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Rank dependent utility, tax evasion and labor supply
Eide, Erling; von Simson, Kristine; Strøm, Steinar - 2010
In the simple Allingham-Sandmo portfolio model of tax evasion an expected utility maximizer will cheat more than what is estimated in empirical studies. Two main types of explanation have been suggested as solutions to this puzzle: (1) Tax payers act according to some non-expected utility...
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Exposure to the COVID-19 Stock Market Crash and its Effect on Household Expectations
Hanspal, Tobin - 2020
, desired working hours, and household debt, but have only small effects on expected spending. We provide correlational and … household exposure to stock market crashes for expectation formation …
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The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Stock Markets, CDS and Economic Activity : Time-Varying Evidence from the US and Europe
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Catik, Abdurrahman Nazif; … - 2021
This paper examines the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on stock returns, CDS and economic activity in the US and the five European countries (the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain) which have been most affected. The sample period covers the dates from the first confirmed COVID-19 cases in...
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Tax incentives, bequest motives, and the demand for life insurance: Evidence from two natural experiments in Germany
Sauter, Nicolas; Walliser, Jan; Winter, Joachim - 2010
Whole life insurance plays an important role in household saving. However, empirical evidence on its determinants is …
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Environmental, Redistributive and Revenue Effects of Policies Promoting Fuel Efficient and Electric Vehicles
Bigler, Patrick; Radulescu, Doina Maria - 2022
We analyze welfare implications of policies promoting environmentally friendly vehicles employing rich Swiss micro-data on 23,000 newly purchased cars and their buyers. Our estimates reveal substantial income heterogeneity in price elasticity and electric vehicle (EV) adoption. While CO2 levies...
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Environmental, Redistributive and Revenue Effects of Policies Promoting Fuel Efficient and Electric Vehicles
Bigler, Patrick; Radulescu, Doina - 2022
We analyze welfare implications of policies promoting environmentally friendly vehicles employing rich Swiss micro-data on 23,000 newly purchased cars and their buyers. Our estimates reveal substantial income heterogeneity in price elasticity and electric vehicle (EV) adoption. While CO2 levies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013293846
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The Dynamics of Households' Stock Market Beliefs
Gaudecker, Hans-Martin von - 2019
We analyse a long panel of households’ stock market beliefs to gain insights into the nature of their expectations formation processes. We classify respondents into one of five groups based on their data and estimate group-wise models of expectations formation. Two of the groups are at...
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Does Public Employment Affect Household Saving Rates? Evidence from Chinese Household Data
Xu, Can; Steiner, Andreas - 2022
This paper investigates the impact of public employment on household saving rates in China using representative … household-level data. After controlling for a series of variables such as income, risk attitude, financial literacy, and … to a better understanding of Chinese household saving rates, which is of great importance given their extremely high …
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Furlough and Household Financial Distress During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Görtz, Christoph; McGowan, Danny; Yeromonahos, Mallory - 2021
We study how furlough affects household financial distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furlough increases the …
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Gambling to Leapfrog in Status?
Friehe, Tim; Mechtel, Mario - 2013
leapfrogging in the social hierarchy. We test this theoretical prediction relying on household data that is representative for …
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