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Awards in economics : towards a new field of inquiry

Frey, Bruno S.; Neckermann, Susanne - 2009

. First steps towards integrating awards into economic theory are undertaken. -- Awards ; non-monetary incentives ; economics …

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Do rankings reflect research quality?

Frey, Bruno S. (contributor); Rost, Katja (contributor) - 2008

Publication and citation rankings have become major indicators of the scientific worth of universities and countries, and determine to a large extent the career of individual scholars. We argue that such rankings do not effectively measure research quality, which should be the essence of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003779460

Politicians : be killed or survive

Frey, Bruno S. (contributor); Torgler, Benno (contributor) - 2008

In the course of history, a large number of politicians have been assassinated. Rational choice hypotheses are developed and tested using panel data covering more than 100 countries over a period of 20 years. Several strategies, in addition to security measures, are shown to significantly reduce...

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Making world heritage truly global : the culture certificate scheme

Frey, Bruno S.; Pamini, Paolo - 2009

Culture has attributes of a global public good that needs to be preserved for mankind as a whole. World Culture … Certificates are proposed to efficiently preserve World Heritage. The community of nations has to agree on the Global Heritage List … and how much each nation is to contribute to that purpose. Each World Heritage site conserved is acknowledged through the …

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World heritage: where are we? : an empirical analysis

Frey, Bruno S.; Pamini, Paolo - 2010

An empirical overview of the UNESCO World Heritage List according to various characteristics is presented. The … officially stated intention of the World Heritage List is to protect global heritage. Our focus is on the imbalance of the … considered "balanced" from different points of view. It turns out that the World Heritage List is unbalanced with respect to a …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003928836

World heritage list : does it make sense?

Frey, Bruno S.; Steiner, Lasse - 2010

The UNESCO World Heritage List contains the 900 most treasured sites of humanity's culture and landscapes. The World … excessive tourism, and in times of war or by terrorists. -- global public good ; World Heritage ; cultural certificates …

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Awards as signals

Frey, Bruno S.; Neckermann, Susanne - 2010

Awards are widespread in all countries and are prevalent both in the public sphere and in the private sector. This paper argues, and empirically supports, that awards serve public functions and economists should take them seriously. Using a unique cross-country data set, we suggest that awards...

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A multiplicity of approaches to institutional analysis : applications to the government and the arts

Frey, Bruno S. - 2009

Four types of economicsʺ relevant for institutional analysis are distinguished: Standard Neoclassical Economics; Socio-Economics or Social Economics; New Institutional Economics; and Psychological Economics (often misleadingly called Behavioural Economics). The paper argues that an extension of...

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Political economy : success or failure?

Frey, Bruno S. - 2011

Political Economy and Public Choice have studied the interactions between the economy and the polity for over 60 years now. The present paper endeavours to provide a critical discussion of this literature and its achievements. In particular, it starts with the different approaches based on...

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