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Regulation and internet access in Germany
Reutter, Michael - 2001
selectiion. We show why market entry for flatrate firms is difficult under a linear wholesale tariff. With both a linear and a … have a wholesale flatrate only. However, marginal moves towards this equilibrium are not always welfare improving. …
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Contracts, biases and consumption of access services
Leider, Stephen G.; Sahin, Ozge - 2012
We consider a consumption model that takes into account the valuation and demand uncertainties that consumers face while using access services. Typical examples of such services include telecommunication services, extended warranties for consumer electronics, and club memberships. We demonstrate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009489036
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Beliefs as a means of self-control? : evidence from a dynamic student survey
Bönisch, Felix; König, Tobias; … - 2024
We repeatedly elicit beliefs about the returns to study effort, in a large university course. A behavioral model of quasi-hyperbolic discounting and malleable beliefs predicts that the dynamics of beliefs mirrors the importance of exerting self-control, such that believed returns increase as the...
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Mistaking noise for bias : victimhood and Hutu-Tutsi reconciliation in East Africa
Blouin, Arthur; Mukand, Sharun W. - 2022
intent of individuals (bias). This "victimhood bias" wherein individuals ascribe noise to bias is much larger for (a … observe that both inter-ethnic contact and economic development are associated with a decline in this victimhood bias. Finally …, those with a lower victimhood bias are more likely to behave cooperatively in inter-ethnic rela-tionships. Our results …
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Streaming platform and strategic recommendation bias
Bourreau, Marc; Gaudin, Germain - 2018
We consider a streaming platform which carries content from various upstream content providers. Participating customers face personalized recommendations from the platform and consume a mix of content originating from each provider. We analyze when the platform uses its personalized...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011941246
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Implicit preferences inferred from choice
Cunningham, Tom; De Quidt, Jonathan - 2016 - Preliminary draft
A longstanding distinction in psychology is between implicit and explicit preferences. Implicit preferences are ordinarily measured by observing non-choice data, such as response time. In this paper we introduce a method for inferring implicit preferences directly from choices. The necessary...
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Recent trends in co-authorship in economics : evidence from RePEc
Rath, Katharina; Wohlrabe, Klaus - 2015
This articles investigates the recent trends in co-authorship in economics. Using data from more than 700.000 journal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011309542
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Simply a matter of luck & looks? : predicting elections when both the world economy and the psychology of faces count
Garretsen, Harry; Stoker, Janka I.; Alessie, Rob; … - 2014
Economic research shows that candidates have a higher chance of getting (re-)elected when they have the luck that the world economy does well even though this is beyond their control and unrelated to their competence. Psychological research demonstrates that candidates increase their chances if...
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Reactivity in economic science
Frey, Bruno S. - 2017
matter of course that economics should become a natural science. Such a characterization misses an essential aspect of a …
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Panel regression with random noise
Ronning, Gerd; Schneeweiß, Hans - 2009
fixed effects estimator, which ignores measurement errors, is biased. By correcting for the bias one can construct …. -- Panel regression ; multiplicative measurement errors ; bias correction ; asymptotic variance ; disclosure control …
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