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Behavioral industrial organization, firm strategy, and consumer economics
Azar, Ofer H. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
The field of behavioral economics is one of the fastest-growing fields in economics in recent years. Not long ago this was a small field, but over the last decade or so, the field gained more recognition, and today it seems clear that psychological motivations and biases affect economic behavior...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836571
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Action bias among elite soccer goalkeepers: The case of penalty kicks
Bar-Eli, Michael; Azar, Ofer H.; Ritov, Ilana; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
In soccer penalty kicks, goalkeepers choose their action before they can clearly observe the kick direction. An analysis of 286 penalty kicks in top leagues and championships worldwide shows that given the probability distribution of kick direction, the optimal strategy for goalkeepers is to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005621397
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Economic Philosophy of Al-Mawardi : Economic Behavior in Adab Al-Dunya Wa-Al-Din and Al-Ahkam Al-Sulthaniyah
Jaelani, Aan - 2016
anyone in private and institutional (government) in carrying out economic activities to realize the happiness of the world …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012987120
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Nationalism and international trade: theory and evidence
Lan, Xiaohuan; Li, Ben - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper provides an economic framework to analyze the relationship between nationalistic sentiments and international trade. Nationalistic sentiments respond to economic interests, and in particular they vary according to the relative importance of the domestic market to local economies....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009647309
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The scientist and the church
Nitzan, Jonathan; Bichler, Shimshon - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
The April 21, 2005 issue of the LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS carried a lead article titled ‘Blood for Oil?’ The paper is attributed to a group of writers and activists – Iain Boal, T.J. Clark, Joseph Matthews and Michael Watts – who identify themselves by the collective name ‘Retort.’ In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836969
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New imperialism or new capitalism?
Nitzan, Jonathan; Bichler, Shimshon - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
Over the past century, the institution of capital and the process of its accumulation have been fundamentally transformed. By contrast, the theories that explain this institution and process have remained largely unchanged. The purpose of this paper is to address this mismatch. Using a broad...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005621372
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Eurasian Integration and Its Institutions : Possible Contributions to Security in Eurasia
Vinokurov, Evgeny; Libman, Alexander - 2017
The authors turn to the large family of institutions that came into existence in post-Soviet Eurasia (and, in some ways, beyond it) over the last two decades. The researchers review their current state, agenda, real and perceived mandate, and their respective achievements and constraints. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014118027
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Globalization, female employment, and regional differences in OECD countries
Fischer, Justina A.V. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
globalization on female employment in 33 OECD countries, using a pseudo micro panel on 110’000 persons from the World Values Survey …, 1981 to 2008. A traditional cross-country analysis suggests that only the social dimension of globalization, the worldwide …, the social dimension of globalization appears to work at the regional level only, while economic globalization (trade …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258965
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Are women in the MENA region really that different from women in Europe? Globalization, conservative values and female labor market participation.
Fischer, Justina AV; Aydıner-Avşar, Nursel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
This article aims to compare women in the MENA region with women in Europe as to how globalization affects their … religious values and socio-political attitudes relating to family issues and leadership. Using micro data from the World Values … Survey covering over 80 countries between 1981 and 2014, we employ three distinct indicators of globalization that reflect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011264810
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The economics and philosophy of globalization
Yazdani, Naveed; Mamoon, Dawood - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Globalization. This debate becomes important when we see a major part of developing world still struggling with impoverishment while …The economics and philosophy of Globalization are generally not discussed together. This paper assesses the claims of … cheerleaders of Globalization already claim a success story out of increased integration of developed and developing economies post …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009422031