Although the theoretical literature often uses lobbying and corruption synonymously, the empirical literature … associates lobbying with the preferred mean for exerting influence in developed countries and corruption with the preferred one … between bribing and lobbying. We test our predictions using survey data for about 6000 firms in 26 countries. Our results …

We analyze the impact of exercising sports during childhood and adolescence on educational attainment. The theoretical … Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we apply generalized ordered probit models to estimate the effect of participation in sport … into sport, we find strong evidence that the effect of sport on educational attainment is statistically significant and …

This microeconometric study analyzes the effects of individual leisure sports participation on long-term labour market … variables, on socio-demographic as well as on health and subjective well-being indicators for West Germany based on individual … their own level of sports activities are tackled by combining informative data and flexible semiparametric estimation …

understood. This study fills part of this gap by analyzing the effect of sports club participation, one of the most popular extra …

for social custom effects in the determination of union membership. Using panel data for Germany, we find evidence for …

tracking. We calibrate the model for Germany and study how relative demand shifts toward more general skills and changes in the …