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Political culture and discrimination in contests
Epstein, Gil S.; Mealem, Yosef; Nitzan, Shmuel - 2010
objective of this study is to analyze the effect of political culture and of valuation asymmetry on discrimination between the … discrimination is an endogenous variable that characterizes the mechanism allocating the prize. We consider situations under which … effect of changes in the political culture and in valuation asymmetry on the designer's preferred discrimination between the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336030
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Lotteries vs. all-pay auctions in fair and biased contests
Epstein, Gil S.; Mealem, Yosef; Nitzan, Shmuel - 2011
contest designer. If the contest can be unfair (structural discrimination is allowed), then the optimal lottery cannot be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336054
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Ethnic Networks and International Trade
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2004
There is a well-established high quality literature on the role of networks, particularly ethnic networks, in international trade. Ethnic networks are a way of overcoming informal barriers (information costs, risk and uncertainty) to trade by building trust and substituting for the difficulty of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261988
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Political culture and discrimination in contests
Epstein, Gil S.; Mealem, Yosef; Nitzan, Shmuel - 2010
objective of this study is to analyze the effect of political culture and of valuation asymmetry on discrimination between the … discrimination is an endogenous variable that characterizes the mechanism allocating the prize. We consider situations under which … effect of changes in the political culture and in valuation asymmetry on the designer's preferred discrimination between the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274640
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Political Culture and Discrimination in Contests
Epstein, Gil S.; Mealem, Yosef; Nitzan, Shmuel - 2010
objective of this study is to analyze the effect of political culture and of valuation asymmetry on discrimination between the … discrimination is an endogenous variable that characterizes the mechanism allocating the prize. We consider situations under which … effect of changes in the political culture and in valuation asymmetry on the designer's preferred discrimination between the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274763
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Even Education and Experience has its Limits: Closing the Wage Gap
Epstein, Gil S.; Gafni, Dalit; Siniver, Erez - 2015
Economic outcomes are compared for university graduates in Israel belonging to four different ethnic groups. A unique dataset is used that includes all individuals who graduated with a first degree from universities and colleges in Israel between the years 1995 and 2008 and which tracks them for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532982
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Even education and experience has its limits: Closing the wage gap
Epstein, Gil S.; Gafni, Dalit; Siniver, Erez - 2014
Economic outcomes are compared for university graduates in Israel belonging to four different ethnic groups. A unique dataset is used that includes all individuals who graduated with a first degree from universities and colleges in Israel between the years 1995 and 2008 and which tracks them for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452601
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Even Education and Experience Has Its Limits: Closing the Wage Gap
Epstein, Gil S.; Gafni, Dalit; Siniver, Erez - 2014
Economic outcomes are compared for university graduates in Israel belonging to four different ethnic groups. A unique dataset is used that includes all individuals who graduated with a first degree from universities and colleges in Israel between the years 1995 and 2008 and which tracks them for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010481625
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Lotteries vs. all-pay auctions in fair and biased contests
Epstein, Gil S.; Mealem, Yosef; Nitsan, Shemuel - 2012
contest designer. If the contest can be unfair (structural discrimination is allowed), then the designer's payoff under the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291433
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Political Culture and Discrimination in Contests
Epstein, Gil S.; Mealem, Yosef; Nitsan, Shemuʾel - 2010
objective of this study is to analyze the effect of political culture and of valuation asymmetry on discrimination between the … discrimination is an endogenous variable that characterizes the mechanism allocating the prize. We consider situations under which … effect of changes in the political culture and in valuation asymmetry on the designer's preferred discrimination between the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008696663