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Socio-economic and demographic factors of crime in Germany: evidence from panel data of the German states
Entorf, Horst; Spengler, Hannes - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 1998
Our study is based on the traditional Becker-Ehrlich deterrence model, but we analyse the model in the face of … deterrence hypothesis for crime against property. Only weak support can be observed for crime against the person. Economic and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097562
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Workers into Managers: Developing Leadership Competence of Production Unit Managers
Rappe, Christoph; Zwick, Thomas - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2005
. Finally, a quasi-experiment shows that a combination of workshops and individual coaching had measurable effects on leadership …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097627
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On the construction of social preferences in lab experiments
Borgloh, Sarah; Dannenberg, Astrid; Aretz, Bodo - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
This paper studies the construction of social preferences in the lab. Experimental subjects have the opportunity to donate to a charity and to allocate money in a conventional dictator game. The results show that charitable donations and dictator game allocations are positively correlated. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008756432
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Employee recognition and performance: A field experiment
Bradler, Christiane; Dur, Robert; Neckermann, Susanne; … - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013
This paper reports the results from a controlled field experiment designed to investigate the causal effect of public …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957624
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Tax compliance and information provision: A field experiment with small firms
Doerrenberg, Philipp; Schmitz, Jan - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2015
We study tax compliance in Slovenia using data generated in a field experiment. Small accounting companies were … to rationalize the experiment. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011269117
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Impatience among preschool children and their mothers
Kosse, Fabian; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2012
impatience. The child's impatience stems from a delay of gratification experiment. Mother's impatience has been assessed by a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009646610
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The demand for climate protection: An empirical assessment for Germany
Löschel, Andreas; Sturm, Bodo; Vogt, Carsten - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
experiment with a sample of the residential population in Mannheim, Germany. Participants were endowed with € 40 and given the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008694109
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Choosing your object of benevolence: a field experiment on donation options
Aretz, Bodo; Kube, Sebastian - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
In a large natural field experiment, we explore the effect of providing donors with the opportunity to choose the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008536042
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Crowding out Informal Care? Evidence from a Social Experiment in Germany
Arntz, Melanie; Thomsen, Stephan L. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008
experiment at seven different sites with a random assignment into a treatment group receiving personal budgets and a control …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097584
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Soziale Experimente mit dem Pflegebudget (2004-2008): Konzeption des Evaluationsdesigns
Arntz, Melanie; Spermann, Alexander - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2004
Kontrollgruppen als soziales Experiment erprobt werden. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097762