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The Religious Affiliation and Anti-Semitism of Secondary School Swedish Youths : A Statistical Analysis of Survey Data from 2003 and 2009
Bevelander, Pieter - 2013
Not only in Sweden, but also in several international studies, it has been shown that a non-negligible proportion of …: Which factors explain anti-Semitism among secondary school youths in Sweden? Is religious affiliation an important factor in … 2009? Using two unique surveys of secondary school students in Sweden for the years 2003 and 2009, we try to address the …
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Young People's Attitudes Towards Muslims in Sweden
Bevelander, Pieter - 2007
Since the 1950's, the Muslim population in Sweden has grown from just a few individuals to approximately 350,000 of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012776117
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Strategic Sophistication of Individuals and Teams in Experimental Normal-Form Games
Sutter, Matthias - 2010
We present an experiment on strategic thinking and behavior of individuals and teams in one-shot normal-form games. Besides making choices, decision makers have to state their first- and second-order beliefs. We find that teams play the Nash strategy significantly more often, and their choices...
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Strategic Sophistication of Adolescents : Evidence from Experimental Normal-Form Games
Czermak, Simon - 2010
We examine the strategic sophistication of adolescents, aged 10 to 17 years, in experimental normal-form games. Besides making choices, subjects have to state their first- and second-order beliefs. We find that choices are more often a best reply to beliefs if any player has a dominant strategy...
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The Empire is Dead, Long Live the Empire! Long-Run Persistence of Trust and Corruption in the Bureaucracy
Becker, Sascha O. - 2011
Do empires affect attitudes towards the state long after their demise? We hypothesize that the Habsburg Empire with its localized and well-respected administration increased citizens' trust in local public services. In several Eastern European countries, communities on both sides of the...
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Nonresponse and Focal Point Answers to Subjective Probability Questions
Kleinjans, Kristin J. - 2010
We develop and estimate a panel data model explaining the answers to questions about subjective probabilities, using data from the US Health and Retirement Study. We explicitly account for nonresponse, rounding, and focal point 50 percent answers. Our results indicate that for three of the four...
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There Goes the Neighborhood? People’s Attitudes and the Effects of Immigration to Australia
Sinning, Mathias - 2011
This paper compares the effects of immigration flows on economic outcomes and crime levels to the public opinion about these effects using individual and regional data for Australia. We employ an instrumental variables strategy to account for non-random location choices of immigrants and find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013121747
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Bias in the Legal Profession : Self-Assessed Versus Statistical Measures of Discrimination
Antecol, Heather - 2011
Legal cases are generally won or lost on the basis of statistical discrimination measures, but it is workers' perceptions of discriminatory behavior that are important for understanding many labor-supply decisions. Workers who believe that they have been discriminated against are more likely to...
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Biased Perceptions of Income Distribution and Preferences for Redistribution : Evidence from a Survey Experiment
Cruces, Guillermo - 2011
Individual perceptions of income distribution play a vital role in political economy and public finance models, yet there is little evidence regarding their origins or accuracy. This study examines how individuals form these perceptions and posits that systematic biases arise from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013125167
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Views Among Economists : Professional Consensus or Point-Counterpoint?
Gordon, Roger H. - 2013
To what degree do economists disagree about key economic questions? To provide evidence, we make use of the responses to a series of questions posed to a distinguished panel of economists put together by the Chicago School of Business. Based on our analysis, we find a broad consensus on these...
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