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Intergenerational transfers and wealth in the Euro-area : the relevance of inheritances and gifts in absolute and relative terms
Tiefensee, Anita; Westermeier, Christian - 2016
include intergenerational wealth transfers (gifts and inheritances), which are gaining importance since 1990, as research …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011440820
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Sanctioning and trustworthiness across ethnic groups : experimental evidence from Afghanistan
Levely, Ian; Bartoš, Vojtěch - 2018
We show how sanctioning is more effective in increasing cooperation between groups than within groups. We study this using a trust game among ethnically diverse subjects in Afghanistan. In the experiment, we manipulate i) sanctioning and ii) ethnic identity. We find that sanctioning increases...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011904803
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Matching donations without crowding out? : some theoretical considerations and a field experiment
Adena, Maja; Huck, Steffen - 2015
towards a different project. Treatments with unconditional lead gifts serve as controls. Similar to findings from the previous …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011280712
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Matching donations without crowding out? : some theoretical considerations, a field, and a lab experiment
Adena, Maja; Huck, Steffen - 2016 - (Revised March 2016)
Is there a way of matching donations that avoids crowding out? We introduce a novel matching method where the matched amount is allocated to a different project, present some simple theoretical considerations that predict reduced crowding out or more crowding in (depending on the degree of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011440422
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Matching donations without crowding out? : some theoretical considerations, a field, and a lab experiment
Adena, Maja; Huck, Steffen - 2017
Is there a way of matching donations that avoids crowding out? We introduce a novel matching method where the matched amount is allocated to a different project, present some simple theoretical considerations that predict reduced crowding out or crowding in (depending on the degree of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011626745
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Skills, signals, and employability : an experimental investigation
Piopiunik, Marc; Schwerdt, Guido; Simon, Lisa; … - 2018
As skills of labor-market entrants are usually not directly observed by employers, individuals acquire skill signals …. To study which signals are valued by employers, we simultaneously and independently randomize a broad range of skill … signals on pairs of resumes of fictitious applicants among which we ask a large representative sample of German human …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011895832
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Extending edgeworth: labour exchange and production
McLure, Michael; Montesano, Aldo - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012549171
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Forms, importance and working of social institutions
Vihanto, Martti - 2009
Social institutions are persistent regularities in contracting and other relations amongst men and in the unintended consequences of such rule-like behavior. They include morality and law as well as institutions of governance such as branding and advertising. Institutions are studied in all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012503003
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The economics of debt clearing mechanisms
Börner, Lars; Hatfield, John William - 2010
explore the clearing of non- or limitedtradable debts like bills of exchange. We construct a theoretical model of these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008796265
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Rates of return and early retirement disincentives : evidence from a German pension reform
Lüthen, Holger - 2014
To counteract the financial pressure emerging in aging societies, statutory pay-as-you-go pension schemes are undergoing fundamental reforms in many Western countries. Starting with cohort 1937, Germany introduced permanent pension deductions for early retirement. This paper examines the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010362934