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Sheepskin Effects in Japan
Bauer, Thomas K.; Dross, Patrick J.; Haisken-DeNew, John P. - 2002
Using data for the 1990?s, this paper examines the role of sheepskin effects in the returns to education for Japan. Our estimations indicate that sheepskin effects explain about 50% of the total returns to schooling. We further find that sheepskin effects are only important for workers in small...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262629
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Sheepskin Effects in Japan
Bauer, Thomas K.; Dross, Patrick J.; Haisken-DeNew, John P. - 2003
Using data for the 1990 ?s,this paper examines the role of sheepskin effects in the returns to education for Japan.Our estimation results indicate that sheepskin effects explain about 50%of the total returns to schooling.We further find that sheepskin effect are only important for workers in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261010
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WTP vs.WTA: Christmas Presents and the Endowment Effect
Bauer, Thomas K.; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2008
Using data on the valuation of Christmas gifts received by students in different fields at a German university, we … investigate whether the endowment effect differs between students of economics and other respondents and whether it varies with … the market price of the object under consideration. Our estimation results suggest that economics students have both, a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264744
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WTP vs. WTA: christmas presents and the endowment effect
Bauer, Thomas K.; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2008
Using data on the valuation of Christmas gifts received by students in different fields at a German university, we … investigate whether the endowment effect differs between students of economics and other respondents and whether it varies with … the market price of the object under consideration. Our estimation results suggest that economics students have both, a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269343
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A Comparative Analysis of the Nativity Wealth Gap
Bauer, Thomas K.; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Hildebrand, … - 2007
populations, while income differentials are relatively unimportant in understanding the nativity wealth gap. In contrast, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274282
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A comparative analysis of the nativity wealth gap
Bauer, Thomas K.; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Hildebrand, … - 2007
populations, while income differentials are relatively unimportant in understanding the nativity wealth gap. In contrast, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274301