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Research on leadership in economics has developed in parallel to the literature in management and psychology and links … between the fields have been sparse. Whereas modern leadership scholars mostly focus on transformational and related … leadership styles, economists have mainly emphasized the role of contracts, control rights, and incentives. We argue that both …
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The positive role of transformational leadership on productivity and mental well-being has long been established …. Transformational leadership behavior may be particularly suited to navigate times of crisis which are characterized by high levels of …' leadership styles on employees' performance, work style, and mental well-being in times of crisis. Using longitudinal …
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For policy reforms to increase a society's welfare, reliable information on people's prefer-ences and expectations is crucial. Representative opinion polls, often involving simplified questions about the complex topics under debate, are an important source of information for both policy-makers...
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We construct a panel of satisfaction with democracy (SWD) and economic, institutional, and environmental variables for 1990-2001 for fifteen European countries. In this sample, controlling for a number of factors, we find that average SWD is higher where (1) there exists an energy / CO2 tax,...
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This study uses survey data to investigate attitudes among Swiss voters to different models offering more freedom of choice in the educational system. The findings indicate clear opposition to the use of taxpayer money to fund private schools, while free choice between public schools seems to...
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to be wrong about the consequences of a mismatch in the allocation of competences. In order to identify the causal effect …
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The issue of low-wage competition in services trade involving posted workers is controversial in the EU. Using Swedish survey data, people's attitudes are found to be more negative to such trade than to goods trade. The differences depend on both a preference for favouring social groups to which...
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