The "common effect" model in program evaluation assumes that all treated individuals have the same impact from a program. Our paper contributes to the recent literature that tests and goes beyond the common effect model by investigating impact heterogeneity using data from the experimental...

This work deals with a generalization of the Total Least Squaresmethod in the context of the functional linear model. We first propose asmoothing splines estimator of the functional coefficient of the model withoutnoise in the covariates and we obtain an asymptotic result for this...

This study provides a basic introduction to agent-based modeling (ABM) as apowerful blend of classical and constructive mathematics, with a primary focus onits applicability for social science research. The typical goals of ABM social scienceresearchers are discussed along with the culture-dish...

Nachstehend wird erläutert, dass allen Märkten der Humanwirtschaft - und nicht nur diesen sondern sämtlichen in der realen (gleich natürlichen) Welt vorkommenden Märkten, die nicht nur diejenigen der Humanwirtschaft umfassen, sondern alle zwischen sämtlichen Arten und Populationen der...

Iannaccone’s (1991) seminal paper assigns basic market principles to the market for religion. Ina competitive market with high religious diversity the level of overall religiosity should increase. TheSecularization Hypothesis suggests that the establishment of new churches casts doubt on the...

The models used in economic theory, though necessarily abstract,should be consistent with the nature of decision making behavior. Aformal metaphor of individual behavior as a continuous flow indicatescertain requirements that theories of consumer, producer, and economywidebehavior should...

What are the reasons behind the different human resource management strategies –human resource management strategies understood as patterns of action for “dealingwith” the human resources or the work force of an organization? Why do we on onehand have human resource management strategies,...

Die Hauptthese dieses Beitrags betrifft das bleibende Verdienst von Milton Friedman alsÖkonom und Gesellschaftstheoretiker. Sie besagt, dass die Ökonomik als wissenschaftlicheDisziplin durch Keynes und den Keynesianismus in eine Grundlagenkrise gestürzt wurde, ausder sie maßgeblich durch die...

Arbeitsverträge können danach unterschieden werden, ob sie befristet oder unbefristet sind. Mit der wachsenden Bedeutung befristeter Arbeitsverträge hat auch die wissenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung mit dieser Beschäftigungsform zugenommen.1Diese Studie widmet sich unter Zuhilfenahme von...

This paper develops a sequential learning estimator of production functions and productivitydynamics for unbalanced establishment panels. Extending an idea from the literatureon dynamic industry models, establishments are uncertain about their own idiosyncraticproductivities and update...