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reciprocal ways. So far it is rarely analyzed whether these variables of social cognition influence everyday decision making … that these variables influence the entrepreneurial decision processes. More specifically, we analyze whether i) the …
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In this paper we study the economic effects of risk attitudes, time preferences, trust and reciprocity while we compare natives and second generation migrants. We analyze an inflow sample into unemployment in Germany, and find differences between the two groups mainly in terms of risk attitudes...
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on life satisfaction. The results have negative implications for the still dominant theory of SWB, set-point theory. This … theory holds that adult SWB does not change in the medium or long term, although temporary fluctuations occur due to specific … life events. Set-point theory has come under increasing criticism in recent years, primarily due to unmistakable evidence …
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Arbeitsmarktes 4. Stand der empirischen Forschung zur Lohnspreizung in den USA 4.1. Quantitativer Einfluß der Nachfrage- und …
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towards the political parties. They apply a consistent rule -a decision heuristic -persistently returning to the same … -nor a calculated choice -as offered by rational choice theory -but a way to situate oneself persistently in relation to …
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This paper uses the newly constructed Luxembourg Wealth Study data to document cross-country variation in homeownership rates and the homeownership-income inequality among young households in Finland, Germany, Italy, the UK and the US, and relate it to cross-country differences in mortgage...
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The ongoing financial crisis so far cost the German financial sector 38 billion Euros due to losses on its mortgage-related subprime bank exposures. This paper looks for the impact of these losses on the real sector of the economy. First, the financial sector is looked at as part of the overall...
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Using data from the March Current Population Surveys in the United States, the Household Panel Survey in Great Britain and the Socio-Economic Panel in Germany we find gains from economic growth in the United States over their 1990s business cycle (1989-2000) were more equitably distributed than...
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In most industrialized countries, more people than ever are having to cope with the burden of caring for elderly parents. This paper formulates a model to explain how parental care responsibilities and family structure interact in affecting children's mobility characteristics. A key insight we...
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This paper analyzes research efficiency at the industry level in manufacturing for 13 European member and four nonmember countries during 2000 and 2004. A unique dataset was compiled that matches patent applications at the European Patent Office (EPO) to industry-specific R&D inputs from EU...
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