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The Relationship between Stress and Social Capital among Police Officers
Gächter, Martin; Savage, David A.; Torgler, Benno - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2009
This paper analyzes the effectiveness of social capital in reducing the negative externalities associated with stress, as well as the physical and psychological indicators of stress among police officers. Despite the fact that there is a large multidisciplinary literature on stress or on social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008459775
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Trust and Fiscal Performance: A Panel Analysis with Swiss Data
Schaltegger, Christoph A.; Torgler, Benno - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2005
to contribute also an adequate share to the community. In such a situation trustworthiness of a government and trust in a … government is high. This paper provides empirical evidence that trust is crucial for fiscal performance using data for the full … sample of Swiss cantons over the 1981-2001 period. In cantons with high levels of trust, the level of indebtedness is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005808597
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The emergence of emotions and pro-social and religious sentiments during the September 11 disaster
Savage, David A.; Torgler, Benno - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2011
Analysing emotional states under duress or during heightened, life-and-death situations is extremely difficult, especially given the inability of laboratory experiments to adequately replicate the environment and the inherent biases of post event surveys. It is in this area that natural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009368888
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Overprotected Politicians
Frey, Bruno S. - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2007
This paper argues that politicians are overprotected. The costs of political assassination differ systematically depending on whether a private or a public point of view is taken. A politician attributes a very high (if not infinite) cost to his or her survival. The social cost of political...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005162600
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Why Kill Politicians? A Rational Choice Analysis of Political Assassinations
Frey, Bruno S. - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2007
In the course of history a large number of politicians has been assassinated. A rational choice analysis is used to distinguish the expected marginal benefits of killing, and the marginal cost of attacking a politician. The comparative analysis of various equilibria helps us to gain insights...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005162609
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Protecting Cultural Monuments Against Terrorism
Frey, Bruno S.; Rohner, Dominic - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2005
Famous cultural monuments are often regarded as unique icons, making them an attractive target for terrorists. Despite huge military and police outlays, terrorist attacks on important monuments can hardly be avoided. We argue that an effective strategy for discouraging terrorist attacks on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005673504
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Politicians: Be Killed or Survive
Frey, Bruno S.; Torgler, Benno - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2008
In the course of history, a large number of politicians have been assassinated. Rational choice hypotheses are developed and tested using panel data covering more than 100 countries over a period of 20 years. Several strategies, in addition to security measures, are shown to significantly reduce...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005808603
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Endogenous selection into single and coauthorships by surname initials in economics and management
Ong, David; Chan, Ho Fai; Torgler, Benno; Yu (Alan) Yang - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2015
Many prior studies suggest that alphabetic ordering confers professional advantages on authors with earlier surname initials. However, these studies assume that authors select into coauthorships without regard to the incentives identified. We consider the alternative and develop a model of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011206286
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What Shapes Young Elite Athletes' Perception of Chances in an Environment of Great Uncertainty?
Jung, Verena; Schmidt, Sascha L.; Torgler, Benno - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2012
Unrealistic optimism is a commonly observed bias in the perception of chances. In this paper, we examine whether the bias is also present among young elite soccer players (10 to 23 years old) who receive regular objective feedback through external assessments. Utilising a large unique data set...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011161438
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Endogenous selection into single and coauthorships by surname initials in economics and management
Ong, David; Chan, Ho Fai; Torgler, Benno; Yu (Alan) Yang - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2015
Many prior studies suggest that alphabetic ordering confers professional advantages on authors with earlier surname initials. However, these studies assume that authors select into coauthorships without regard to the incentives identified. We consider the alternative and develop a model of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011167359