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Hochguertel, Stefan; Ohlsson, Henry - Tinbergen Instituut - 2007

that inter vivos transfers from parents to children are gifts, and not temporary help to overcome liquidity constraints …. Second, inter vivos gifts are compensatory in the sense that life-time poorer children will receive higher transfers than … their life-time richer siblings. Third, inter vivos gifts do not, however, make up the entire difference in life …

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Should the Same Side of the Market always move first in a Transaction? An Experimental Study

Heijden, Eline C.M. van der; Nelissen, Jan H.M.; … - Tinbergen Instituut - 2001

buyer) always moves second in the exchange gives higher payoffs than exchangesin which it is randomly determined who moves …

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Do Polls create Momentum in Political Competition?

Denter, Philipp; Sisak, Dana - Tinbergen Instituut - 2013

We explore how public opinion polls affect candidates' campaign spending in political competition. Generally, polls lead to (more) asymmetric behavior. Under a majority rule there always exists an equilibrium in which the initially more popular candidate invests more in the campaign and thereby...

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Members, Joiners, Free-riders, Supporters

Ansink, Erik; Withagen, Cees - Tinbergen Instituut - 2015

We augment the standard cartel formation game from non-cooperative coalition theory, often applied in the context of international environmental agreements on climate change, with the possibility that singletons support coalition formation without becoming coalition members themselves. Rather,...

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On Socio-economic Roles and Specialization

Gilles, Robert P.; Lazarova, Emiliya; Ruys, Pieter H.M. - Tinbergen Instituut - 2006

Xiaokai Yang's theory of economic specialization under increasing returns to scale is a formal development of the fundamental Smith-Young theorem on the extent of the market and the social division of labor. In this theory specialization and, thus, the social division of labor is firmly embedded...

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On the Measurement of Success and Satisfaction

Brink, René van den; Steffen, Frank - Tinbergen Instituut - 2012

This discussion paper led to a chapter in .Voting Power and Procedures: Essays in Honour of Dan Felsenthal and Moshé Machover', (eds. R. Fara, D. Leech, and M. Salles), pp 41-64, 2014. The main purpose of the present paper is to disentangle the mix-up of the notions of success and satisfaction...

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Axiomatizations of a Positional Power Score and Measure for Hierarchies

Brink, René van den; Steffen, Frank - Tinbergen Instituut - 2008

This discussion paper resulted in a publication in 'Public Choice', 151, 757-787. <P> Power is a core concept in the analysis and design of organizations. One of the problems with the extant literature on positional power in hierarchies is that it is mainly restricted to the analysis of power in...</p>

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Decision Making and Learning in a Globalizing World

Swank, Otto H.; Visser, Bauke - Tinbergen Instituut - 2010

We study two aspects of globalization. It allows a decision-maker to go beyond his own local experience and to learn from other decision-makers in addressing common problems. This improves the identification and diffusion of best practices. It also provides extra information to `markets' that...

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Positional Power in Hierarchies

Brink, René van den; Steffen, Frank - Tinbergen Instituut - 2007

This discussion paper led to a chapter in 'Power, Freedom and Voting' (eds. M. Braham and F. Steffen), Springer, pp 57-81, 2008.<p> Power is a core concept in the analysis and design of organisations. In this paper we consider positional power in hierarchies. One of the problems with the extant...</p>

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Self-Confidence and Strategic Deterrence

Charness, Gary; Rustichini, Aldo; Ven, Jeroen van de - Tinbergen Instituut - 2011

We examine factors that may contribute to 'overconfidence' in relative ability on an intelligence test. We test experimentally for evidence of self-esteem concerns and instrumental strategic concerns. Errors in Bayesian updating are rare when the information does not involve own relative...

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