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Telling the Truth May Not Pay Off : An Empirical Study of Centralised University Admissions in Germany
Braun, Sebastian; Dwenger, Nadja; Kübler, Dorothea - 2021
We investigate the matching algorithm used by the German central clearinghouse for university admissions (ZVS) in … criteria applied for admission they all make use of priority matching. In priority matching schemes, it is not a dominant … applicants, we are able to detect some amount of strategic behaviour which can lead to inefficient matching. Alternative ways to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324860
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Conducting Interactive Experiments Online
Arechar, Antonio - 2017
Online labor markets provide new opportunities for behavioral research, but conducting economic experiments online raises important methodological challenges. This particularly holds for interactive designs. In this paper, we provide a methodological discussion of the similarities and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012963854
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Self-Serving Use of Equity Rules in Bargaining with Asymmetric Outside Options
Hennig‐Schmidt, Heike - 2013
We experimentally investigate multiple notions of equity in ultimatum bargaining with asymmetric outside options. Building on the generalized equity principle formulated by Selten (1978), we derive three different equity rules that can explain 43% of all offers. Our within-subject design further...
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Learning from a Piece of Pie : The Empirical Content of Nash Bargaining
Chiappori, Pierre-Andre; Donni, Olivier - 2021
Consider a model of bargaining, in which two players, 1 and 2, share a pie of size y. The bargaining environment is described by a set of parameters that may affect agents' preferences over the agreement sharing, the status quo outcome, or both. The outcomes (i.e., whether an agreement is...
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Does Bargaining Matter in the Small Firm Matching Model?
l'Haridon, Olivier - 2010
's matching model of unemployment. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt that has been made to implement and … systematically compare these solutions in search-matching economies. Our results are twofold. First from the theoretical …/methodological viewpoint, we extend a somewhat flexible search-matching economy to alternative bargaining solutions. In particular, we prove …
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Why Do Labor Unions Advocate for Minimum Wage Increases?
Clemens, Jeffrey P.; Strain, Michael R. - 2023
Over the past decade, organized labor has played a significant role in advocating for minimum wage increases. Why might this be, given that the minimum wage may act as a substitute for the bargaining power offered by labor unions? In this paper, we study the interplay between minimum wages and...
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Reluctant to Reform? A Note on Risk-Loving Politicians and Bureaucrats
Thomas, Tobias - 2017
As from a political economy perspective, politicians often fail to implement structural reforms, we investigate if the resistance to reform is based on the differences in the risk preferences of voters, politicians, and bureaucrats. Based on the empirical results of a survey of the population in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012945216
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Does Policy Advocacy Generate Good Pr? Evidence from Labor Unions and Minimum Wages
Clemens, Jeffrey P.; Strain, Michael R. - 2023
We develop new facts relating news coverage, interest groups, and events in the legislative histories of minimum wage increases. First, we create and validate a database of news articles that includes coverage of minimum wages and organized labor. Second, we show that policy changes predict...
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The Minimum Wage and Union Membership Among Minimum Wage Workers : Why Do Unions Advocate for Minimum Wage Increases?
Clemens, Jeffrey P.; Strain, Michael R. - 2022
Over the past decade, organized labor has played a significant role in advocating for minimum wage increases. In this paper, we investigate the effects of minimum wage increases on union membership among individuals in minimum wage intensive industries. Consistent with a "freeriding" hypothesis,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014242120
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Telling the Truth May Not Pay Off: An Empirical Studyof Centralised University Admissions in Germany
Braun, Sebastian; Dwenger, Nadja; Kübler, Dorothea - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
We investigate the matching algorithm used by the German central clearinghouse foruniversity admissions (ZVS) in … criteria applied for admission they all make use of prioritymatching. In priority matching schemes, it is not a dominant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005860493