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German savers are renowned for preferring safe, long-term investments, thus providing patient capital, with bank deposits playing an important role. Using a comprehensive data set for the German banking sector, we examine whether German depositors are really that patient, abstaining from any...
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We develop a macroeconomic portfolio stress test that is specifically geared towards small and medium-sized banks. We combine a credit risk stress test which simulates credit impairments via a CreditMetrics type multi-factor portfolio model with an income stress test in the form of dynamic panel...
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Smartphone app designers often use behavioral design to influence users, increase sales, and boost advertising revenue. Behavioral design relies on elements ranging from app appearance to black-box algorithms and personalization. It commonly exploits behavioral biases, such as the lack of...
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this reform on the probabilities of being self-employed and transition into and out of self-employment, using cross …
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undergoing fundamental reforms in many Western countries. Starting with cohort 1937, Germany introduced permanent pension … background of this reform for cohorts 1935-1945. I measure the profitability with the internal rate of return (IRR) and use high … that the deductions introduced by the reform only cause some part of this trend. The majority of the trend, about 75 …
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This paper shows that the provision of consumer rights can decrease welfare when some consumers remain ignorant of these rights. We find that consumers uninformed about a mandated warranty demand excessively safe products in some circumstances. In other circumstances, uninformed consumers buy...
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