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Net neutrality and internet fragmentation : the role of online advertising
D'Annunzio, Anna; Russo, Antonio - 2015 - This version: July 2015
We investigate the relation between Net Neutrality regulation and Internet fragmentation. We model a two-sided market …, where Content Providers (CPs) and consumers interact through Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and CPs sell consumers … identify an important link between termination fees, the online advertising market and Internet fragmentation. We extend the …
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The impact of online competition on local newspapers : evidence from the introduction of craigslist
Djourelova, Milena; Durante, Ruben; Martin, Gregory J. - 2021
for classified advertising from other changes brought about by the Internet, and to compare newspapers that relied more or …
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Lock-in effects in online labor markets
Ciotti, Fabrizio; Hornuf, Lars; Stenzhorn, Eliza - 2021
This article reports on an investigation of the role of lock-in exploitation and the impact of reputation portability on workers’ switching behaviors in online labor markets. Online platforms using reputation mechanisms typically prevent users from transferring their ratings to other...
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Learning from online ratings
Hui, Xiang; Klein, Tobias J.; Stahl, Konrad - 2024
Online ratings play an important role in many markets. However, how fast they can reveal seller types remains unclear. To study this question, we propose a new model in which a buyer learns about the seller’s type from previous ratings and her own experience and rates the seller if she learns...
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Body image and food disorders : evidence from a sample of European women
Costa-Font, Joan (contributor);  … - 2008
Excessive preoccupation for self-image has been pointed out as an essential factor explaining food disorders. This paper draws upon Akerlof and Kranton (2000) to model how "self-image" and others' appearances influence health related behaviours. We estimate the influence of "peers' image" on the...
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Identity and entrepreneurship
Falck, Oliver; Heblich, Stephan; Lüdemann, Elke - 2009
We incorporate the concept of social identity into a stylized model of occupational choice and analyze whether an individual's identity affects his or her decision to become an entrepreneur. We argue that an entrepreneurial identity results from an individual's socialization. This could be...
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Gift exchange in the lab - it is not (only) how much you give ...
Englmaier, Florian; Leider, Steve - 2010
An important aspect in determining the effectiveness of gift exchange relations in labor markets is the ability of the worker to "repay the gift" to the employer. To test this hypothesis, we conduct a real effort laboratory experiment where we vary the wage and the effect of the worker's effort...
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Qualifying religion : the role of plural identities for educational production
Boppart, Timo; Falkinger, Josef; Grossmann, Volker; … - 2008
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Interpreting time horizon effects in inter-temporal choice
Dohmen, Thomas; Falk, Armin; Huffman, David; Sunde, Uwe - 2012
We compare different designs that have been used to test for an impact of time horizon on discounting, using real incentives and two representative data sets. With the most commonly used type of design we replicate the typical finding of declining (hyperbolic) discounting, but with other designs...
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The relationship between economic preferences and psychological personality measures
Becker, Anke; Deckers, Thomas; Dohmen, Thomas; Falk, Armin - 2012
Although both economists and psychologists seek to identify determinants of heterogeneity in behavior, they use different concepts to capture them. In this review we first analyze the extent to which economic preferences and psychological concepts of personality - such as the Big Five and locus...
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