113 Discussion Papers

• 06-033/3 - Does Reporting Heterogeneity bias the Measurement of Health Disparities?

  Authors: Teresa Bago d'Uva, University of York; Eddy van Doorslaer, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam and Netspar; Maarten Lindeboom, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, HEB, IZA, and Netspar; Owen O'Donnell, Erasmus University Rotterdam, University of Macedonia, and Netspar; Somnath Chatterji, World Health Organization

  Date: March 28, 2006

• 06-032/3 - Simultaneous Search with Heterogeneous Firms and Ex Post Competition

  Authors: Pieter A. Gautier, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Ronald P. Wolthoff, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

  Date: March 27, 2006

• 06-031/3 - The Impact of Rail Transport on Real Estate Prices: An Empirical Analysis of the Dutch Housing Market

  Authors: Ghebreegziabiher Debrezion, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Eric Pels, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Piet Rietveld, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

  Date: March 27, 2006

• 06-030/1 - Testing for Nonlinear Structure and Chaos in Economic Time. A Comment.

  Authors: Cars Hommes, Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, Universiteit van Amsterdam; Sebastiano Manzan, University of Leicester

  Date: March 27, 2006

• 06-029/1 - Interacting Agents in Finance

  Author: Cars Hommes, Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, Universiteit van Amsterdam

  Date: March 24, 2006

• 06-028/1 - Perfect Equilibria in a Negotiation Model with Different Time Preferences

  Authors: Harold Houba, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Quan Wen, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA

  Date: March 23, 2006

• 06-027/4 - A New Multivariate Product Growth Model

  Authors: H.P. Boswijk, Department of Quantitative Economics, Universiteit van Amsterdam; D. Fok, Department of Econometrics, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam; P.-H. Franses, Department of Econometrics, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

  Date: March 16, 2006

• 06-026/1 - When the Quality of a Nation triggers Emigration

  Authors: Hendrik P. van Dalen, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, and NIDI; Kène Henkens, NIDI

  Date: March 15, 2006

• 06-025/2 - Central Bank Instruments, Fiscal Policy Regimes, and the Requirements for Equilibrium Determinacy

  Author: Andreas Schabert, Universiteit van Amsterdam

  Date: March 08, 2006

• 06-024/2 - Nonparametric Estimation for Non-Homogeneous Semi-Markov Processes: An Application to Credit Risk

  Authors: Andre Monteiro, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Georgi V. Smirnov, University of Porto; Andre Lucas, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

  Date: March 08, 2006

• 06-023/2 - Credit Cycles and Macro Fundamentals

  Authors: Siem Jan Koopman, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Roman Kraeussl, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Andre Lucas, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Andre Monteiro, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

  Date: March 08, 2006

• 06-022/1 - A Study on Linear Inequality Representation of Social Welfare Functions

  Authors: Keisuke Sato, University of Tsukuba, Japan; Yoshitsugu Yamamoto, University of Tsukuba, Japan

  Date: February 21, 2006

• 06-021/3 - Early Retirement Behaviour in the Netherlands: Evidence from a Policy Reform

  Authors: Rob Euwals, CPB, The Hague, IZA, CEPR; Daniel J. van Vuuren, CPB, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Ronald P. Wolthoff, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

  Date: February 21, 2006

• 06-020/3 - New Neural Network Methods for Forecasting Regional Employment: An Analysis of German Labour Markets

  Authors: Roberto Patuelli, Department of Spatial Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Aura Reggiani, Department of Economics, University of Bologna, Italy; Peter Nijkamp, Department of Spatial Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Uwe Blien, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nuremberg

  Date: February 17, 2006

• 06-019/1 - Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Search Costs

  Authors: Jose Luis Moraga-Gonzalez, University of Groningen; Matthijs R. Wildenbeest, Erasmus University Rotterdam

  Date: February 14, 2006

• 06-018/3 - Screening Disability Insurance Applications

  Authors: Philip de Jong, Wilms & Goudriaan Public Economics BV, and Universiteit van Amsterdam; Maarten Lindeboom, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, HEB, and Netspar; Bas van der Klaauw, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, SCHOLAR

  Date: February 14, 2006

• 06-017/3 - What explains the Variation in Estimates of Labour Supply Elasticities?

  Authors: Michiel Evers, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam; Ruud A. de Mooij, CPB, The Hague, and Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam; Daniel J. van Vuuren, CPB, The Hague, and Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

  Date: February 14, 2006

• 06-016/1 - A Social Network Analysis of Occupational Segregation

  Authors: Sebastian Buhai, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, and Aarhus School of Business; Marco van der Leij, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

  Date: February 01, 2006

• 06-015/2 - Competition and Entry in Banking: Implications for Stability and Capital Regulation

  Authors: Arnoud W.A. Boot, Faculty of Economics & Econometrics, Universiteit van Amsterdam; Matej Marinc, University of Ljubljana

  Date: January 27, 2006

• 06-014/1 - Wages and Employment in a Random Social Network with Arbitrary Degree Distribution

  Authors: Yannis M. Ioannides, Tufts University, Medford, MA; Adriaan R. Soetevent, Faculty of Economics and Econometrics, University of Amsterdam

  Date: January 26, 2006