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Toward an Understanding of the Economics of Apologies : Evidence from a Large-Scale Natural Field Experiment
Halperin, Basil - 2019
We use a theory of apologies to design a nationwide field experiment involving 1.5 million Uber ridesharing consumers who experienced late rides. Several insights emerge from our field experiment. First, apologies are not a panacea: the efficacy of an apology and whether it may backfire depend...
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Can Falling Supply Explain the Rising Return to College for Younger Men? A Cohort-Based Analysis
Card, David - 2000
United Kingdom and Canada: both countries experienced similar slowdowns in the rate of growth of educational attainment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471112
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Tariffs and Growth in Late Nineteenth Century America
Irwin, Douglas A. - 2000
Were high import tariffs somehow related to the strong U.S. economic growth during the late nineteenth century? This paper examines this frequently mentioned but controversial question and investigates the channels by which tariffs could have promoted growth during this period. The paper shows...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471128
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Human Resource Management and Performance in the Service Sector : The Case of Bank Branches
Bartel, Ann P. - 2000
This paper utilizes a unique dataset collected through site visits to extend the analysis of the relationship between the human resource management environment and establishment performance to the service sector, specifically the branch operations of a large bank. Case studies of several...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471309
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Antidumping Investigations and the Pass-Through of Exchange Rates and Antidumping Duties
Blonigen, Bruce A. - 1999
We present a model that shows that exchange rate pass-through is likely to be substantially altered when firms face antidumping (AD) duties and that optimal pass-through of AD duties may be up to 200 percent. We examine both pass-through issues using monthly prices across 345 U.S.- imported...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471406
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Occupational Gender Composition and Wages in Canada : 1987-1988
Baker, Michael - 1999
, from other jurisdictions. This omission is particularly disturbing in the case of Canada, which now has some of the most … occupational gender segregation in Canada and its consequences for wages. The sample period precedes many provincial pay equity … penalties in female jobs in Canada are generally much smaller than the estimates for the United States. Although there is some …
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Earnings Dynamics and Inequality among Canadian Men, 1976-1992 : Evidence from Longitudinal Income Tax Records
Baker, Michael - 1999
Several recent studies have found that earnings inequality in Canada has grown considerably since the late 1970's …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471414
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Stock Repurchases in Canada : Performance and Strategic Trading
Ikenberry, David - 1999
During the 1980s, U.S. firms that announced stock repurchase programs earned favorable long-run returns. Recently, concerns have been raised regarding the robustness of these findings. This comes at a time of explosive worldwide growth in the adoption of repurchase programs. This study provides...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471459
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Regional Nonadjustment and Fiscal Policy : Lessons for EMU
Obstfeld, Maurice - 1999
pattern of the United States. In this paper we compare the US with Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and also with Canada …, which is closer to European than the US is in its labor market and fiscal institutions. Europe's (and to some extent Canada …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471641
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The Self-Enforcing Provisions of Oil and Gas Unit Operating Agreements : Theory and Evidence
Libecap, Gary D. - 1999
This paper extends the existing theory and empirical investigation of unitization contracts. It highlights the importance of incentive-compatibility and self-enforcement and the bargaining problems faced in achieving viable, long-term contracts. We argue that only if the parties to a unitization...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471652