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Climbing the drug staircase : a Bayesian analysis of the initiation of hard drug use
Bretteville-Jensen, Anne Line (contributor);  … - 2008
Empirical studies have found that cannabis commonly precedes consumption of drugs like amphetamine, ecstasy, cocaine and heroin. As a result a causal linkage between cannabis and subsequent hard drug use has been hypothesized. Despite mixed empirical evidence and a limited understanding of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003784387
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The compromise effect in action : lessons from a restaurant's menu
Pinger, Pia; Ruhmer-Krell, Isabel; Schumacher, Heiner - 2016
The compromise effect refers to individuals' tendency to choose intermediate options. Its existence has been demonstrated in a large number of hypothetical choice experiments. This paper uses field data from a specialties restaurant to investigate the existence and strength of the compromise...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011449871
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Do men matter to female competition even when they don't?
Birk, Erica G.; Lee, Logan M.; Waddell, Glen R. - 2016
men without the element of direct competition, which allows for the identification of psychological effects of competition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011531865
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Productivity dynamics : the role of competition in a service industry
Breda, Thomas; Bryson, Alex; Forth, John - 2019
changes in competition in the United States. The sector offers workplace employee representation through trade union branches … Productivity (TFP) than incumbents. Increased competition from new entrants leads incumbents to reduce the price of union …. Those with higher TFP have higher survival probabilities. However, increased competition does not induce incumbents to raise …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012139524
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Competition in the labor market : the wage effect of employer concentration in China
Liu, Jianan; Cai, Hongbo; Lin, Carl - 2024
Competition in the labor market theoretically leads to higher wages, yet empirical evidence to substantiate it …, particularly in developing countries, has been sparse. Our study delves into the impact of increased competition in the labor …-owned enterprises gained the most from this upswing in competition, primarily due to restructuring. Furthermore, we demonstrate that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015046199
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The competitive earning incentive for sons : evidence from migration in China
Li, Wenchao; Yi, Junjian - 2015
This paper first finds a clear pattern of child gender difference in family migration in China. Specifically, our estimates show that on average, the first child being a son increases the father's migration probability by 25.2 percent. We hypothesize that the family's competitive earning...
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Do market pressures induce economic efficiency : the case of Slovenian manufacturing, 1994 - 2001
Orazem, Peter F. (contributor); Vodopivec, Milan (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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Is being competitive always an advantage? : degrees of competitiveness, gender, and premature work contract termination
Lüthi, Samuel; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2021
In this study, we examine the influence of competitiveness on the stability of labour relations using the example of premature employment and training contract termination in the apprenticeship education sector. The paper extends the small but growing evidence on the external relevance of...
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The effects of local market concentration and international competition on firm productivity : evidence from Mexico
Rodríguez-Castelán, Carlos; López-Calva, Luis F.; … - 2020
Although market concentration is one of the main impediments to productivity growth globally, data constraints have limited its analysis to developed countries or cross-country studies based on definitions of market concentration across nations and industries. This paper takes advantage of a...
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Why does emissions trading under the EU ETS not affect firms' competitiveness? : empirical findings from the literature
Joltreau, Eugénie; Sommerfeld, Katrin - 2017
Environmental policies may have important consequences for firms' competitiveness or profit-ability. However, the empirical literature shows that hardly any statistically significant effects on firms can be detected for the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). We explain why there...
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