Google Econometrics and Unemployment Forecasting The current economic crisis requires fast information to predict economic behavior early, which is difficult at times of structural changes. This paper suggests an innovative new method of using data on internet activity for that purpose. It demonstrates strong correlations between keyword searches and unemployment rates using monthly German data...

Earnings are riskier and more unequal for households born in the 1960s 1980s than those 1940s. Despite improvements financial conditions, younger generations less likely to be living their own homes older at same age. By using a life-cycle model with housing portfolio choice that includes flexible earnings risk aggregate asset price risk, I show changes dynamics account large part of reduction ...

This paper uses job seekers’ elicited beliefs about finding to disentangle the sources of decline in job-finding rates by duration unemployment. We document that have strong predictive power for finding, but are not revised downward when remaining unemployed and subject optimistic bias, especially long-term unemployed. Leveraging beliefs, we find substantial heterogeneity with resulting dynamic...

Radial glia are integral components of the developing neocortex. During corticogenesis, they form an important scaffold for neurons migrating into the cortical plate. Recent attention has focused on neuregulin (NRG1), acting through erbB receptors, in maintaining their morphology. We developed a model of developmental radial glial disruption by delivering an antimitotic [methylazoxy methanol (M...

This paper studies wage setting in a directed search model of multiworker firms facing within-firm equity constraints on wages. The reduce wages, as exploit their monopsony power over existing workers, rendering wages less responsive to productivity doing so. They also give rise time inconsistency the dynamic firm problem, face elastic labor supply short run than long run, making commitment fut...

Using computer-guided homology modeling method, the 3-D structure of the Fv fragment of a functional anti-IgE antibody (MAE11) was constructed and the spatial structure of E24-MAE11 complex was modeled based on the crystal structure of IgE-Fc (abbr. E24) and molecular docking method. Then the identified epitope of IgE was determined theoretically, which showed the key role of IgE-Cɛ3 in interac...

Population aging is expected to slow US economic growth. We use variation in the predetermined component of population across states estimate impact on growth GDP per capita for 1980–2010. find that each 10 percent increase fraction age 60+ decreased by 5.5 percent. One-third reduction arose from slower employment growth; two-thirds due labor productivity Labor compensation and wages also decli...

Biodiesel side stream waste glycerol was identified as a cheap carbon source for rhamnolipids (RLs) production which at the same time could improve management of waste. The present study aimed to produce RLs by using Pseudomonas aeruginosa RS6 utilizing substrate and evaluate their physico-chemicals properties. Fermentation conditions such temperature, initial medium pH, concentration, nitrogen...

We provide new evidence on business cycle fluctuations in skewed labor income risk the United States, Germany, Sweden, and France. document four results. First, all countries, skewness of individual growth is strongly procyclical, whereas its variance flat acyclical. Second, this result also holds for continuously employed, full-time workers, indicating that hours margin not main driver; additi...