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International sanctions and emigration
Gutmann, Jerg; Langer, Pascal; Neuenkirch, Matthias - 2024
In this first empirical analysis of how sanctions affect international migration, we apply two estimation strategies, a panel difference-in-differences model and an event study approach. Our dataset covers 79,791 dyad-year observations, reflecting migration flows from 157 origin countries to 32...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014452302
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East side story : historical pollution and persistent neighborhood sorting
Heblich, Stephan; Trew, Alex; Zylberberg, Yanos - 2016
deprivation in 1881. Second, these equilibria persist to this day even though the pollution that initially caused them has waned …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011557825
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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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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
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R&D-driven medical progress, health care costs, and the future of human longevity
Böhm, Sebastian; Grossmann, Volker; Strulik, Holger - 2018
the expenditure share at the 2020 level by rationing access to health care severely reduces potential gains in health …, rationing is predicted to reduce potential gains of life-expectancy at age 65 by about 4 years in the year 2050. Generally, and … perhaps surprisingly, young individuals (i.e. those who save the most health care contributions through rationing) are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011794846