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The effect of employment protection on worker effort : a comparison of absenteeism during and after probation

Ichino, Andrea; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2001

. Our analysis is based on weekly observations for the 858 white collar workers hired by a large Italian bank between …. We also discuss how this evidence can be used to estimate what the absenteeism rate would be in Italy if employment …

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Trustworthiness in the financial industry

Gill, Andrej; Heinz, Matthias; Schumacher, Heiner; … - 2020

The financial industry has been struggling with widespread misconduct and public mistrust. Here we argue that the lack of trust into the financial industry may stem from the selection of subjects with little, if any, trustworthiness into the financial industry. We identify the social preferences...

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Determinants of pollution abatement and control expenditure : evidence from Romania

Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Rault, Christophe; Sova, Robert - 2008

The aim of the present study is to shed some light on the factors affecting Pollution Abatement and Control Expenditure (PACE) in the context of a transition economy such as Romania, in contrast to the existing literature which mostly focuses on developed economies. Specifically, we use survey...

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A review of the circular economy and its implementation

Heshmati, Almas - 2015

Circular economy (CE) is a sustainable development strategy that is being proposed to tackle urgent problems of environmental degradation and resource scarcity. CE's 3R principles are to reduce, reuse and recycle materials. The principles account for a circular system where all materials are...

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The role of firm dynamics in the green transition : carbon productivity decomposition in Finnish manufacturing

Kuosmanen, Natalia; Maczulskij, Terhi - 2023

This paper explores the importance of firm dynamics, including entry and exit and the allocation of carbon emissions across firms, on the green transition. Using the 2000–2019 firm-level register data on greenhouse gas emissions matched with the Financial Statement data in the Finnish...

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Divestment and engagement : the effect of green investors on corporate carbon emissions

Kahn, Matthew E.; Matsusaka, John G.; Shu, Chong - 2023

This paper studies whether green investors can influence corporate greenhouse gas emissions through capital markets, either by divesting their stock and limiting polluters' access to capital, or holding polluters' stock and engaging with management. We focus on public pension funds, classifying...

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Short-run distributional effects of public education transfers to tertiary education students in seven European countries

Callan, Tim (contributor); Smeeding, Timothy M. (contributor) - 2008

provide comparable results for seven European countries (Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands and the UK …

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The Italian job : match rigging, career concerns and media concentration in Serie A

Boeri, Tito (contributor); Severgnini, Battista (contributor) - 2008

This paper contributes to the literature on competition and corruption, by drawing on records from Calciopoli, a judicial inquiry carried out in 2006 on corruption in the Italian soccer league. Unlike previous studies, we can estimate the determinants of match rigging and use this information in...

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Outside income and moral hazard : the elusive quest for good politicians

Gagliarducci, Stefano (contributor); … - 2008

In most modern democracies elected officials can work in the private sector while appointed in parliament. We show that when the political and market sectors are not mutually exclusive, a trade-off arises between the quality of elected officials and the effort they exert in political life. If...

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Where do the brainy Italians go?

Constant, Amelie (contributor); D'Agosto, Elena (contributor) - 2008

researchers who have at least a bachelor's from Italy and live abroad. There are three alternative country choices: the US …. Ceteris paribus, both push and pull factors are important. While having a Ph.D. from outside Italy predicts the UK choice …, having extra working experience from outside Italy predicts migration to other EU countries. Those who stay abroad …

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