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We develop and estimate a theory-consistent gravity model for interregional migration flows in the presence of unemployment. Micro-founded in a setting where search friction regulates labor market transitions, we derive a migration gravity equation for bilateral mobility that embodies a...
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dissent does so even more; (3) When leaders of democratic nations seek to forge an economic consensus, they are unwittingly …
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dissent does so even more; (3) When leaders of democratic nations seek to forge an economic consensus, they are unwittingly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763454
This paper studies how a preference for consistency can affect economic decision-making. We propose a two-period model where people have a preference for consistency because consistent behavior allows them to signal personal and intellectual strength. We then present three experiments that study...
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There is little consensus on whether women are more generous than men; some research results indicate a higher propensity towards giving of female dictators, whilst others suggest the opposite. Two explanations have been put forward. According to the first one, women are more generous than men...
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We compare social preference and social norm based explanations for peer effects in a three-person gift-exchange game experiment. In the experiment a principal pays a wage to each of two agents, who then make effort choices sequentially. In our baseline treatment we observe that the second...
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This paper studies how a preference for consistency can affect economic decision-making. We propose a two-period model where people have a preference for consistency because consistent behavior allows them to signal personal and intellectual strength. We then present three experiments that study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009226004
We compare social preference and social norm based explanations for peer effects in a three-person gift-exchange game experiment. In the experiment a principal pays a wage to each of two agents, who then make effort choices sequentially. In our baseline treatment we observe that the second...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009649821
There is little consensus on whether women are more generous than men; some research results indicate a higher propensity towards giving of female dictators, whilst others suggest the opposite. Two explanations have been put forward. According to the first one, women are more generous than men...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011195830
effect in the form of an externality from other consumers' choices and or a conformity effect representing a need for making … similar choices as others. A positive spillover effect increases the demand for the good with interactions, and a conformity … implication is that spillover in consumption increases the associated derived demand for labor and conformity in consumption makes …
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