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In this paper, we consider a model that suggests that the theory of exchange with asymmetric information seems suitable to provide a possible explanation model of occurrence and duration of civil wars. We show that although civil conflicts are not Pareto optimal ex post they may be Pareto...
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We develop a model of intergeneratioal coresidence and transfers within the family in a setting of asymmetric … transfers in order to discipline their children and give them incentives to reveal their true privacy cost. We show that only …
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determinants of remittances. According to self-interest thesis, migrants make transfers in order to insure themselves against the … restored, then among others things, their optimal transfers is a decreasing function of the migrant's skill level and …
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Three theoretical hypotheses can explain the motives behind familial transfers given to the elders : altruism, exchange … in turn by their children. This paper focuses on a theoretical model of demonstration transfers where the anticipation of … future difficulties increases the provision of upstream transfers. Predictions of the model are tested using a cross …
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upward transfers, we examine the demonstration effect hypothesis where individuals make transfers to their parents in order … transfers made previously by the parents. The theoretical predictions are tested using two cross-sectional surveys from France …. Using different types of upstream transfers, we fi nd little evidence in favor of the demonstration effect hypothesis. …
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In this paper, we examine the consequences of imperfect information on the pattern of transfers from parents to … that equal transfers among children are expected under perfect information, while the second-best contract implies risk …
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The present paper is motivated by the interest of a more thorough analysis of the determinants of remittances for developing countries. Thus, a simple formal remittance behaviour model is provided in which the amounts of the sums transferred are negatively related to the migrants’ individual...
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The aim of this work is to find patterns for products included in the customs tariffs of the USA and the EU (composed … similarities. The results show a significant difference in the tariffs applied between the USA and the EU, with the USA presenting … a lower level of protectionism. Additionally, the results for the USA show a positive relationship between the degree of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011107286
The aim of this work is to find patterns for products included in the customs tariffs of the USA and the EU (composed … similarities. The results show a significant difference in the tariffs applied between the USA and the EU, with the USA presenting … a lower level of protectionism. Additionally, the results for the USA show a positive relationship between the degree of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110534