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Are optimistic expectations keeping the Chinese happy?

Frijters, Paul; Liu, Amy Y.C.; Meng, Xin - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 81 (2012) 1, pp. 159-171

In this paper we study the effect of optimistic income expectations on life satisfaction amongst the Chinese population … strong in the countryside and amongst rural-to-urban migrants. The importance of these expectations for life satisfaction is … particularly pronounced in the urban areas, though also highly significant for the rural area. If expectations were to reverse from …

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How to commit (if you must): Commitment contracts and the dual-self model

Peysakhovich, Alexander - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 101 (2014) C, pp. 100-112

This paper studies how dual-self (Fudenberg and Levine, 2006) decision-makers can use commitment technologies to combat temptation and implement long-run optimal actions. I consider three types of commitment technologies: carrot contracts (rewards for ‘good’ behavior financed by borrowing...

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Do customers return excessive change in a restaurant?

Azar, Ofer H.; Yosef, Shira; Bar-Eli, Michael - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 93 (2013) C, pp. 219-226

The article reports the results of a field experiment used to study dishonest behavior in a natural setting. Customers in a restaurant in tables of one or two diners who paid with cash received excessive change of either 10 or 40 Shekels (about $3 or $12). A majority of customers (128 out of...

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Political environment and foreign direct investment : evidence from OECD countries

Wisniewski, Tomasz Piotr; Pathan, Saima K. - In: European journal of political economy 36 (2014), pp. 13-23

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Firm characteristics and influence on government rule-making : theory and evidence

Aisbett, Emma; McAusland, Carol - In: European journal of political economy 29 (2013), pp. 214-235

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Demographic structure and the security of property rights : the role of development and democracy

Harms, Philipp; Meulen, Philipp an de - In: European journal of political economy 29 (2013), pp. 73-89

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The political economy of corporate tax harmonization : why do European politicians (dis)like minimum tax rates?

Osterloh, Steffen; Heinemann, Friedrich - In: European journal of political economy 29 (2013), pp. 18-37

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Violence, access, and competition in the market for protection

Rogers, Douglas B.; Smith, Adam; Wilson, Bart J. - In: European journal of political economy 29 (2013), pp. 1-17

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Does cabinet ideology matter for the structure of tax policies?

Angelopulos, Kōnstantinos I.; Oikonomidēs, Geōrgios; … - In: European journal of political economy 28 (2012) 4, pp. 620-635

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Fiscal forecast errors : governments versus independent agencies?

Merola, Rossana; Pérez, Javier J. - In: European journal of political economy 32 (2013), pp. 285-299

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