Search Results - "Berger, Mark C"

Is the threat of reemployment services more effective than the services themselves?: Evidence from Random assignment in the UI system by Black, Dan A, Smith, Jeffrey A, Berger, Mark C, Noel, Brett J

“…We examine the effect of the Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services system. This program "profiles" Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants to determine…”
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Public financing of health expenditures, insurance, and health outcomes by Berger, Mark C., Messer, Jodi

“…The effects of public financing of health expenditures, insurance coverage and other factors on health outcomes are examined within health production models…”
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Selective Counteroffers by Barron, John M., Berger, Mark C., Black, Dan A.

“…The existence of counteroffers can lead to a variety of important labor‐market features. This article develops a model of the selective use of counteroffers in…”
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Compensating differentials in emerging labor and housing markets: Estimates of quality of life in Russian cities by Blomquist, Glenn C, Sabirianova Peter, Klara, Berger, Mark C

“…The purpose of this paper is to see if an equilibrium model of compensating differences for amenities can be applied to a major transition economy, Russia. We…”
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Child Care Subsidies, Quality of Care, and the Labor Supply of Low-Income, Single Mothers by Berger, Mark C., Black, Dan A.

“…We examine the effects of child care subsidies on the labor supply decisions of low-income mothers and on the quality of care their children receive using…”
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Bounding Parameter Estimates with Nonclassical Measurement Error by Black, Dan A., Berger, Mark C., Scott, Frank A.

“…The bias introduced by errors in the measurement of independent variables has increasingly been a topic of interest among researchers estimating economic…”
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The impact of health on employment, wages, and hours worked over the life cycle by Pelkowski, Jodi Messer, Berger, Mark C

“…This paper examines the effect of health problems on employment, annual hours worked and hourly wages. The Health and Retirement Study data are used to compile…”
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The Effect of Cohort Size on Earnings Growth: A Reexamination of the Evidence by Berger, Mark C.

“…The effect of cohort size on earnings growth is reexamined. Welch (1979) finds that individuals in larger cohorts experience depressed earnings conditions on…”
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Financial resources, regulation, and enrollment in US public higher education by Berger, Mark C., Kostal, Thomas

“…While total financial resources for higher education have been rising, there has been a significant shift in the share of resources coming from tuition and…”
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Do Workers Pay for On-The-Job Training? by Barron, John M., Berger, Mark C., Black, Dan A.

“…We examine the relationships among on-the-job training, starting wages, wage growth, and productivity growth. Our models suggest that training lowers starting…”
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Demographic Cycles, Cohort Size, and Earnings by Berger, Mark C.

“…This article examines whether position in the demographic cycle is an important factor in determining earnings and earnings growth. Earnings equations for…”
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New Estimates of Quality of Life in Urban Areas by Blomquist, Glenn C., Berger, Mark C., Hoehn, John P.

“…Implicit markets capture compensation for intraurban and interregional differences in amenities and yield differences in housing prices and wages. These…”
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How Well Do We Measure Training? by Barron, John M., Berger, Mark C., Black, Dan A.

“…This article compares various measures of on‐the‐job training, from a new source that matches establishments and workers, allowing us to compare the responses…”
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Predicted Future Earnings and Choice of College Major by Berger, Mark C.

“…Using Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Young Men, the author of this paper examines the relationship between predicted future earnings for five…”
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The Duration of Medicaid Spells: An Analysis Using Flow and Stock Samples by Berger, Mark C., Black, Dan A.

“…We use unique data from the Medicaid program of the Commonwealth of Kentucky to examine the duration of Medicaid spells. The data set consists of a one-in-ten…”
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EMPLOYER SEARCH, TRAINING, AND VACANCY DURATION by BARRON, JOHN M., BERGER, MARK C., BLACK, DAN A.

“…We develop a model of optimal employer search strategy when information about match quality is endogenous. The model is tested using four data sets, two of…”
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Measuring amenity benefits from farmland: hedonic pricing vs. contingent valuation by Ready, R.C, Berger, M.C, Blomquist, G.C

“…ABSTRACT The amenity value to Kentucky residents from horse farm land was estimated using both the contingent valuation method and the hedonic pricing method…”
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The Onset of Health Problems and the Propensity of Workers to Change Employers and Occupations by Pelkowski, Jodi Messer, Berger, Mark C.

“…Although many studies have investigated how poor health affects hours of work and labor force participation, few have examined the extent to which individuals…”
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Schooling, Self-Selection, and Health by Berger, Mark C., Leigh, J. Paul

“…Economists have long realized that schooling and good health are strongly positively correlated. Some conclude that schooling has a direct positive effect on…”
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Is There Job Lock? Evidence from the Pre-HIPAA Era by Berger, Mark C., Black, Dan A., Scott, Frank A.

“…We estimate discrete time hazard models of employment duration and standard logarithmic wage equations using the 1987 and 1990 panels of the Survey of Income…”
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