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    • The output effect of fiscal consolidation plans 

      Alesina, Alberto; Favero, Carlo; Giavazzi, Francesco (Elsevier BV, 2015-07)
      We show that the correct experiment to evaluate the effects of a fiscal adjustment is the simulation of a multi year fiscal plan rather than of individual fiscal shocks. Simulation of fiscal plans adopted by 16 OECD countries ...
    • Why Beauty Matters 

      Mobius, Markus; Rosenblat, Tanya (American Economic Association, 2006)
      We decompose the beauty premium in an experimental labor market where “employers” determine wages of “workers” who perform a maze-solving task. This task requires a true skill which we show to be unaffected by physical ...