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Leonard organizes 37th BREAD Conference
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Major networking and discussion event a cross-section of development economics leadership
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Sandra Hofferth interviews Daniel Hamermesh
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Comments on work-non-work balance, trends for rich-country time use, and labor market participation changes since 2000
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Dynamism diminished: The role of housing markets and credit conditions
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John Haltiwanger looks at the effect of housing market shocks on young businesses and start-ups
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The Effects of Non-Contributory Pensions on Material and Subjective Well Being
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Public expenditures on non-contributory pensions are equivalent to at least 1 percent of GDP in several countries in Latin America and is expected to increase. We explore the effect of noncontributory pensions on the well-being of the beneficiary population by studying the Pension 65 program in Peru, which uses a poverty eligibility threshold. We find that the program reduced the average score of beneficiaries on the Geriatric Depression Scale by nine percent and reduced the proportion of older adults doing paid work by four percentage points. Moreover, households with a beneficiary increased their level of consumption by 40 percent. All these effects are consistent with the findings of Galiani, Gertler and Bando (2016) in their study on a non-contributory pension scheme in Mexico. Thus, we conclude that the effects of non-contributory pensions on well-being in rural Mexico can be largely generalized to Peru
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Sebastian Galiani, Ph.D.
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Sebastian Galiani Publications
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Econ SEMINAR: LABOR/PUBLIC FINANCE/DEVELOPMENT; Rebecca Diamond, Stanford Graduate School of Business
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The Gender Earnings Gap in the Gig Economy: Evidence from over a Million Rideshare Drivers
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Stephane Helleringer, Johns Hopkins
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The potential of computer vision tools for improving demographic measurement in low-income countries
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Abraham comments on the quality of work
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Share of independent workers drops
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Cohen comments on the age of first-time mothers
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Age at first birth linked with varying opportunities and education level
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Economics seminar - Macro: Niklas Engbom, Princeton University
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"Firm and Worker Dynamics in an Aging Labor Market"
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MPRC Special Workshop
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Field Experiments in Population and Development
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