CEP Papers for 2013

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CEP Discussion Paper
Affirmative Action and University Fit: Evidence from Proposition 209
Peter Arcidiacono, Esteban Aucejo, Patrick Coate, V. Joseph Hotz, June 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1224: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
University Differences in the Graduation of Minorities in STEM Fields: Evidence from California
Peter Arcidiacono, Esteban Aucejo, V. Joseph Hotz, June 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1223: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Special Report
The UK Productivity and Jobs Puzzle: Does the Answer Lie in Labour Market Flexibility?
Joao Paulo Pessoa, John Van Reenen, June 2013
Paper No' CEPSP31: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Neighbors, Knowledge, and Nuggets: Two Natural Field Experiments on the Role of Incentives on Energy Conservation
Paul Dolan, Robert Metcalfe, June 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1222: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
A Question of Degree: The Effects of Degree Class on Labor Market Outcomes
Andy Feng, Georg Graetz, May 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1221: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Explaining Cross-Racial Differences in the Educational Gender Gap
Esteban Aucejo, May 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1220: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Racial Segregation Patterns in Selective Universities
Peter Arcidiacono, Esteban Aucejo, Andrew Hussey, Kenneth Spenner, May 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1219: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Special Report
Education in a Devolved Scotland: A Quantitative Analysis
Stephen Machin, Sandra McNally, Gill Wyness, May 2013
Paper No' CEPSP30: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Pushing On a String: US Monetary Policy is Less Powerful in Recessions
Silvana Tenreyro, Gregory Thwaites, May 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1218: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
The Financial Resource Curse
Gianluca Benigno, Luca Fornaro, May 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1217: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Innovation, Reallocation and Growth
Daron Acemoglu, Ufuk Akcigit, Nicholas Bloom, William R. Kerr, May 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1216: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Has Job Polarization Squeezed the Middle Class? Evidence from the Allocation of Talents
Michael J. Boehm, May 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1215: Read Abstract | Full paper

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, Mark Wooden, May 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1214: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Mental Health: The New Frontier for Labour Economics
Richard Layard, May 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1213: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
The Geography of Inter-State Resource Wars
Francesco Caselli, Massimo Morelli, Dominic Rohner, May 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1212: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Estimating Bayesian Decision Problems with Heterogeneous Priors
Stephen Hansen, Michael McMahon, May 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1211: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Unemployment in the Great Recession
Christopher A. Pissarides, May 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1210: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Debt and Incomplete Financial Markets: A Case for Nominal GDP Targeting
Kevin D. Sheedy, May 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1209: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Decision–Making and Implementation in Teams
Jordi Blanes i Vidal, Marc Möller, May 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1208: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Concentration Versus Re-Matching? Evidence About the Locational Effects of Commuting Costs
Michael J. Boehm, May 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1207: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Monopolistic Competition and Optimum Product Selection: Why and How Heterogeneity Matters
Antonella Nocco, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, Matteo Salto, April 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1206: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Patents and Cumulative Innovation: Causal Evidence from the Courts
Alberto Galasso, Mark Schankerman, April 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1205: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Gender Gaps and the Rise of the Service Economy
L. Rachel Ngai, Barbara Petrongolo, April 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1204: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Relational Knowledge Transfers
Luis Garicano, Luis Rayo, April 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1203: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Smoking, Income and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from Smoking Bans
Abel Brodeur, April 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1202: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
The Surprisingly Dire Situation of Children's Education in Rural West Africa: Results from the CREO Study in Guinea-Bissau
Peter Boone, Ila Fazzio, Kameshwari Jandhyala, Chitra Jayanty, Gangadhar Jayanty, Simon Johnson, Vimala Ramachandrin, Filipa Silva, Zhaoguo Zhan, April 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1201: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Firm Heterogeneity and Aggregate Welfare
Marc J. Melitz, Stephen J. Redding, April 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1200: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Outsourcing and the Rise in Services
Giuseppe Berlingieri, April 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1199: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
The Great Stagnation: What Can Policymakers Do?
Sushil B. Wadhwani, April 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1198: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Fast-Tracking 'Green' Patent Applications: An Empirical Analysis
Antoine Dechezleprêtre, March 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1197: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Where the Streets Have a Name: Income Comparisons in the US
Abel Brodeur, Sarah Flèche, March 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1196: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Special Report
School Structure, School Autonomy and the Tail
Stephen Machin, Olmo Silva, March 2013
Paper No' CEPSP29: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Occasional Paper
Incomplete Contracts and the Internal Organisation of Firms
Phillipe Aghion, Nicholas Bloom, John Van Reenen, March 2013
Paper No' CEPOP36: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Really Uncertain Business Cycles
Nicholas Bloom, Max Floetotto, Nir Jaimovich, Itay Saporta-Eksten, Stephen Terry, March 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1195: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Does Working from Home Work? Evidence from a Chinese Experiment
Nicholas Bloom, James Liang, John Roberts, Zhichun Jenny Ying, March 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1194: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
What are the Channels for Technology Sourcing? Panel Data Evidence from German Companies
Dietmar Harhoff, Elisabeth Mueller, John Van Reenen, March 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1193: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Occasional Paper
Bankers and their bonuses
Brian Bell, John Van Reenen, February 2013
Paper No' CEPOP35: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
CEO Incentive Contracts in China: Why Does City Location Matter?
Alex Bryson, John Forth, Minghai Zhou, February 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1192: Read Abstract | Full paper

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, Lorenzo Rocco, February 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1191: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Moving Up and Sliding Down: An Empirical Assessment of the Effect of Social Mobility on Subjective Wellbeing
Paul Dolan, Grace Lordan, February 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1190: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
A Trapped Factors Model of Innovation
Nicholas Bloom, Paul Romer, Stephen Terry, John Van Reenen, February 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1189: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Survive Another Day: Does Uncertain Financing Affect the Composition of Investment?
Luis Garicano, Claudia Steinwender, February 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1188: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Are You Happy While You Work?
Alex Bryson, George MacKerron, February 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1187: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Task Specialization in U.S. Cities from 1880-2000
Guy Michaels, Ferdinand Rauch, Stephen J. Redding, February 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1186: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Occasional Paper
Extreme Wage Inequality: Pay at the Very Top
Brian Bell, John Van Reenen, February 2013
Paper No' CEPOP34: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Long and Short-Term Effects of the Financial Crisis on Labour Productivity, Capital and Output
Nicholas Oulton, María Sebastiá-Barriel, January 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1185: Read Abstract | Full paper

This paper has been published as:
Bank of England Working Paper No.470

CEP Special Report
Investing for Prosperity: Skills, Infrastructure and Innovation
Philippe Aghion, Timothy Besley, John Browne, Francesco Caselli, Richard Lambert, Rachel Lomax, Christopher Pissarides, Nick Stern, John Van Reenen, January 2013
Paper No' CEPSP28: View Video | Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Occasional Paper
Has the Growth of Real GDP in the UK been Overstated because of Mis-Measurement of Banking Output?
Nicholas Oulton, January 2013
Paper No' CEPOP33: Read Abstract | Full paper

CEP Discussion Paper
Free Trade Aggreements and the Consolidation of Democracy
Xuepeng Liu, Emanuel Ornelas, January 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1184: Read Abstract | Full paper


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