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Why hedge? : a critical review of theory and empirical evidence

Ammon, Norbert - 1998

Der Artikel gibt einen Literaturüberblick zur Fragestellung, warum Unternehmen Risikomanagement betreiben und … die starke Betonung des Risikomanagements in Unternehmen auf zweierlei Arten erklärbar ist: Zum einen erhöht Hedging den …

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Kollektive Lohnverhandlungen und Auslandsdirektinvestitionen : eine empirische Studie mit Firmendaten

Peters, Ralf-Henning - 2000

Diese Studie untersucht den Einfluss des Tarifvertragssystems auf die Entscheidung von Unternehmen, im Ausland zu … investieren. Ein Lohnverhandlungsmodell zeigt, dass produktive Unternehmen durch Flächentarifverträge im Heimatland begünstigt … Flächentarifvertäge zu inflexibel sind, um betrieblichen Erfordernissen Rechnung zu tragen und so die Unternehmen zu …

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Impatience among preschool children and their mothers

Kosse, Fabian; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2012

Using experimental data of children and their mothers, this paper explores the intergenerational relationship of impatience. The child’s impatience stems from a delay of gratification experiment. Mother’s impatience has been assessed by a choice task where the mothers faced trade-offs...

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The targeted negative income tax (TNIT) in Germany . evidence from a quasi experiment

Spermann, Alexander (contributor); … - 2005

We report empirical evidence from the first field experiments to be conducted in Germany with program and control groups between 1999 and 2002. The evaluated program called ʺTargeted Negative Income Tax (TNIT)ʺ is a time-restricted employee subsidy for means-tested welfare recipients. We focus...

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The power of active choice : field experimental evidence on repeated contribution decisions to a carbon offsetting program

Kesternich, Martin; Römer, Daniel; Flues, Florens - 2016 - Version: 22 December 2016

We study the effect of a subtle change in the choice architecture on offsetting behavior. In a large-scale field experiment, we examine repeated voluntary contributions to a carbon offsetting program during the online purchase of long-distance bus tickets. In the control group, travelers had the...

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The magic of the personal touch : field experimental evidence on money appreciation as gifts

Bradler, Christiane; Neckermann, Susanne - 2016

This paper makes use of two field experiments to explore individual effort responses to gifts. We extend the literature by looking at nonfinancial gifts and gifts that combine financial and nonfinancial elements with or without adding a “personal touch.” We find that non-pecuniary gifts that...

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That's my turf : an experimental analysis of territorial use rights for fisheries in Indonesia

Gallier, Carlo; Langbein, Jörg; Vance, Colin - 2016

We conduct a framed field experiment in Indonesian fishing communities with an eye towards evaluating the potential of Territorial Use Rights for Fisheries (TURFs) for preserving coral reef fisheries. Conducted in three culturally distinctive sites, the study assembles groups of five fishers who...

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Does Wikipedia matter? : the effect of Wikipedia on tourist choices

Hinnosaar, Marit; Hinnosaar, Toomas; Kummer, Michael E.; … - 2017 - This version: September 2017

We document a causal influence of online user-generated information on realworld economic outcomes. In particular, we conduct a randomized field experiment to test whether additional information on Wikipedia about cities affects tourists' choices of overnight visits. Our treatment of adding...

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Experimental and non-experimental evidence on limited attention and present bias at the gym

Muller, Paul; Habla, Wolfgang - 2018

We show that limited attention and present bias contribute to low levels of exercise. First, in a large randomized experiment, we find that email reminders increase gym visits by 13 % and that they benefit nearly all types of individuals. Limited attention can explain these effects. Second,...

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Leveling up? : an inter-neighborhood experiment on parochialism and the efficiency of multi-level public goods provision

Gallier, Carlo; Goeschl, Timo; Kesternich, Martin; … - 2017 - This version: February 22, 2017

Many public goods can be provided at different spatial levels. Evidence from social identity theory and in-group favoritism raises the possibility that where higher-level provision is more efficient, subjects' narrow concern for local outcomes (parochialism) could harm efficiency. Building on...

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