Information on "Statistical Methodology"
April 2013
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16 Apr 2013
Youth Unemployment in Spain
Author: Carmen González Enríquez
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
This commentary disaggregates the data on youth unemployment in Spain. More on «Youth Unemployment in Spain»
January 2013
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Jan 2013
Sanctions and Democratization in the Post-Cold War Era
Author: Christian von Soest, Michael Wahman
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Many studies, which have focused mostly on pre‐1990 dynamics, have shown that sanctions have a negative impact on the level of democracy in targeted authoritarian countries. More on «Sanctions and Democratization in the Post-Cold War Era» -
Jan 2013
A Note on the Identification of Dynamic Economic Models with Generalized Shock Processes
Author: Christopher P Reicher
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models with generalized shock processes have been a major area of research in recent years. More on «A Note on the Identification of Dynamic Economic Models with Generalized Shock Processes» -
Jan 2013
Suppliers of Multinationals and the Forced Linkage Effect: Evidence from Firm Level Data
Author: Olivier N Godart, Holger Görg
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Using information on more than 1000 firms in a number of emerging countries, the authors find quantitative evidence that suppliers of multinationals that are pressured by their customers to reduce production costs or develop new products have higher ... More on «Suppliers of Multinationals and the Forced Linkage Effect: Evidence from Firm Level Data»
October 2012
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Oct 2012
The Directional Identification Problem in Bayesian Factor Analysis
Author: Christian Aßmann, Jens Boysen-Hogrefe, Markus Pape
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Due to their well-known indeterminacies, factor models require identifying assumptions to guarantee unique parameter estimates. More on «The Directional Identification Problem in Bayesian Factor Analysis»
July 2012
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Jul 2012
Missing the Story: The OECD’s Analysis of Inequality
Author: David Rosnick, Dean Baker
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
In the United States and many other wealthy countries, inequality has become a major political topic. More on «Missing the Story: The OECD’s Analysis of Inequality»
June 2012
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Jun 2012
The Sensitivity of Distributional Measures to the Reference Period of Income
Author: Carsten Schröder
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Using employment histories of German residents, the present study systematically explores the sensitivity of distributional measures to the length of the reference period of income. More on «The Sensitivity of Distributional Measures to the Reference Period of Income» -
Jun 2012
State Health Insurance and Outof- Pocket Health Expenditures in Andhra Pradesh, India
Author: Victoria Fan, Anup Karan, Ajay Mahal
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
In 2007, the state of Andhra Pradesh in southern India began rolling out the Aarogyasri health insurance to reduce catastrophic health expenditures in households ‘below the poverty line. More on «State Health Insurance and Outof- Pocket Health Expenditures in Andhra Pradesh, India»
May 2012
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May 2012
Assessing the Policy Influence of Research
Author: Arnaldo Pellini, James H Anderson, Huong Thi Lan Tran, Renwick Irvine
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper discusses the policy influence of The Vietnam Development Report 2010 (VDR 2010). More on «Assessing the Policy Influence of Research»
April 2012
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Apr 2012
The Demographic Dividend in India
Author: Vasundhra Thakur
Publisher: LSE Department of International Development (ID)
India is experiencing an unprecedented increase in the working age ratio and this is being hailed as India’s opportunity to undergo faster growth. More on «The Demographic Dividend in India»
