We model the formation of teams as a random matching process influenced by the agents’ preferences for team size and gender composition. We test hypotheses regarding gender and team preferences on the patterns of coauthorship in articles published 1991-2002 in three top economic journals. We...

The starting point of this paper is a widely shared fundamental preference according to which Hungary should follow a fast, sustainable development path and catch up with the developed world in the foreseeable future. Questions raised in this paper are related to the instrumental preferences....

The starting point of this paper is a widely shared fundamental preference according to which Hungary should follow a fast, sustainable development path and catch up with the developed world in the foreseeable future. Questions raised in this paper are related to the instrumental preferences....

One of the basic premises of societies and economies is the capability of humans to understand and judge the aims and motivations of others. We are continuously observing the facial expressions of our fellows. We keep watching and try to understand the undercurrents of important events for us....

One of the basic premises of societies and economies is the capability of humans to understand and judge the aims and motivations of others. We are continuously observing the facial expressions of our fellows. We keep watching and try to understand the undercurrents of important events for us....

This paper carries out an explanatory investigation into the relationship between socio-institutional conditions, quality of life indicators and economic growth in the Italian regions. Previous studies stress the importance of institutional quality, social capital and social conditions in...

Az elmúlt évtizedben jelentõsen nõtt a komplex mutatók, indexek népszerûsége, amelyek alkalmasak arra, hogy az összetett kategóriákat, fogalmakat egy számba sûrítve jelenítsék meg. Ez a tanulmány egy olyan új, az indexkészítés területén eddig nem alkalmazott módszert...