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Mining in Arctic and Non-Arctic Regions: A Socioeconomic Assessment
Frederiksen, Anders; Kadenic, Maja Due - 2016
In this paper, we study how mines change local societies in the Nordic countries with a particular focus on the Arctic region. Our study is based on register data at the municipality level from Norway, Sweden, and Finland for the period 1986 to 2013. The applied econometric model allows for...
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Regional Differences in Intersectoral Linkages and Diverse Patterns of Structural Transformation
Paul, Saumik; Raju, Dhushyanth - 2022
censuses for Ghana, we test and find support for four predictions related to this hypothesis: (1) a recent, positive mining … the south of the country, (2) the effect of the mining output shock on output and productivity growth in other sectors … other sectors with respect to the change in employment in mining closely follows the regional patterns of intersectoral …
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Mining and Gender Gaps in India
Guimbeau, Amanda; Ji, James; Menon, Nidhiya; van der … - 2020
This study on the economics of gender differences examines whether the mining industry acts as a blessing or curse for … mining royalties with local groups that support investments in women and children. Findings imply that mineral mining can …
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Risk tolerance and entrepreneurship
Hvide, Hans K.; Panos, Georgios A. - 2013
A tradition from Knight (1921) argues that more risk tolerant individuals are more likely to become entrepreneurs, but perform worse. We test these predictions with two risk tolerance proxies: stock market participation and personal leverage. Using investment data for 400,000 individuals, we...
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Risk Attitudes and Migration
Akgüc, Mehtap; Liu, Xingfei; Tani, Massimiliano; … - 2015
To contribute to a scarce literature, in particular for developing and emerging economies, we study the nature of measured risk attitudes and their consequences for migration. We also investigate whether substantial changes in the risk environment influences risk tolerance. Using the 2009 RUMiC...
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Hiring a Homosexual, Taking a Risk? A Lab Experiment on Employment Discrimination and Risk Aversion
Baert, Stijn - 2015
We investigate risk aversion as a driver of labour market discrimination against homosexual men. We show that more hiring discrimination by more risk-averse employers is consistent with taste-based and statistical discrimination. To test this hypothesis we conduct a scenario experiment in which...
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Psychological Incentives, Financial Incentives, and Risk Attitudes in Tournaments: An Artefactual Field Experiment
Cadsby, Bram; Engle-Warnick, Jim; Fang, Tony; Song, Fei - 2015
Tournaments are widely used to assign bonuses and determine promotions because of the link between relative performance and rewards. However, performing relatively well (poorly) may also yield psychological benefits (pain). This may also stimulate effort. Through a real-effort artefactual field...
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Migration, Risk Attitudes, and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from a Representative Immigrant Survey
Batista, Catia; Umblijs, Janis - 2013
Do more risk loving migrants opt for self-employment? This is a question especially relevant for policymakers designing selective immigration policies in countries of destination. In order to provide a rigorous answer to it, we use a novel vignette-adjusted measure of risk preferences in the...
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Does Patience Matter for Marriage Stability? Some Evidence from Italy
De Paola, Maria; Gioia, Francesca - 2013
Time preferences can affect divorce probability both affecting the quality of the match and affecting the spouses' reactions to negative shocks. We analyze the relationship between time preferences and divorce decisions using data from the Italian Survey on Household Income and Wealth, which...
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Preferences and Biases in Educational Choices and Labor Market Expectations: Shrinking the Black Box of Gender
Reuben, Ernesto; Wiswall, Matthew; Zafar, Basit - 2013
Standard observed characteristics explain only part of the differences between men and women in education choices and labor market trajectories. Using an experiment to derive students' levels of overconfidence, and preferences for competitiveness and risk, this paper investigates whether these...
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