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The economics of workaholism : we should not have worked on this paper

Hamermesh, Daniel S. (contributor); … - 2005

policy involves a more progressive tax system than in the absence of workaholism. -- addiction ; retirement ; labor supply …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003039636

Going after the addiction, not the addicted : the impact of drug decriminalization in Portugal

Félix, Sónia; Portugal, Pedro; Tavares, Ana - 2017

This paper investigates the impact of drug decriminalization in Portugal using the Synthetic Control Method. The applied econometric methodology compares Portuguese drug-related variables with the ones extracted from a convex combination of similar European countries. The results suggest that a...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011704335

Rational addiction and time consistency : an empirical test

Piccoli, Luca; Tiezzi, Silvia - 2020

This paper deals with one of the main empirical problems associated with the rational addiction theory, namely that its … addiction equation cannot distinguish between time consistency and inconsistency in preferences. We show that an encompassing … general specification of the rational addiction model embeds the possibility of testing for time consistent versus time …

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The welfare implications of addictive substances : a longitudinal study of life satisfaction of drug users

Moschion, Julie; Powdthavee, Nattavudh - 2017

This paper provides an empirical test of the rational addiction model, used in economics to model individuals …

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Eggs when young, chicken when old : time consistency and addiction over the life cycle

Piccoli, Luca; Tiezzi, Silvia - 2023

longitudinal data from RLMS, estimating a quasi-hyperbolic discounting rational addiction model for young and adult smokers …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014326453

Cultural transmission of work-welfare attitudes and the intergenerational correlation in welfare receipt

Barón, Juan D. (contributor); … - 2008

This paper considers the potential for the cultural transmission of attitudes toward work, welfare, and individual responsibility to explain the intergenerational correlation in welfare receipt. Specifically, we investigate whether 18-year olds' views about social benefits and the drivers of...

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Sabotage in tournaments : evidence from a laboratory experiment

Harbring, Christine; Irlenbusch, Bernd - 2009

Although relative performance schemes are pervasive in organizations reliable empirical data on induced sabotage behavior is almost non-existent. We study sabotage in tournaments in a controlled laboratory experiment and are able to confirm one of the key insights from theory: effort and...

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Identities, conflicting behavioural norms and the importance of job attributes

Russo, Giovanni; Hooft, Edwin A. J. van - 2009

The paper empirically expounds the richness of the identity approach to labor market behavior by allowing individuals to experience identity conflict. Specifically, it investigates the relationship between the importance individuals attach to labor-market activities - which is influenced by the...

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The rise in absenteeism : disentangling the impacts of cohort, age and time

Biørn, Erik; Gaure, Simen; Markussen, Simen; Røed, Knut - 2010

We examine the remarkable rise in absenteeism among Norwegian employees since the early 1990's, with particular emphasis on disentangling the roles of cohort, age, and time. Based on a fixed effects model, we show that individual age-adjusted absence propensities have risen even more than...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008779991

Social insurance networks

Markussen, Simen; Røed, Knut - 2012

Based on administrative panel data from Norway, we examine how social insurance dependency spreads within neighborhoods, families, ethnic minorities, and among former schoolmates. We use a fixed effects methodology that accounts for endogenous group formation, contextual interactions, and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009534954

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