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Corruption and social interaction : evidence from China
Bin Dong; Torgler, Benno - 2011
We explore theoretically and empirically whether social interaction, including local and global interaction, influences the incidence of corruption. We first present an interaction-based model on corruption that predicts that the level of corruption is positively associated with social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008808080
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Risk preference and child labour : econometric evidence
Frempong, Raymond Boadi; Stadelmann, David - 2020
The literature suggests that the household invests in the human capital of a child member not only for altruistic reasons but also as insurance against future income shocks. Hence, the allocation of the child's time between school and work is a function of the risk preference of the household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012200935
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Electoral turnout during states of emergency and effects on incumbent vote share
Frank, Marco; Stadelmann, David; Torgler, Benno - 2020
from previous elections. The state of emergency led to an increase in turnout of 10 percentage points. This increase in … turnout is robust and there is no relevant heterogeneity of the increase across municipalities. We argue that voting is an act …In March 2020, the second ballot of local elections in the German state of Bavaria was held under an official state of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012242044
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Happiness functions with preference interdependence and heterogeneity : the case of altruism within the family
Bruhin, Adrian (contributor); Winkelmann, Rainer (contributor) - 2007
This study investigates the prevalence and extent of altruism by examining the relationship between parents' and their … modeling approach we show that predicted altruists indeed make higher average transfer payments. -- altruism ; subjective well …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003459479
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Individual and corporate social responsibility
Bénabou, Roland; Tirole, Jean - 2010
” of prosocial behavior to shed light on this trend, which reflects a complex interplay of genuine altruism, social or self …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008702161
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A competitive equilibrium for a warm glow economy
Allouch, Nizar - 2009
; Altruism ; Competitive equilibrium ; Free riding ; Public goods provision …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003827909
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A core-equilibrium convergence in an economy with public goods
Allouch, Nizar - 2009
This paper deals with a core-equilibrium equivalence in an economy with public goods where preferences of consumers display warm glow effects. We demonstrate that provided that each consumer becomes satiated to other consumers provision, it holds that, for a sufficiently large economy, the set...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003827913
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What can happiness research tell us about altruism? : Evidence from the German socio-economic panel
Schwarze, Johannes (contributor);  … - 2005
the study of interdependent utility in general, and altruism between parents and adult children who moved away from home …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002746133
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Wealth, gifts and estate planning at the end of life
Sturrock, David; Groot, Stefan P. T.; Möhlmann, Jan L. - 2022
We quantify the size and tax-responsiveness of financial transfers made to heirs before death. The wealth of singles (including widows) with children declines substantially in anticipation of death. 92% of this decline is explained by transfers to children, while long-term care copayments can...
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Attitudes towards migrants during crisis times
Rodríguez Chatruc, Marisol; Rozo, Sandra V. - 2021
economic consequences of COVID-19, before eliciting their altruism and attitudes towards Venezuelan migrants. We find that … ages 18 to 25 years, however, respond to the treatment by showing more altruism. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012586403