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Are employers discriminating with respect to weight? European Evidence using Quantile Regression

Atella Vincenzo, Vuri Daniela, Pace Noemi, ,
CEIS Research Paper, 123, July 2008

On estimating the conditional expected shortfall

Peracchi Franco, Tanase Andrei V.,
CEIS Research Paper, 122, July 2008

Aid and Corruption: Do Donors Use Development Assistance to Provide the “Right” Incentives?

Mattesini Fabrizio, Isopi Alessia,
CEIS Research Paper, 121, July 2008

Lump-Sum Taxes in a R&D Model

Pelloni Alessandra, Waldmann Robert J., Long Xin,
CEIS Research Paper, 120, July 2008

Dual Labour Markets and Matching Frictions

Gomes de Menezes Antonio, Sciulli Dario, Vieira José Cabral,
CEIS Research Paper, 119, July 2008

Relational Goods, Sociability, and Happiness

Becchetti Leonardo, Rossetti Fiammetta, Pelloni Alessandra,
CEIS Research Paper, 117, July 2008

Informal central bank independence: an analysis for three European countries

Mattesini Fabrizio, Cobham David, Cosci Stefania,
CEIS Research Paper, 116, July 2008

Active and Passive Waste in Government Spending: Evidence from a Policy Experiment

Prat Andrea, Bandiera Oriana, Valletti Tommaso M.,
CEIS Research Paper, 115, July 2008

Is Volatility Good for Growth? Evidence from the G7

Pelloni Alessandra, Andreou Elena, Sensier Marianne,
CEIS Research Paper, 114, July 2008

The stock market and the Fed

Mattesini Fabrizio, Becchetti Leonardo,
CEIS Research Paper, 113, July 2008

Real Time Estimation in Local Polynomial Regression, with Application to Trend-Cycle Analysis

Luati Alessandra, Proietti Tommaso,
CEIS Research Paper, 112, July 2008

Indicators and Tests of Fiscal Sustainability: An Integrated Approach

Piergallini Alessandro, Marini Giancarlo,
CEIS Research Paper, 111, July 2008

Testing the “Waterbed” Effect in Mobile Telephony

Valletti Tommaso M., Genakos Christos,
CEIS Research Paper, 110, July 2008

Structural Time Series Models for Business Cycle Analysis

Proietti Tommaso,
CEIS Research Paper, 109, July 2008

Height and Economic Development in Italy, 1730–1980

Peracchi Franco,
CEIS Research Paper, 108, July 2008

Buyer Power and the “Waterbed Effect”

Inderst Roman, Valletti Tommaso M.,
CEIS Research Paper, 107, July 2008

Common Shocks, Common Dynamics, and the International Business Cycle

Hecq Alain, Cubadda Gianluca, Centoni Marco,
CEIS Research Paper, 106, July 2008

Aid and Corruption: Do Donors Use Development Assistance to Provide the Right Incentives?

Mattesini Fabrizio, Isopi Alessia,
CEIS Working Papers, 266, January 2008

“Macroeconomic returns" to schooling: the effects of education on inflation

Becchetti Leonardo, Delle Chiaie Simona,
CEIS Working Papers, 265, January 2008