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priorities: (1) the gains in terms of matching seem limited, because the equilibrium allocation is not very different from a …
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priorities: (1) the gains in terms of matching seem limited, because the equilibrium allocation is not very different from a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010775113
of errors in strategy implementation. In our data, we show that players indeed choose less lenient strategies in …
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We analyze if female athletes differ from male athletes in their competitive behavior, using data from high jump and pole vault competitions. We estimate if female athletes use risky strategies as often as male athletes and whether or not their returns to risky strategies differ. Returns to...
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This paper analyzes the impact of labor market competition and skill-biased technical change on the structure of … compensation. The model combines multitasking and screening, embedded into a Hotelling-like framework. Competition for the most … perfect competition, the resulting efficiency loss can be much larger than that imposed by a single firm or principal, who …
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This paper examines the welfare loss of import restrictions on bananas in Australia and whether the import restrictions have turned into a particular form of export promotion. We set up a model in which there is free domestic entry, with banana producers accepting losses in normal years, off-set...
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This paper studies gender differences in performance in university entrance examinations. We exploit data from the exams that the nine Finnish universities providing education in economics and business use to choose their students. These exams are multiple choice tests where wrong answers are...
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men without the element of direct competition, which allows for the identification of psychological effects of competition …
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This paper presents the results from a 2.3 million person field experiment that varies whether or not a job seeker sees the number of applicants for a job posting on a large job posting website, LinkedIn. This intervention increases the likelihood that a person will finish an application by...
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We evaluate the effect of a pro-competition reform gradually introduced in France over the 2004-2008 period on hospital … and financial autonomy as well as their reimbursement systems and incentives for competition before the reform, but they … competition in terms of decrease in mortality after the reform. We estimate a duration model for mortality stratified at the …
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