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Recent Advances in the Economics of Individual Subjective Well-Being
Stutzer, Alois; Frey, Bruno S. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
stimulus to the discourse on individual happiness. Recently this research has also been linked to economics where reported … provides a new possibility for the complementary testing of theories across fields in economics. Third, we inquire how the … insights gained from the study of individual happiness in economics affect public policy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008529124
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Mapping 'Information Economy' Businesses with Big Data: Findings for the UK
Nathan, Max; Rosso, Anna; Bouet, Francois - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Governments around the world want to develop their ICT and digital industries. Policymakers thus need a clear sense of the size and characteristics of digital businesses, but this is hard to do with conventional datasets and industry codes. This paper uses innovative 'big data' resources to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011094080
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Comparing the Early Research Performance of PhD Graduates in Labor Economics in Europe and the USA
Cardoso, Ana Rute; Guimaraes, Paulo; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
This paper analyzes the early research performance of PhD graduates in labor economics, addressing the following … the subsequent job placement institution? The population under study consists of labor economics PhD graduates who …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761788
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Input versus Output Taxation in an Experimental International Economy
Riedl, Arno; van Winden, Frans - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
This paper is concerned with a policy oriented macroeconomic experiment involving an 'international' economy with a relatively small 'home' country and a large 'foreign' country. It compares the economic performance of two alternative tax systems as a means to finance unemployment benefits: a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822243
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Das Wirtschaftswunderjahr 2009
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Trotz des größten Wirtschaftseinbruchs in der deutschen Nachkriegsgeschichte hat die internationale Krise die Bürger kaum erreicht. Das wird sich mittelfristig bedrohlich ändern, wenn es nicht gelingt, rechtzeitig eine aufziehende Kreditklemme und eine bedrohlich wachsende Staatsverschuldung...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008615413
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Trends in Economic Research: An International Perspective
Cardoso, Ana Rute; Guimaraes, Paulo; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
standards in economics around the world been reflected in research performance? How have individual countries fared? Do research … of research in economics. Our findings indicate that Europe is catching up with the US but, in terms of influential …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008568273
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The Neuroeconomics of Mind Reading and Empathy
Singer, Tania; Fehr, Ernst - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
neural basis of mentalizing and empathizing and discuss some implications for economics. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566399
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Financial Development and the Distribution of Income in Latin America and the Caribbean
Bacarreza, Canavire; Javier, Gustavo; Rioja, Felix - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
One of the central concerns in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has been the reduction of poverty and inequality so prevalent in the continent. Using large world samples, the literature has found that financial development increases economic growth, increases the income of the poor, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233762
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Are Attitudes Towards Economic Risk Heritable? Analyses Using the Australian Twin Study of Gambling
Le, Anh T.; Miller, Paul W.; Slutske, Wendy S.; Martin, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
This study employs multiple regression models based on DeFries and Fulker (1985), and a large sample of twins, to assess heritability in attitudes towards economic risk, and the extent to which this heritability differs between males and females. Consistent with Cesarini, Dawes, Johannesson,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008466471
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The Value of Hiring through Referrals
Burks, Stephen V.; Cowgill, Bo; Hoffman, Mitchell; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Employee referrals are a very common means by which firms hire new workers. Past work suggests that workers hired via referrals often perform better than non-referred workers, but we have little understanding as to why. In this paper, we demonstrate that this is primarily because referrals allow...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011128036