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Birds of a feather flock together: A study of doctor–patient matching

Godager, Geir - In: Journal of Health Economics 31 (2012) 1, pp. 296-305

In this paper we study individuals’ choice of general practitioners (GPs) utilizing revealed preferences data from the introduction of a regular general practitioner scheme in Norway. Having information on relevant travel distances, we compute decision makers’ travel costs associated with...

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Dealing with negative marginal utilities in the discrete choice modeling of labor supply

Liégeois, Philippe; Islam, Nizamul - In: Economics Letters 118 (2013) 1, pp. 16-18

In discrete choice labor supply analysis, it is often reasonably expected that utility will increase with income. Yet, analyses based on discrete choice models sometimes mention that, when no restriction is imposed a priori in the optimization program, the monotonicity condition is not fully...

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ALMOST IDEAL DEMAND SYSTEM AND UNIFORM TAXATION IN PAKISTAN: ECONOMETRIC EVIDENCES FOR CONSUMER GOODS IN PAKISTAN, 1984-2008

AHMED, Eatzat; JALIL, Abdul; IDREES, Muhammad - In: Applied Econometrics and International Development 13 (2013) 2, pp. 207-216

Almost Ideal Demand System for Pakistan. Second we analyze the welfare implications of tax reforms that replace the existing … reasonable magnitudes. It has been found that the welfare gain of shifting to uniformity of tax rates from the existing tax … other words consumers would spend 10% less while the total welfare is kept constant at the existing level. …

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Valuing casualty risk reductions from estimated baseline risk

Veisten, Knut; Flügel, Stefan; Rizzi, Luis I.; … - In: Research in Transportation Economics 43 (2013) 1, pp. 50-61

Stated choice studies have been applied regularly to the valuation of time savings and other attributes of travelling as perceived by individuals. In such experiments, respondents often provide reference levels for the attributes and the hypothetical choices presented to them are pivoted around...

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On the distribution of tax effects on headquarters location

Bösenberg, Simon; Egger, Peter H.; Strecker, Nora M. - In: Economics Letters 124 (2014) 2, pp. 308-313

This paper sheds light on the distribution of profit and personal income tax elasticities of headquarters location across 13,074 firms in 68 countries over 1999–2012. Results suggest high variability in elasticities, which is overlooked in virtually all earlier work on the matter.

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Easy and flexible mixture distributions

Fosgerau, Mogens; Mabit, Stefan L. - In: Economics Letters 120 (2013) 2, pp. 206-210

We propose a method to generate flexible mixture distributions that are useful for estimating models such as the mixed logit model using simulation. The method is easy to implement, yet it can approximate essentially any mixture distribution. We test it with good results in a simulation study...

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Heterogeneous self-employment and satisfaction in Latin America

Aguilar, Alexandra Cortés; García Muñoz, Teresa M.; … - In: Journal of Economic Psychology 39 (2013) C, pp. 44-61

This paper analyzes the relationship between labor status and individual satisfaction in Latin America. Existing evidence for developed countries shows that the self-employed report higher job satisfaction than the employed. The evidence, however, is less conclusive in terms of...

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The mystery of the U-shaped relationship between happiness and age

Frijters, Paul; Beatton, Tony - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 82 (2012) 2, pp. 525-542

In this paper, we address the puzzle of the relationship between age and happiness. Whilst the majority of psychologists have concluded there is not much of a relationship at all, the economic literature has unearthed a possible U-shape relationship with the minimum level of satisfaction...

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Volunteer work and domain satisfactions: evidence from Italy

Fiorillo, Damiano - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) January, pp. 97-124

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the determinants of three domain satisfactions, focusing on volunteer work supplied in official non-profit service associations. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses the data from the Multiscopo Survey of Households (MSH) conducted...

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An analysis of life satisfaction in Albania: An heteroscedastic ordered probit model approach

Litchfield, Julie; Reilly, Barry; Veneziani, Mario - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 81 (2012) 3, pp. 731-741

This paper uses the nationally representative Albanian Living Standards Measurement Study survey from 2005 to investigate the determinants of life satisfaction. In common with much of the existing empirical literature that models life satisfaction (or subjective well-being) this paper exploits...

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