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If Winning Isn't Everything, Why Do They Keep Score? A Structural Empirical Analysis of Dutch Flower Auctions
den Berg, Gerard J van; van der Klaauw, Bas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
This paper provides a structural empirical analysis of Dutch auctions of houseplants at the flower auction in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands. The data set is unique for Dutch auctions in the sense that it includes observations of all losing bids in an interval adjacent to the winning bid. The size of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005656139
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Israel, the Palestinian Factions and the Cycle of Violence
Jaeger, David A; Paserman, M. Daniele - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
In this study we extend our previous work to examine the dynamic relationship between violence committed by Palestinian factions and that committed by Israel during the Second Intifada. We find a statistically significant relationship between Israeli fatalities claimed by groups associated with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123813
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The Impact of Terrorism Across Industries: An Empirical Study
Berrebi, Claude; Klor, Esteban F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
This paper uses scoring matching techniques and event study analysis to elucidate the impact of terrorism across … that belong to the defence, security or anti-terrorism related industries and other companies. The findings show that … whereas terrorism has a significant negative impact on non defence-related companies, the overall effect of terrorism on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005067462
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The Long-Run Effect of 9/11: Terrorism, Backlash, and the Assimilation of Muslim Immigrants in the West
Gould, Eric D; Klor, Esteban F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
This paper investigates whether the 9/11 attacks will have a long-term impact by altering the fertility and assimilation rate of immigrants from Muslim countries in the United States. Terror attacks by Islamic groups are likely to induce a backlash against the Muslim community, and therefore,...
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Does Terrorism Work?
Gould, Eric D; Klor, Esteban F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
This paper examines whether terrorism is an effective tool to achieve political goals. By exploiting variation in … response to terror. Hence, terrorism appears to be an effective strategy in terms of shifting the entire Israeli political … landscape to the left. These findings may shed light on the causes underlying the spread of global terrorism in the last few …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008458294
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Who is the Enemy?
Epstein, Gil S; Gang, Ira - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
We examine who benefits when there is a strong leader in place, and those who benefit when a situation lacks a proper leader. There are fractious terrorist groups who seek to serve the same people in a common cause against a common enemy. The groups compete for rents obtained from the public by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791251
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The Cycle of Violence? An Empirical Analysis of Fatalities in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
Jaeger, David A; Paserman, M. Daniele - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
This paper studies the dynamics of violence in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict since the outbreak of the Second (or 'Al-Aqsa') Intifada in September 2000, during which more than 3,300 Palestinians and more than 1,000 Israelis have been killed. The conflict has followed an uneven pattern, with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005661712
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The Effect of the Theo van Gogh Murder on House Prices in Amsterdam
Gautier, Pieter A; Siegmann, Arjen; van Vuuren, Aico - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
Does Islamic terrorism have an effect on the general attitudes towards Muslim minorities? We use the murder of Theo van …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005497845
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Intermodal and Intramodal Competition in Passenger Rail Transport
Ivaldi, Marc; Vibes, Catherine - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
The objective of the paper is to elaborate a simulation model to analyse inter and intra-modal competition in the transport industry, based on game theory models. In our setting, consumers choose a transport mode and an operator to travel on a given city-pair; operators strategically decide on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005656264
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Volatile Top Income Shares in Switzerland? Reassessing the Evolution Between 1981 and 2009
Foellmi, Reto; Martínez, Isabel Z. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
We study the recent evolution of top incomes in Switzerland, analyzing both social security data on labor incomes and tax data on total income. The results show that in the last 20 years, the share of top incomes has risen, and the top 0.01 percent’s share even doubled, putting Switzerland...
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