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Context and the VSL : evidence from a stated preference study in Italy and the Czech Republic
Alberini, Anna; Šcasný, Milan - 2010 - Last revision: 7 April 2010
We report on the results of a survey based on conjoint choice experiments that was specifically designed to investigate the effect of context on the Value of a Statistical Life (VSL), an important input into the calculation of the mortality benefits of environmental policies that reduce...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008729125
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Can property values capture changes in environmental health risks? : evidence from a stated preference study in Italy and the UK
Guignet, Dennis; Alberini, Anna - 2013
among hypothetical variants of their home that differ in terms of mortality risks from air pollution and price. To our … respondents in the UK do not perceive air pollution where they live to be as threatening, and actually live in cities with … relatively low air pollution levels. Exploiting part of our experimental design, we find that Italian homeowners value a …
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Tax compliance and enforcement in the Pampas : evidence from a field experiment
Castro, Lucio; Scartascini, Carlos G. - 2013
consensus. This paper reports the results of a large field experiment that tried to affect compliance by influencing property …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010246465
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Don't blame the messenger : a field experiment on delivery methods for increasing tax compliance
Ortega, Daniel; Scartascini, Carlos G. - 2015
mechanisms, however, has not been evaluated so far. This study conducts a field experiment in Colombia that varies the way the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011485093
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Gender and the labor market : what have we learned from field and lab experiments?
Azmat, Ghazala; Petrongolo, Barbara - 2014
We discuss the contribution of the experimental literature to the understanding of both traditional and previously unexplored dimensions of gender differences and discuss their bearings on labor market outcomes. Experiments have offered new findings on gender discrimination, and while they have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010472903
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Did you get your shots? : experimental evidence on the role of reminders
Busso, Matias; Cristia, Julian; Humpage, Sarah - 2015
whether personal reminders can increase demand for vaccination. A field experiment was conducted in rural Guatemala in which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011292970
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Nudging taxpayer registration? : field experimental evidence on backfiring incentives
Eguino, Huáscar; Roman, Soraya; Schächtele, Simeon - 2020
Governments in Latin America raise little revenue from property taxation, despite arguments for its efficiency and equity. Adequate registry information would support consistent collection, but registries are costly to establish and maintain. Compared to tax collection, field experimental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012587563
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Competing social identities and intergroup discrimination : evidence from a framed field experiment with high school students in Vietnam
Tam Kiet Vuong; Chan, Ho Fai; Torgler, Benno - 2021
We conducted a framed field experiment to explore a situation where individuals have potentially competing social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419371
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Psychological pressure and the right to determine the moves in dynamic tournaments : evidence from a natural field experiment
Kassis, Mark; Schmidt, Sascha Leonard; Schreyer, Dominik; … - 2020
In this paper, we show that the right to determine the sequence of moves in a dynamic team tournament improves the chances of winning the contest. Because studying dynamic team tournaments - like R&D races - with interim feedback is difficult with company data, we examine decisions of highly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012269663
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Using reminders with different reward opportunities to reduce no-show behavior : empirical evidence from a large-scale field experiment in professional sports
Schreyer, Dominik; Schmidt, Sascha Leonard; Torgler, Benno - 2020 - This version: October 01, 2020
to the results of our large-scale field experiment, the reminders have only a short-term effect that operates most …
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