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Children Reading Fiction Books Because They Want To
Ours, Jan C van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
fiction books is influenced by parental education, family structure, and the number of books and TVs at home. Reading comic …This paper investigates the reading of fiction books by 15-year-olds in 18 OECD countries. It appears that girls read … books does not affect the reading of fiction books. Parents who want their children to read fiction books frequently should …
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Distrust - The Hidden Cost of Control
Falk, Armin; Kosfeld, Michael - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
the agent's motivation to perform well. Before the agent chooses his performance, the principal in our experiment decides …
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Self-Confidence: Intrapersonal Strategies
Bénabou, Roland; Tirole, Jean - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000
intertemporal decisions. The theory has applications in areas as diverse as labour supply, savings and investment, or education and … effort. Self-confidence thus enhances motivation, and this gives a time--inconsistent individual a strong incentive to build …
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Willpower and Personal Rules
Bénabou, Roland; Tirole, Jean - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
This Paper studies the internal commitment mechanisms or ‘personal rules’ (diets, exercise regimens, resolutions, moral or religious precepts, etc.) through which people seek to achieve self-control. Our theory is based on the idea of self-reputation over one’s willpower, which potentially...
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Incentives and Prosocial Behaviour
Bénabou, Roland; Tirole, Jean - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
We build a theory of prosocial behaviour that combines heterogeneity in individual altruism and greed with concerns for social reputation or self-respect. The presence of rewards or punishments creates doubt as to the true motive for which good deeds are performed, and this ‘overjustification...
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Self-Confidence & Social Interactions
Bénabou, Roland; Tirole, Jean - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000
- as stressed by psychologists - in that they undermine intrinsic motivation. As a result, they may be only weak … motivation, while offers of help may create a dependence. More generally, we identify when the hidden costs of rewards are a myth …
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Laws and Norms
Bénabou, Roland; Tirole, Jean - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
This paper analyzes how private decisions and public policies are shaped by personal and societal preferences (values), material or other explicit incentives (laws) and social sanctions or rewards (norms). It first examines how honor, stigma and social norms arise from individuals’ behaviors...
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Is teenage motherhood contagious? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Monstad, Karin; Propper, Carol; Salvanes, Kjell G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
There is relatively little research on peer effects in teenage motherhood despite the fact that peer effects, and in particular social interaction within the family, is likely to be important. We estimate the impact of an elder sister’s teenage fertility on the teenage childbearing of their...
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Gender Gaps across Countries and Skills: Supply, Demand and the Industry Structure
Olivetti, Claudia; Petrongolo, Barbara - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
The gender wage gap varies widely across countries and across skill groups within countries. Interestingly, there is a positive cross-country correlation between the unskilled-to-skilled gender wage gap and the corresponding gap in hours worked. Based on a canonical supply and demand framework,...
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Race v. Suffrage: The Determinants of Development in Mississippi
Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
-9), as well as the impact of voting registration on education outcomes at different points in time, namely in 1917 and in the …-2000 period. Our main conclusion is that race, rather than political institutions and education policies, is the main force …
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