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Competitive rational expectations equilibria without apology
Kovalenkov, Alexander (contributor);  … - 2008
In a standard financial market model with asymmetric information with a finite number N of risk-averse informed traders, competitive rational expectations equilibria provide a good approximation to strategic equilibria as long as N is not too small: equilibrium prices in each situation converge...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003790559
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On the incidence of a financial transactions tax in a model with fire sales
Bierbrauer, Felix - 2012
This paper studies the impact of a financial transactions tax on a financial market where financial institutions trade with each other. Assets are marked to the market and financial institutions with negative equity are forced out of business. There are two main results: First, if all banks have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009571254
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Treasury auctions and secondary market dynamics : an analysis based on the MTS market for Italy
Cafiso, Gianluca - 2015
Auctions of government bonds are the main allotment method used by the Treasury of advanced economies. Previous research has found that auctions have an influence on the market yield days before they take place, and underpricing is usually spotted when their outcome is compared with...
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013285857
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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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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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Beyond the Balassa-Samuelson effect in some new member states of the European Union
García-Solanes, José (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003462124
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Political polarization and the electoral effects of media bias
Bernhardt, Dan (contributor); Krasa, Stefan (contributor);  … - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003377072
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"True believers" or numerical terrorism at the nuclear power plant
Kraemer, Walter; Arminger, Gerhard - 2010
For decades, there has been a heated debate about whether or not nuclear power plants contribute to childhood cancer in their respective neighbourhoods, with statisticians testifying on both sides. The present paper points to some flaws in the pro-arguments, taking a recent study prepared for...
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