1. Discussion and Working Paper // 2011

    Impatience among preschool children and their mothers

    Using experimental data of children and their mothers, this paper explores the intergenerational relationship of impatience. The child’s impatience stems from a delay of gratification experiment. Mother’s…

  2. Discussion and Working Paper // 2011

    Hold Your Breath: A New Index of Air Quality

    Environmental quality and climate change have long attracted attention in policy debates. Recently, air quality has emerged on the policy agenda. We calculate a new index of air quality using CO2and SO2…

  3. Discussion and Working Paper // 2011

    Hold Your Breath: A New Index of Air Quality

    Environmental quality and climate change have long attracted attention in policy debates. Recently, air quality has emerged on the policy agenda. We calculate a new index of air quality using CO2and SO2…

  4. Discussion and Working Paper // 2011

    Pollution, Shadow Economy and Corruption: Theory and Evidence

    We study how the shadow economy affects pollution and how this effect depends on corruption levels in public administration. Production in the shadow economy allows firms to avoid environmental regulation…