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201by McCarthy, David Published in Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2006)“...Employers and employees have no incentive to include pensions as part of employment contracts unless the pension completes a missing market, or ameliorates an...”
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202by Thompson, Lawrence H Published in Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2006)“...In the United States, retirement income is supplied through the combination of a relatively modest, contributory social insurance programme; employer-provided...”
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203by Hepburn, Cameron J Published in Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2006)“...Choosing appropriate policy instruments is an important part of successful regulation. Once objectives are agreed and suitable targets adopted, policy-makers...”
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204“...Increasing product-market competition is believed to be a driving force behind higher productivity. However, even those critics of globalization who accept...”
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205by Price, Catherine Waddams Published in Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2005)“...This paper describes the evolution of supply competition in the UK residential energy market and the extent to which consumers in general, and vulnerable...”
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206“...This paper investigates the relationship between the gender wage gap, the choice of training occupation, and occupational mobility. We use longitudinal data...”
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207“...The fiscal theory of the price level (FTPL) has attracted much attention but disagreement remains concerning its defining characteristics. Some writers have...”
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208by Coffee, John C Published in Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2005)“...A wave of financial irregularity in the USA in 2001--2 culminated in the Sarbanes--Oxley Act. A worldwide stockmarket bubble burst over this same period, with...”
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209“...The widening gap between the average educational achievement of boys and girls has been the subject of much discussion. This gap is especially controversial...”
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210by Romano, Roberta Published in Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2005)“...This article provides an analysis of why regulatory competition in corporate law has operated, for the most part, successfully in the United States, and...”
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211“...This paper takes stock of the academic and policy discussions on the fiscal institutions of EMU, confronts the framework in place with what is known of the...”
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212by Birol, Fatih Published in Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2005)“...In the absence of new government policies or accelerated deployment of new technology, world primary energy demand is set to rise by 60 per cent from now till...”
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213by Roe, Mark J Published in Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2005)“...American corporate-law scholars have focused on jurisdictional competition as an engine--usually as the engine--making American corporate law. Recent decisions...”
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214“...In this paper we investigate the economic activity of married or cohabiting female immigrants in Britain. We distinguish between two immigrant groups:...”
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215by Hertig, Gerard Published in Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2005)“...Proponents of board reforms assume that corporate structures and director-specific provisions matter. This paper argues that reformers have set minimum...”
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216by Solow, Robert M Published in Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2005)“...The use of fiscal policy as a stabilization device has all but vanished, more or less explicitly in Europe and de facto in the United States. The practical...”
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217by Krugman, Paul R Published in Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2005)“...For several decades, discretionary fiscal policy has been in disrepute. Most economists viewed it as unnecessary, because monetary policy was up to the job of...”
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218by Bebchuk, Lucian Published in Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2005)“...This paper examines both empirically and theoretically the growth of US executive pay during the period 1993--2003. During this period, pay has grown much...”
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219by Green, Richard John Published in Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2005)“...Over the last 15 years, an increasing number of electricity industries has replaced vertical integration with markets as the main method of organizing...”
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220by Fortin, Nicole M Published in Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2005)“...This paper uses data from the World Value Surveys (1990, 1995,1999) to investigate the impact of gender role attitudes and work values on women's labour-market...”