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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
currently discussed factors of crime like demographic changes, youth-unemployment and income inequality. We use a panel of the … 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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Criminality, social cohesion and economic performance
Entorf, Horst; Spengler, Hannes - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2000
aggregation. Our empirical results with respect to the causes of crime clearly reveal the crime reducing potential of family … cohesion and the link between crime and the labour market. Furthermore, we find that higher wealth is associated with higher … rates of property crime and of drug-related offences. Drug offences themselves turn out to be robust factors of property …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097581
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Development and validation of scientific indicators of the relationship between criminality, social cohesion and economic performance
Entorf, Horst; Spengler, Hannes - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2000
aggregation. Our empirical results with respect to the causes of crime clearly reveal the crime reducing potential of family … cohesion and the link between crime and the labour market. Furthermore, we find that higher wealth is associated with higher … rates of property crime and of drug-related offences. Drug offences themselves turn out to be robust factors of property …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008614875
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On the performance of rule-based contribution schemes under endowment heterogeneity
Kesternich, Martin; Lange, Andreas; Sturm, Bodo - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
We experimentally test different rule-based contribution mechanisms in a repeated 4-player public goods game with endowment heterogeneity and compare them to a VCM, distinguishing between a random- and an effort-based allocation of endowments. We find that endowment heterogeneities limit the...
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Voting for burden sharing rules in public goods games
Gallier, Carlo; Kesternich, Martin; Sturm, Bodo - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
In this experiment, we endogenize the choice of which contribution scheme is implemented in a public goods game. We investigate three rule-based contribution schemes. In a first step, players agree on a common group provision level using the principle of the smallest common denominator....
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The impact of burden sharing rules on the voluntary provision of public goods
Kesternich, Martin; Lange, Andreas; Sturm, Bodo - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2012
We investigate how burden sharing rules may impact the voluntary provision of a public good which generates heterogeneous benefits to agents. We compare different rule-based contribution schemes that are based on the principle of the smallest common denominator: all agents can suggest a minimum...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957721
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Implications of inequality aversion for international climate policy
Vogt, Carsten; Sturm, Bodo - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
In this paper, we extend the Fehr and Schmidt model of inequality aversion to a situation where the players differ with respect to their benefits and costs from contributions to a non-linear public good. A necessary condition for contributing to the public good is that the players' benefit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009283657
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Coordination under threshold uncertainty in a public goods game
Dannenberg, Astrid; Löschel, Andreas; Paolacci, Gabriele; … - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
We explored experimentally how threshold uncertainty affects coordination success in a threshold public goods game. Whereas all groups succeeded in providing the public good when the exact value of the threshold was known, uncertainty was generally detrimental for the public good provision. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009369492
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Voting in international environmental agreements: Experimental evidence from the lab
Dannenberg, Astrid - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
This paper experimentally analyzes the effects if signatories to an international environmental agreement (IEA) apply different voting schemes to determine the terms of the agreement. To this end, unanimity, qualified majority voting, and simple majority voting are compared with respect to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008694111
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Voluntary giving and economic growth: Time series evidence for the US
Heinemann, Friedrich - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
This study analyzes the sensitivity of US giving to both business cycle fluctuations and trend growth. With tax revenues as a point of reference, US giving constitutes a relatively stable source of revenue. Total giving is characterized by a business cycle volatility which is comparable to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008694121