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Who gets vaccinated? : cognitive and non-cognitive predictors of individual behavior in pandemics
Andor, Mark Andreas; Bauer, Thomas K.; Eßer, Jana; … - 2023
’ willingness to get vaccinated against Covid-19 and their actual vaccination status. Our empirical analysis is based on data … willingness to get vaccinated, but these results are less pronounced and less robust. Our results indicate that vaccination …
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Life expectancy and mother-baby interventions : evidence from a historical trial
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Karlsson, Martin; Nilsson, Therese - 2014
This paper investigates the potential of maternal and infant health programs to improve the life expectancy of women and children. We study a program trialed 1931-33 in seven Swedish medical districts, assembling individual data from parish records and aggregate data from annual reports of...
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Prudence and prevention : empirical evidence
Mayrhofer, Thomas; Schmitz, Hendrik - 2020
invest less in self-protection as measured by influenza vaccination. This result is driven by high risk individuals such as …
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The effect of compulsory schooling on vaccination against COVID and Influenza
Monsees, Daniel; Schmitz, Hendrik - 2023
We study the effect of education on vaccination against COVID-19 and influenza in Germany and Europe. Our … individuals between 59 and 91 years of age. We find no significant effect of an additional year of schooling on vaccination status … additional schooling increases fear of side effects from COVID vaccination. …
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That's just - not fair : gender differences in notions of justice
Becker, Nicole; Häger, Kirsten; Heufer, Jan - 2015
In Becker et al. (2013a,b), we proposed a theory to explain giving behaviour in dictator experiments by a combination of selfishness and a notion of justice. The theory was tested using dictator, social planner, and veil of ignorance experiments. Here we analyse gender differences in preferences...
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Pension incentives and labor supply : evidence from the introduction of universal old-age assistance in the UK
Giesecke, Matthias; Jäger, Philipp - 2020
We study the labor supply effects and welfare implications of introducing a universal means-tested old-age assistance program in times of very limited social protection. We take advantage of a unique historical reform: The Old-Age Pension Act (OPA) of 1908, which, for the first time, provided...
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Promoting active transportation : a comparative assessment of paths and prices
Mihailova, Darja; Vance, Colin - 2024
The time people spend traveling has far reaching implications for their health and for environmental outcomes. Urban planning paradigms – such as that of the “15-minute city” – have consequently endeavoured to bring key services and amenities to residents within a walkable or cycleable...
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Impacts of anticipatory cash transfers in the context of weather disasters
Mogge, Lukas; Roeckert, Julian; Schindler, Kati - 2024
Anticipatory humanitarian assistance is a novel approach to aid in the context of weather disasters, drawing on meteorological forecasts. Using a randomized study design, we analyze the impact of anticipatory cash transfers distributed to pastoralist households in Mongolia during an extreme...
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Public self-insurance and the Samaritan's Dilemma in a federation
Lohse, Tim; Robledo, Julio R. - 2012
Motivated by recent disasters, this paper analyzes the risk sharing aspect in a federation. The regions can be hit by a shock leading to losses that occur with an exogenous probability and in a stochastically independent way. The regions can spend effort on self-insurance to reduce the size of...
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Time vs. money : the supply of voluntary labor and charitable donations across Europe
Bauer, Thomas K.; Bredtmann, Julia; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2012
Volunteering plays a prominent role in the charitable provision of goods and services, yet we know relatively little about why individuals spend time and money to the charity. Assuming that volunteering is a consumption good, we analyze the determinants of individuals' charitable cash donations...
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