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Health selection and the effect of smoking on mortality
Adda, Jérôme; Lechene, Valerie - 2011
We show that individuals who are in poorer health, independently from smoking, are more likely to start smoking and to smoke more cigarettes than those with better non-smoking health. We present evidence of selection, relying on extensive data on morbidity and mortality. We show that health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282346
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Health Selection and the Effect of Smoking on Mortality
Adda, Jérôme; Lechene, Valerie - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
We show that individuals who are in poorer health, independently from smoking, are more likely to start smoking and to smoke more cigarettes than those with better non-smoking health. We present evidence of selection, relying on extensive data on morbidity and mortality. We show that health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009395437
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Preferences for consistency
Falk, Armin; Zimmermann, Florian - 2011
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/10010278435
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Gender Effects, Culture and Social Influence in the Dictator Game: An Italian Study
O'Higgins, Niall; Palomba, Arturo; Sbriglia, Patrizia - 2015
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/10010513185
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Peer effects in pro-social behavior: Social norms or social preferences?
Gächter, Simon; Nosenzo, Daniele; Sefton, Martin - 2012
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/10010282212
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Preferences for Consistency
Falk, Armin; Zimmermann, Florian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
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
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Peer Effects in Pro-Social Behavior: Social Norms or Social Preferences?
Gächter, Simon; Nosenzo, Daniele; Sefton, Martin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
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
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Gender Effects, Culture and Social Influence in the Dictator Game: An Italian Study
O'Higgins, Niall; Palomba, Arturo; Sbriglia, Patrizia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
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
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Occupational Exposure to Contagion and the Spread of COVID-19 in Europe
Lewandowski, Piotr - 2020
occupational exposure to contagion driven by social contacts. I combined six indicators based on Occupation Information Network (O … cross-country differences in levels of exposure to contagion in comparable occupations. The resulting country-level measures … of levels of exposure to contagion (excluding health professions) predict the growth in COVID-19 cases, and the number of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012269905
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The Gender Dimension of Occupational Exposure to Contagion in Europe
Lewandowski, Piotr; Lipowska, Katarzyna; Magda, Iga - 2020
-contact route. We show that in Europe, women are more exposed to contagion, as they are more likely than men to work in occupations … important factor in workers' exposure to contagion than their education or age. This gender difference in exposure can be … require more interpersonal interactions. While workers in Southern European countries are the most exposed to contagion, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012270014