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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003806044
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The risk of policy tipping and stranded carbon assets
Ploeg, Frederick van der; Rezai, Armon - 2019 - Revised July 2019
If global warming is to stay below 2°C, there are four risks of assets stranding. First, substantial fossil fuel reserves will be stranded at the end of the fossil era. Second, this will be true for exploration capital too. Third, unanticipated changes in present or expected future climate...
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Beyond the dogma of the fixed book price agreement
Ploeg, Frederick van der - 2003
the book world and the political arena. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011507914
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003872401
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Skill policies for Scotland
Heckman, James J. (contributor);  … - 2005
This paper argues that skill formation is a life-cycle process and develops the implications of this insight for Scottish social policy. Families are major producers of skills, and a successful policy needs to promote effective families and to supplement failing ones. Targeted early...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002576887
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Asset diversification versus climate action
Hambel, Christoph; Kraft, Holger; Ploeg, Frederick van der - 2020
Asset pricing and climate policy are analyzed in a global economy where consumption goods are produced by both a green and a carbon-intensive sector. We allow for endogenous growth and three types of damages from global warming. It is shown that, initially, the desire to diversify assets...
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Are economists getting climate dynamics right and does it matter?
Dietz, Simon; Ploeg, Frederick van der; Rezai, Armon; … - 2020
We show that several of the most important economic models of climate change produce climate dynamics inconsistent with the current crop of models in climate science. First, most economic models exhibit far too long a delay between an impulse of CO2 emissions and warming. Second, few economic...
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Noblesse oblige? : determinants of survival in a life and death situation
Frey, Bruno S. (contributor); Savage, David A. (contributor) - 2008
This paper explored the determinants of survival in a life and death situation created by an external and unpredictable shock. We are interested to see whether pro-social behaviour matters in such extreme situations. We therefore focus on the sinking of the RMS Titanic as a quasi-natural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003771813
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Academics appreciate awards : a new aspect of incentives in research
Frey, Bruno S.; Neckermann, Susanne - 2009
This paper analyzes awards as a means of motivation prevalent in the scientific community, but so far neglected in the economic literature on incentives, and discusses their relationship to monetary compensation. Awards are better suited than performance pay to reward scientific tasks, which are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003807766
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Surviving the Titanic disaster : economic, natural and social determinants
Frey, Bruno S.; Savage, David A.; Torgler, Benno - 2009
The sinking of the Titanic in April 1912 took the lives of 68 percent of the people aboard. Who survived? It was women and children who had a higher probability of being saved, not men. Likewise, people traveling in first class had a better chance of survival than those in second and third...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003808139