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Social experimentation : A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report
Hausman, Jerry A. (ed.); Wise, David A. (contributor) - 1985
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000688456
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Interactions-Based Models
Brock, William - 2000
This paper describes a range of methods which have been proposed to study interactions in economic and social contexts. By interactions, we refer to interdependences between individual decisions which are not mediated by markets. These types of models have been employed to understand phenomena...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470930
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Peer Effects with Random Assignment : Results for Dartmouth Roommates
Sacerdote, Bruce - 2000
This paper uses a unique data set to measure peer effects among college age roommates. Freshman year roommates and dormmates are randomly assigned at Dartmouth College. I find that in this group, peer effects are very important in determining levels of academic effort and in decisions to join...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471307
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Assigning Deviant Youths to Minimize Total Harm
Cook, Philip J. - 2005
A common practice in the fields of education, mental health, and juvenile justice is to segregate problem youths in groups with deviant peers. Assignments of this sort, which concentrate deviant youths, may facilitate deviant peer influence and lead to perverse outcomes. This possibility adds to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012467292
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Beetles : Biased Promotions and Persistence of False Belief
Akerlof, George A. - 2017
This paper develops a theory of promotion based on evaluations by the already promoted. The already promoted show some favoritism toward candidates for promotion with similar beliefs, just as beetles are more prone to eat the eggs of other species. With such egg-eating bias, false beliefs may...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012455159
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The value-added tax reform puzzle
Cai, Jing - 2011
"We explore the impact of a tax reform in some provinces of China which eliminated the value-added tax on some … induce labor-saving growth. This experiment has since been extended to the rest of China"--National Bureau of Economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011395531
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Capitalizing China
Fan, Joseph P. H. (contributor); Morck, Randall (contributor) - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009689290
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China's growing role in world trade
Feenstra, Robert C. (ed.); Wei, Shang-jin (contributor) - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003829297
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The Demand for Medical Care in Urban China
Mocan, H. Naci - 2000
China. It uses a data set that consists of detailed characteristics of 6407 urban households, a continuous measure of health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471094
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Federalism with and without Political Centralization : China versus Russia
Blanchard, Olivier - 2000
In China, local governments have actively contributed to the growth of new firms. In Russia, local governments have … question then is why this has not happened in China. We argue that the answer lies in the degree of political centralization … present in China, but not in Russia. Transition in China has taken place under the tight control of the communist party. As a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471154