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How Well Are Women Represented at the AEA Meeting? A Study of the 1985-2010 Programs

Cunningham, Rosemary; Zavodny, Madeline - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

The proportion female in the economics profession in the U.S. has been low historically compared with other disciplines. Although the percentage of Ph.D. degrees awarded to women and the representation of women on faculties have increased over time, economics still lags many other fields....

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What Makes a Good Conference? Analysing the Preferences of Labor Economists

Borghans, Lex; Romans, Margo; Sauermann, Jan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

respect to conference characteristics. Based on a sample of European labour economists, preferences are measured using the … vignette approach where participants are asked to choose between hypothetical European Association of Labour Economists (EALE … location of the conference. There is substantial heterogeneity in the taste of labour economists especially with respect to …

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Can Contracts Signal Social Norms? Experimental Evidence

Danilov, Anastasia; Sliwka, Dirk - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

We investigate whether incentive schemes signal social norms and thus affect behavior beyond their direct economic consequences. A principal-agent experiment is studied in which prior to contract choice principals are informed about past actions of other agents and thus have more information...

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Desert and Inequity Aversion in Teams

Gill, David; Stone, Rebecca - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Teams are becoming increasingly important in work settings. We develop a framework to study the strategic implications of a meritocratic notion of desert under which team members care about receiving what they feel they deserve. Team members find it painful to receive less than their perceived...

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Gender Differences in the Distribution of Total Work-Time of Latin-American Families: The Importance of Social Norms

Campaña, Juan Carlos; Gimenez-Nadal, J. Ignacio; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

We analyze differences by gender in the time dedicated to total work (paid and unpaid) by families in Latin America, with particular attention to the effect of social norms. To this end, we use survey data on time use in Mexico (2009), Peru (2010), Ecuador (2012) and Colombia (2012), to estimate...

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Conspicuous Work: Peer Working Time, Labour Supply and Happiness for Male Workers

Collewet, Marion; de Grip, Andries; de Koning, Jaap - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

This paper uncovers 'conspicuous work' as a new form of status seeking that can explain social interactions in labour supply. We analyse how peer working time relates to both labour supply and happiness for Dutch male workers. Using a unique measure of peer weekly working time, we find that...

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Nobody Likes a Rat: On the Willingness and Consequences of Reporting Lies

Reuben, Ernesto; Stephenson, Matthew - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

We investigate the intrinsic motivation of individuals to report, and thereby sanction, fellow group members who lie for personal gain. We further explore the changes in lying and reporting behavior that result from giving individuals a say in who joins their group. We find that enough...

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From Farmers to Merchants: A Human Capital Interpretation of Jewish Economic History

Botticini, Maristella; Eckstein, Zvi - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

Since the Middle Ages the Jews have been engaged primarily in urban, skilled occupations, such as crafts, trade, finance, and medicine. This distinctive occupational selection occurred between the seventh and the ninth centuries in the Muslim Empire and then it spread to other locations. We...

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Sickness Absence and Local Benefit Cultures

Lindbeck, Assar; Palme, Mårten; Persson, Mats - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

In many countries, sickness absence financed by generous insurance benefits has become an important concern in the policy debate. It turns out that there are strong variations in absence behavior between local geographical areas, and it has been difficult to explain these variations by...

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Peer Effects and Social Preferences in Voluntary Cooperation

Thöni, Christian; Gächter, Simon - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

Substantial evidence suggests the behavioral relevance of social preferences and also the importance of social influence effects ("peer effects"). Yet, little is known about how peer effects and social preferences are related. In a three-person gift-exchange experiment we find causal evidence...

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