Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 437
Cover Image
A nation-wide laboratory : examining trust and trustworthiness by integrating behavioral experiments into representative surveys
Fehr, Ernst; Fischbacher, Urs; Rosenbladt, Bernhard von; … - 2002
Typically, laboratory experiments suffer from homogeneous subject pools and self-selection biases. The usefulness of survey data is limited by measurement error and by the questionability of their behavioral relevance. Here we present a method integrating interactive experiments and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011437195
Cover Image
Is being 'soft on crime' the solution to rising crime rates? : evidence from Germany
Entorf, Horst (contributor); Spengler, Hannes (contributor) - 2008
diversion failed as increasing shares of dismissals by prosecutors and judges enhance crime rates in Germany. Crime is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003779665
Cover Image
Gov-arrrgh-nance : Jolly Rogers and Dodgy Rulers
Groot, Olaf J. de; Shortland, Anja - 2010
a unique insight into crime in badly governed countries which were systematically excluded from previous analyses. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009267842
Cover Image
Teen births keep American crime high
Hunt, Jennifer - 2003 - This Draft - March 2003
assess to what extent lagged teen birth rates can explain why the United States had the highest developed country crime rates … in the 1980s, and why US rates subsequently fell so much. For this purpose, I use internationally comparable crime rates … measured from the 1989-2000 International Crime Victims Surveys. I find that an increase in the share of young people born to a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011438353
Cover Image
I am innocent: hourly variations in air pollution and crime behavior
Sarmiento, Luis - 2020
-and-matching frictions between criminals and crime opportunities. The study examines the impact on the four largest cities in North America … crimes while decreasing burglaries and sexual offenses through a reduction of crime opportunities. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012242673
Cover Image
Perceptions and practices of replication by social and behavioral scientists : making replications a mandatory element of curricula would be useful
Fecher, Benedikt; Fräßdorf, Mathis; Wagner, Gert G. - 2016
We live in a time of increasing publication rates and specialization of scientific disciplines. More and more, the research community is facing the challenge of assuring the quality of research and maintaining trust in the scientific enterprise. Replication studies are necessary to detect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011453738
Cover Image
Status inequality, moral disengagement and violence
Falk, Armin - 2017
This paper studies the causal effect of status differences on moral disengagement and violence. To measure violent behavior, in the experiment, a subject can inflict a painful electric shock on another subject in return for money. We exogenously vary relative status in the realm of sexual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011704382
Cover Image
Is socially responsible production a normal good?
Friedrichsen, Jana - 2017
This paper uses a controlled laboratory experiment to investigate the effect of wealth on individual social responsibility (ISR), defined as choosing a more socially responsible product if a cheaper alternative is available. We find that rich consumers are significantly less likely to engage in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011603199
Cover Image
Der Einfluss von Persönlichkeitseigenschaften und sozialen Ressourcen auf die Arbeitslosigkeitsdauer
Uhlendorff, Arne - 2003
Untersucht wird der Einfluss des Humankapitals, der Arbeitsmarktlage, der familiären Situation sowie der Persönlichkeitseigenschaften und sozialen Ressourcen auf die individuelle Arbeitslosigkeitsdauer anhand des Sozioökonomischen Panels (SOEP) in West- und Ostdeutschland. Es wird eine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011438269
Cover Image
The part-time wage gap across the wage distribution
Gallego Granados, Patricia - 2019
Part-time work has vastly expanded in most OECD labor markets during the last decades. At the same time, full- and part-time wages have grown increasingly apart, leading to a substantial raw part-time wage penalty. Using quantile regression methods, this paper analyses the female part-time wage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011977492