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Channel systems for conducting monetary policy are becoming increasingly popular. Despite their popularity, the consequences of implementing policy with a channel system are not well understood. We develop a general equilibrium framework of a channel system and investigate the optimal policy. A...
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We develop a three-stage model of abatement technology search, adoption, and deployment. Using this model, which draws … on search theory tools more frequently used in labour and monetary economics, we compare market-based and command …-and-control pollution control instruments with respect to the incentives each provides for abatement technology search and adoption …
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A large part of the literature on frictional matching in the labor market assumes bilateral meetings between workers … equilibrium search model of the labor market with an endogenous number of contacts between workers and firms. Workers contact … estimated parameter values welfare is improved if unemployed workers increase their search intensity. …
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We propose a theoretical explanation for the so-called “beauty premium”. Our explanation is based entirely on search … interaction between frictional labour and marriage markets and establish the existence of a search equilibrium characterised by …
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This paper uses a new data set on domestic child adoption to document the preferences of potential adoptive parents over born and unborn babies relinquished for adoption by their birth mothers. We show that adoptive parents exhibit significant biases in favor of girls and against...
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Recent field evidence suggests a positive link between overconfidence and innovative activities. In this paper we argue that the connection between overconfidence and innovation is more complex than the previous literature suggests. In particular, we show theoretically and experimentally that...
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Theory of mind and individual preferences are important determinants in social decision making. The current study examined in a large sample whether being a cooperative preference type is related with better theory of mind skills. Furthermore, by testing adolescents and adults, we examined the...
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We study the effects of improvements in market transparency on eBay on seller exit and continuing sellers’ behavior. An improvement in market transparency by reducing strategic bias in buyer ratings led to a significant increase in buyer valuation especially of sellers rated poorly prior to...
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We examine the relationship between the prices paid by households and their shopping patterns measured in terms of shopping frequency and the range of stores visited. We use the TNS data which allows us to control for household heterogeneity. The main contribution of the paper is that we find...
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For the procurement of complex goods the early exchange of information is important to avoid costly renegotiation ex post. We show that this is achieved by bilateral negotiations but not by auctions. Negotiations strictly outperforms auctions if sellers are likely to have superior information...
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