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aspect of the services of experts (e.g., of doctors, lawyers, and accountants), and the role that voluntary pro bono work … might play. Expert services have un- verifiable quality to non-experts and are subject to moral hazard. Experts who cheat … their customers should crowd out experts who do not, resulting in low trust, prestige, and wages. We ask how pro bono work …
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If the threshold that triggers climate catastrophe is known with certainty, and the benefits of avoiding catastrophe are high relative to the costs, treaties can easily coordinate countries’ behavior so as to avoid the threshold. Where the net benefits of avoiding catastrophe are lower,...
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-level performance-pay measures with rich PISA-2003 international achievement micro data, this paper estimates student …-level international education production functions. The use of teacher salary adjustments for outstanding performance is significantly …
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We investigate private and social incentives for standardization to ensure market-wide system compatibility in a two … conflict of interest between consumers and producers over the standardization decision. Consumers prefer standardization with …
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Article underscores the dark side of both phenomena by focusing on the anti-competitive features of regulation and reform and …
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Authorities often lack information for efficient regulation of the commons. This paper derives a criterion comparing …
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We consider environmental regulation in a context where firms invest in abatement technology under conditions of …
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This paper investigates telecommunication operator investment in broadband infrastructure after local deregulation of the wholesale broadband access market. Using a panel dataset covering all 5,598 exchange areas in the United Kingdom, we exploit regional differences in deregulation following a...
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country significantly attracts FDI. What is important for these pollution haven effects is not only regulation but also …
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This paper studies the evolution of hurricane insurance in Florida over the last decades. Hurricanes (and other natural catastrophes) are typically referred to as “uninsurable” risks. The more exposed property owners find it difficult to obtain insurance cover from the private market and/or...
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