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Routine-Biased Technological Change and Endogenous Skill Investments

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
We investigate how individuals alter their educational investments in response to routine-biased technology. We find that individuals growing up in robot-impacted areas are more likely to complete a bachelor’s degree and experience a relative increase in
D. Branco, Bladimir Carrillo, Wilman Iglesias   +2 more
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Remotely Productive: The Efficacy of Remote Work for Executives

The Review of financial studies
We study the efficacy of remote arrangements between CEOs and firms. Such arrangements attract executive talent and overcome labor market segmentation but introduce frictions.
R. Duchin, D. Sosyura
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The Gender Gap in Confidence: Expected But Not Accounted For

Social Science Research Network
We investigate how the gender gap in confidence affects the views that evaluators (e.g., employers) hold about men and women. We find the confidence gap is contagious, causing evaluators to form overly pessimistic beliefs about women.
C. Exley, Kirby Nielsen
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Employers and Unemployment Insurance Take-Up

The American Economic Review
We quantify the employer's role in unemployment insurance (UI) take-up. Employer effects on claiming and appeals are substantial, and those effects are negatively correlated, consistent with appeals deterring claims.
Marta Lachowska, Isaac Sorkin, Stephen A. Woodbury   +2 more
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Take-up of Social Benefits: Experimental Evidence from France

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
We report on two nationwide experiments with job seekers in France. We first show that a meeting with social services to assess eligibility and help with applications to social benefits increased new benefit take-up by 29 percent.
L. Castell, Marc Gurgand, Clément Imbert, Todor Tochev   +3 more
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Micro versus Macro Labor Supply Elasticities: The Role of Dynamic Returns to Effort

The American Economic Review
We investigate long-run earnings responses to taxes in the presence of dynamic returns to effort. First, we develop a theoretical model of earnings determination with dynamic returns to effort.
H. Kleven, C. Kreiner, K. Larsen, J. Søgaard   +3 more
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Eliminating Fares to Expand Opportunities: Experimental Evidence on the Impacts of Free Public Transportation on Economic and Social Disparities

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
We conduct a randomized controlled trial to study the employment effects of providing free public transportation to individuals with low incomes. A temporary subsidy that reduces the price of transit to zero has no significant effects on individuals ...
R. Brough, Matthew Freedman, David C. Phillips   +2 more
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Drivers of Change: Employment Responses to the Lifting of the Saudi Female Driving Ban

The American Economic Review
We conduct a field experiment to quantify the impact of the lifting of the Saudi women's driving ban on women's employment by randomizing rationed spaces in driver's training.
Chaza Abou Daher, Erica Field, Kendal Swanson, Kate Vyborny   +3 more
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Labor Market Power and Development

American Economic Review: Insights
Imperfect competition in labor markets can lead to efficiency losses and lower aggregate output. This paper examines how variations in labor market competitiveness may account for differences in GDP per capita among countries.
Tristany Armangué-Jubert, Nezih Guner, A. Ruggieri   +2 more
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Information Frictions and Employee Sorting between Start-ups

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
Would workers apply to better firms if they were more informed about firm quality? Collaborating with 26 science-based start-ups, we create a custom job board and invite business school alumni to apply.
K. Bryan, M. Hoffman, Amir Sariri
semanticscholar   +1 more source