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By combining features of rationing models
and hedonic models in a novel way, this paper
develops a structural model of categorical
labor force behavior to help explain several
puzzles in data on unemployment and discouraged
workers. It traces the links…

Despite earlier evidence to the contrary, recent inquiries appear to reach a consensus that the poor
pay more for food. However, these studies utilize samples drawn on the basis of prior
knowledge of unfair pricing strategies, proximity of volunteer surveyors,…

We study the reaction of stock prices to announcements of reductions in force
(RIFs) using a sample of nearly 3878 such announcements in 1176 large firms during the
1970-97 period collected from the Wall Street Journal Index. We note that,…