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Ökonomische Aspekte der privaten Durchsetzung des Kartellrechts
Beschorner, Patrick Frank Ernst; Hüschelrath, Kai - 2009
Bei Verstößen gegen geltendes Wettbewerbsrecht entstehen typischerweise Schäden durch überhöhte Preise und entgangenen Gewinn bei nachgelagerten Wirtschaftsstufen. Hierfür besteht ein gesetzlicher Schadensersatzanspruch. Auf europäischer Ebene wird derzeit ein Rechtsrahmen diskutiert, mit...
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Police reorganization and crime : evidence from police station closures
Blesse, Sebastian; Diegmann, André - 2018
Policy makers often try to optimize local law enforcement by reorganizing police forces. We study the effects of police reallocation via station closures on municipal crime by exploiting a quasi-experiment where a centrally administered reform substantially reduced the number of police stations....
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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 - 1998 - (This version: 20 April 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 …
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Choosing your object of benevolence : a field experiment on donation options
Aretz, Bodo; Kube, Sebastian - 2010
In a large natural field experiment, we explore the effect of providing donors with the opportunity to choose the target country for their donations. We find that only a small fraction of donors use the option, which might reflect a reluctance to consider tradeoffs when those concern important,...
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A field experiment in motivating employee ideas
Gibbs, Michael; Neckermann, Susanne; Siemroth, Christoph - 2014
We study the effects of a field experiment designed to motivate employee ideas, at a large technology company. Employees were encouraged to submit ideas on process and product improvements via an online system. In the experiment, the company randomized 19 account teams into treatment and control...
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Impatience among preschool children and their mothers
Kosse, Fabian; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2012
Using experimental data of children and their mothers, this paper explores the intergenerational relationship of impatience. The child’s impatience stems from a delay of gratification experiment. Mother’s impatience has been assessed by a choice task where the mothers faced trade-offs...
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Tax compliance and information provision : a field experiment with small firms
Doerrenberg, Philipp; Schmitz, Jan - 2015
We study tax compliance in Slovenia using data generated in a field experiment. Small accounting companies were … the first treatment group received by post. The results indicate that such letters can increase compliance, and trigger … even more compliance if handed over in person. These findings are in line with the theoretical predictions that we derive …
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The magic of the personal touch : field experimental evidence on money appreciation as gifts
Bradler, Christiane; Neckermann, Susanne - 2016
This paper makes use of two field experiments to explore individual effort responses to gifts. We extend the literature by looking at nonfinancial gifts and gifts that combine financial and nonfinancial elements with or without adding a “personal touch.” We find that non-pecuniary gifts that...
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That's my turf : an experimental analysis of territorial use rights for fisheries in Indonesia
Gallier, Carlo; Langbein, Jörg; Vance, Colin - 2016
We conduct a framed field experiment in Indonesian fishing communities with an eye towards evaluating the potential of Territorial Use Rights for Fisheries (TURFs) for preserving coral reef fisheries. Conducted in three culturally distinctive sites, the study assembles groups of five fishers who...
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Knowing that you matter, matters! : the interplay of meaning, monetary incentives, and worker recognition
Kosfeld, Michael; Neckermann, Susanne; Yang, Xiaolan - 2014
We manipulate workers’ perceived meaning of a job in a field experiment. Half of the workers are informed that their job is important, the other half are told that their job is of no relevance. Results show that workers exert more effort when meaning is high, corroborating previous findings on...
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