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Reciprocity Networks and the Participation Problem

Dufwenberg, Martin; Patel, Amrish - CESifo - 2014

Reciprocity can be a powerful motivation for human behaviour. Scholars argue that it is relevant in the context of private provision of public goods. We examine whether reciprocity can resolve the associated coordination problem. The interaction of reciprocity with cost-sharing is critical....

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The Making of Cultural Policy: A European Perspective

Ploeg, Frederick Van der - CESifo - 2005

No good comparable data on sizes of cultural sectors of the countries of Europe exist. Still, local and national governments of Europe spend substantial resources on culture and cultural sectors contribute significantly to employment and national income. After briefly describing special features...

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The Gender Imbalance in Participation in Canadian Universities (1977-2005)

Christofides, Louis; Hoy, Michael; Yang, Ling - CESifo - 2009

university participation has been increasing. We use the Linear Probability and Logit models to investigate the determinants of … explaining the rising level of the university participation rate for women and men. The important variables include a time trend … university degree, tuition fees and real income. The increasing gap between the female and male participation rates (15 …

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Subjective Well-Being, Income, Economic Development and Growth

Sacks, Daniel W.; Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - CESifo - 2010

We explore the relationships between subjective well-being and income, as seen across individuals within a given country, between countries in a given year, and as a country grows through time. We show that richer individuals in a given country are more satisfied with their lives than are poorer...

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Wages, Rents, Unemployment, and the Quality of Life

Wrede, Matthias - CESifo - 2012

Combining a spatial equilibrium model with a matching unemployment model, this paper analyzes the regional quality of life when wages, rents, and unemployment risk compensate for local amenities and disamenities. In particular, the paper shows for quasi-linear utility that the effects of any...

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Honeybee Economics - Implications for Ecology Policy

Kanniainen, Vesa; Lehtonen, Tuula; Mellin, Ilkka - CESifo - 2013

For thousands of years, humans have known the value of honeybees in agriculture. Their pollination services are crucial for the mankind, the Global ecosystem and food production. The recently documented decline of the honeybee colonies in the world is alarming and may threaten the whole living...

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The New Stylized Facts about Income and Subjective Well-Being

Sacks, Daniel W.; Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - CESifo - 2013

In recent decades economists have turned their attention to data that asks people how happy or satisfied they are with their lives. Much of the early research concluded that the role of income in determining well-being was limited, and that only income relative to others was related to...

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