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Peer Effects and Pupil Attainment: Evidence from Secondary School Transition Steve Gibbons and Shqiponja Telhaj
May 2006
Paper No' CEEDP0063:
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Tags: pupil attainment; secondary schools; peer effects

This paper has been published as:
Peer Effects: Evidence from Secondary School Transition in England, Stephen Gibbons and Shqiponja Telhaj, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Volume 78, Issue 4, August 2016

CEP report
Work-Life Balance, Management Practices and Productivity Nick Bloom, Tobias Kretschmer and John Van Reenen
January 2006
Paper No' CEPSP16:
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Tags: work-life balance; management practices; productivity; family-friendly workplaces; competition

CEP discussion paper
The Log of Gravity Joao Santos Silva and Silvana Tenreyro
July 2005
Paper No' CEPDP0701:
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JEL Classification: C13; C21; F10; F11; F12; F15

Tags: elasticities; gravity equation; heteroskedasticity; jensen's inequality; poisson regression; preferential-trade agreements

CEP discussion paper
Productivity Dispersion, Competition and Productivity Measurement Ralf Martin
May 2005
Paper No' CEPDP0692:
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JEL Classification: C81; D24; L11; L25

Tags: productivity measurement; imperfect competition; productivity dispersion; productivity spread

New Additional Software: Estimating firm level TFP

CEP discussion paper
Crime and Police Resources: The Street Crime Initiative Stephen Machin and Olivier Marie
March 2005
Paper No' CEPDP0680:
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JEL Classification: H00; H5; K42

Tags: street crime; police resources; cost effectiveness

CEP discussion paper
Multinationals and US Productivity Leadership: Evidence from Great Britain Chiara Criscuolo and Ralf Martin
January 2005
Paper No' CEPDP0672:
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JEL Classification: F230; L600

Tags: multinational firms; productivity; foreign ownership; us leadership; double fixed- effects

CEP discussion paper
Productivity Growth and Employment: Theory and Panel Estimates Christopher A. Pissarides and Giovanna Vallanti
December 2004
Paper No' CEPDP0663:
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JEL Classification: E24; J64; O51; O52

Tags: tfp growth; employment; creative destruction; capitalization effect; unemployment dynamics; embodied technology

CEP discussion paper
The Internationalisation of Public Welfare Policy James Banks, R Disney, Alan Duncan and John Van Reenen
November 2004
Paper No' CEPDP0656:
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JEL Classification: C25; H31; J22

Tags: welfare policy; internationalisation; globalisation; public policy; policy transfer; oecd

Journal article
Evaluating the employment impact of a mandatory job search program Richard Blundell, Monica Costa Dias, Costas Meghir and John Van Reenen June 2004
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Tags: equilibrium wage effects; new deal for young people; labor market; uk economy; employment

CEP discussion paper
Do Friends and Relatives Really Help in Getting a Good Job? Michele Pellizzari
March 2004
Paper No' CEPDP0623:
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JEL Classification: J31; J64; M51

Tags: social networks; wage differentials; recruitment; hiring

CEP discussion paper
Instrumental Variables for Binary Treatments with Heterogeneous Treatment Effects: A Simple Exposition Alan Manning
February 2004
Paper No' CEPDP0619:
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JEL Classification: C2

Tags: instrumental variables; treatment effects; identification

CEP discussion paper
Is the Medical Brain Drain Beneficial? Evidence from Overseas Doctors in the UK Simon Commander, Mari Kangasniemi and L. Alan Winters February 2004
Paper No' CEPDP0618:
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JEL Classification: F22; J44; J61

Tags: brain drain; international labour market; professional labour markets; doctors; physicians; international migration

CEP discussion paper
Product Choice and Product Switching Andrew B. Bernard, Stephen Redding and Peter K. Schott
November 2003
Paper No' CEPDP0594:
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JEL Classification: L11; D21; L60

Tags: heterogeneous firms; product differentiation; sunk costs; entry and exit

CEP discussion paper
Scale Effects in Markets with Search Barbara Petrongolo and Christopher A. Pissarides
June 2003
Paper No' CEPDP0571:
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JEL Classification: J31;J64;D83

Tags: job search; economies of scale; matching; aggregate matching functions; wage offer distribution; unemployment

CEP discussion paper
The Impact of the Labour Market on the Timing of Marriage and Births in Spain. Maria Gutierrez-Domenech
December 2002
Paper No' CEPDP0556:
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JEL Classification: I20;J12;J13;J18;J20

Tags: duration models; fertility; labour market; education

CEP discussion paper
The Union Membership Wage Premium: An Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching Alex Bryson
May 2002
Paper No' CEPDP0530:
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JEL Classification: C14;C81;J31;J51

Tags: trade unions; wage premium; treatment effect; matching; propensity score

CEP discussion paper
Minimum Wages and On-the-Job Training Daron Acemoglu and Jörn-Steffen Pischke
April 2002
Paper No' CEPDP0527:
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JEL Classification: J24;J31;J41

Tags: imperfect labor markets; low wage workers; general human capital; firm sponsored training

This paper has been published as:
Research in Labor Economics 22, 2003, pp.159-202

CEP discussion paper
Youth-Adult Differences in the Demand for Unionisation: Are American, British, and Canadian Workers All That Different? Alex Bryson, Rafael Gomez, Morley Gunderson and Noah Meltz January 2002
Paper No' CEPDP0515:
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JEL Classification: J31;J51

Tags: unions; youth preferences; comparative labour markets

CEP discussion paper
Influences on Trade Union Organising Effectiveness in Great Britain A Charlwood
August 2001
Paper No' CEPDP0504:
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JEL Classification: J51

Tags: trade union objectives and structures; organising effectiveness

CEP discussion paper
Neighbourhood Effects in Small Neighbourhoods Henry Overman
November 2000
Paper No' CEPDP0481:
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Tags: education; decisions; neighbourhood effects; housing policy

CEP discussion paper
Trade Unions and Industrial Injury in Great Britain A. S. Litwin
August 2000
Paper No' CEPDP0468:
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Tags: unions; industrial injury; occupational injury; health and safety

CEP discussion paper
Gender, Motivation, Experience and Wages Joanna Swaffield
May 2000
Paper No' CEPDP0457:
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Tags: experience; motivation; unobserved heterogeneity; gender wage differentiation

CEP discussion paper
Nursery Cities: Urban Diversity, Process Innovation and the Life-Cycle of Products Gilles Duranton and Diego Puga
February 2000
Paper No' CEPDP0445:
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Tags: cities; diversity; specialisation; innovation; learning; life-cycle

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