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Consumer search costs and preferences on the internet
Jolivet, Grégory; Turon, Hélène - 2014
We analyse consumers' search and purchase decisions on an Internet platform. Using a rich dataset on all adverts posted … and transactions made on a major French Internet platform (PriceMinister), we show evidence of substantial price …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010436160
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The internet as a data source for advancement in social sciences
Askitas, Nikos; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2015
This paper advocates the use of Internet data for social sciences with a special focus on human resources issues. It … discusses the potentials and challenges of Internet data for social sciences and presents a selection of the relevant literature …. Internet data can successfully be applied to a very wide range of human resource issues including forecasting (e.g. of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010489607
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Online versus in-person services : effects on patients and providers
Dahlstrand-Rudin, Amanda; Le Nestour, Nestor; Michaels, Guy - 2024
Online delivery of one-to-one services offers potential cost savings and increased convenience, yet relatively little is known about its impacts on providers and consumers. This paper studies the online delivery of healthcare, focusing on primary care doctor consultations. We use novel data from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014637285
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Initial conditions matter : social capital and participatory development
Cameron, Lisa Ann; Olivia, Susan; Shah, Manisha - 2015
Billions of dollars have been spent on participatory development programs in the developing world. These programs give community members an active decision-making role. Given the emphasis on community involvement, one might expect that the effectiveness of this approach would depend on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011407813
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Registering returning citizens to vote
Doleac, Jennifer L.; Eckhouse, Laurel; Foster-Moore, Eric; … - 2021
Millions of people in the US are eligible to vote despite past criminal convictions, but their voter participation rates are extraordinarily low. In this study, we report the results of a series of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of mail-based interventions aimed at encouraging people with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013168158
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Elite capture, political voice and exclusion from aid : an experimental study
D'Exelle, Ben (contributor); Riedl, Arno (contributor) - 2008
We experimentally study the influence of local information conditions on elite capture and social exclusion in community-based development schemes with heterogeneous groups. Not only information on the distribution of aid resources through community-based schemes, but also information on who...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003754910
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Minorities, social capital and voting
Bevelander, Pieter (contributor); Pendakur, Ravi (contributor) - 2007
It is widely held that voter turnout among immigrants and ethnic minorities is lower than among the native born. The goal of our paper is to explore the determinants of voting, comparing immigrant, minority and majority citizens in Canada. We use the 2002 wave of the Equality Security Community...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003618786
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Bureaucratic delay, local-level monitoring, and delivery of small infrastructure projects : evidence from a field experiment in Bolivia
Yanez-Pagans, Monica; Machicado, Carlos Gustavo - 2012
This paper examines bureaucratic delay within the allocation of small infrastructure projects by sub-municipal governments in Bolivia, and it presents a randomized field experiment designed to improve public service delivery by promoting voice, transparency, and accountability among grassroots...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009558979
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Homeownership, social capital and parental voice in schooling
Grimes, Arthur L.; Stillman, Steven; Young, Chris - 2011
We use New Zealand school board of trustees data to examine whether schools where parents have high rates of homeownership experience high parental voting turnout in elections. We also investigate whether homeownership influences the probability that a school board proceeds to election,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009522491
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Why pay NGOs to involve the community?
Burger, Ronelle; Dasgupta, Indraneel; Owens, Trudy - 2014
We examine the case for donors providing financial incentives to NGOs to increase community participation. We show that, when such incentives are provided, there need not exist any meaningful relationship between beneficiary welfare and the extent of community participation implemented by an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010259538