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1by Gross, Tal Dobkin, Carlos Anderson, Michael L Published in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2012)“...Substantial uncertainty exists regarding the causal effect of health insurance on the utilization of care. We exploit a sharp change in insurance coverage...”
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2“...This paper argues in favor of empirical models built by including in fiscal VAR models structural shocks identified via the narrative method. We first show...”
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3“...This paper studies the relationship between operational costs and state ownership in Indian railways between 1874 and 1912. We find the move to state ownership...”
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4by Mertens, Karel Ravn, Morten Overgaard Published in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2012)“...We provide evidence on the dynamic effects of tax liability changes in the United States. We distinguish between surprise and anticipated tax changes...”
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5“...This paper examines the effect of exogenous shocks to savings on world capital markets. Exogenous tax increases in the United States (from Romer and Romer...”
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6by Richter, Alexander W Leeper, Eric Walker, Todd B Published in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2012)“...Legislative and implementation lags imply that substantial time evolves between when news arrives about fiscal changes and when the changes actually take...”
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7“...Balanced budget requirements lead to substantial pro-cyclicality in state government spending, with the stringency of a state's rules driving the pace at which...”
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8by Gorodnichenko, Yuriy Auerbach, Alan Published in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2012)“...A key issue in current research and policy is the size of fiscal multipliers when the economy is in recession. We provide three insights. First, using...”
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9by Slonim, Robert Lacetera, Nicola Macis, Mario Published in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2012)“...We present evidence from nearly 14,000 American Red Cross blood drives and from a natural field experiment showing that economic incentives have a positive...”
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10by Gruber, Jonathan Kleiner, Samuel A Published in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2012)“...Hospitals now represent one of the largest union sectors of the US economy, and there is particular concern about the impact of strikes on patient welfare. We...”
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11“...The link between taxes and occupational choices is central for understanding the welfare impacts of income taxes. Just as taxes distort the labor-leisure...”
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12by Fowlie, Meredith Wolfram, Catherine Knittel, Christopher R Published in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2012)“...For political and practical reasons, environmental regulations sometimes treat point-source polluters, such as power plants, differently from mobile-source...”
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13by Perotti, Roberto Published in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2012)“...I argue that, on theoretical grounds, the discretionary component of taxation should be allowed to have different effects than the automatic response of tax...”
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14by Jones, Damon Published in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2012)“...Over three-quarters of US taxpayers receive income tax refunds, which are effectively zero-interest loans to the government. Previous explanations include...”
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15“...During the last quarter of 2008, financial losses in state pension funds varied from 12 percent to 68 percent of the revenue generated by the state government...”
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16by Chahrour, Ryan Schmitt-Grohe, Stephanie Uribe, Martin Published in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2012)“...The SVAR and narrative approaches to estimating tax multipliers deliver significantly different results. The former yields multipliers of about 1 and the...”
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17“...The transportation sector is a major source of air pollution worldwide, yet little is known about the effects of transportation infrastructure on air quality...”
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18by Winkelmann, Rainer Egger, Peter H Larch, Mario Staub, Kevin E Published in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2011)“...Structural new trade theory models have never been used to evaluate and quantify the role of preferential trade agreement (PTA) membership for trade in a way...”
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19“...Many developed countries are currently considering a move toward subsidized, widely accessible child care or preschool. However, studies on how large-scale...”
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20by Lutz, Byron Published in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2011)“...In response to three Supreme Court rulings in the early 1990s, numerous court-ordered desegregation plans have been terminated. Using a unique dataset and an...”