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Gains and Losses of India-China Trade Cooperation – a Gravity Model Impact Analysis

Bhattacharya, Swapan K.; Bhattacharyay, Biswanath - CESifo - 2007

As revealed by the trade intensity indices, India and the People’s Republic of China have significant bilateral trade potential, which remains unexplored until now. These countries are presently negotiating for free trade arrangements among them based on their complementarities. This paper...

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Who Should Pay for Certification?

Stahl, Konrad O.; Strausz, Roland - CESifo - 2011

Who does, and who should initiate costly certification by a third party under asymmetric quality information, the buyer …-induced certification acts as an inspection device, seller-induced certification as a signalling device. Seller-induced certification … maximizes the certifier’s profit and social welfare. This suggests the general principle that certification is, and should be …

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The Role of Standards in Eco-innovation: Lessons for Policymakers

Vollebergh, Herman R. J.; Werf, Edwin van der - CESifo - 2013

This paper aims to help policy makers identify how standards can contribute to the effective and cost … discuss what standards are, how the process of standardization works, and how standards are related to induced innovation and …-saving technologies. This broad perspective enables us to identify interesting economic dimensions of standards, such as their …

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Social Identity and Voter Turnout

Ben Basaṭ, Avi; Dahan, Momi - 2013

This paper uses the unique social structure of Arab communities to examine the effect of social identity on voter turnout. We first show that voters are more likely to vote for a candidate who shares their social group (signified by last name) as compared to other candidates. Using last name as...

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Institutional Transplant and Cultural Proximity : Evidence from Nineteenth-Century Prussia

Lecce, Giampaolo - 2016

The economic impact of an institutional transplant depends on the underlying cultural environment of the receiving country. This paper provides the first evidence that the positive effect of importing good institutions cancels out when the receiving territories are characterized by cultural...

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A Matter of Perspective : How Experience Shapes Preferences for Redistribution

Cassar, Lea - 2017

We investigate in a laboratory experiment if the experience of economic failure or success shapes people's preferences for redistribution beyond self-interest. Subjects generated a high or a low income either through a lottery or through an effort-based tournament. A sub-set of subjects could...

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Discrete Adjustment to a Changing Environment : Experimental Evidence

Khaw, Mel - 2017

We conduct a laboratory experiment to shed light on the cognitive limitations that may affect the way decision makers respond to changes in their economic environment. The subjects solve a tracking problem: they estimate the probability of a binary event, which changes stochastically. The...

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Trust the Police? Self-Selection of Motivated Agents into the German Police Force

Friebel, Guido - 2017

We conduct experimental games with police applicants in Germany to investigate whether intrinsically motivated agents self-select into public service. Our focus is on trustworthiness and the willingness to enforce norms as key dimensions of intrinsic motivation in the police context. We find...

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Self-Regulation Training, Labor Market Reintegration of Unemployed Individuals, and Locus of Control - Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

Berger, Eva M. - 2017

Recent evidence suggests that self-regulation plays an important role for labor market success. We conducted a randomized natural field experiment embedded in an existing labor market reactivation program to examine the effect of a self-regulation training on long-term unemployed individuals....

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Behavioral Constraints on Pricing : Experimental Evidence on Price Discrimination and Customer Antagonism

Leibbrandt, Andreas - 2017

consumption goods are traded. We test different models and provide several insights into pricing and reactions to price …

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