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This paper proposes a new unified theory of sociobehavioral forces. The goal of the new theory isto integrate theories describing five sociobehavioral processes - comparison (including justiceand self-esteem), status, power, identity, and happiness - bringing under a single theoreticalumbrella...
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This paper develops a framework for studying individuals ideas about what constitutes justcompensation for chief executive officers (CEOs) and reports estimates of just CEO pay andthe principles guiding ideas of justice. The sample consists of students pursuing a Master ofBusiness Administration...
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As the link between tax compliance and tax morale is found to be robust,finding the determinants of tax morale can help to understand and fight taxevasion. In this paper we analyze the effect of progressive taxation on taxmorale in a cross-country approach - which has not been investigated...
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Income mobility is often thought to equalize permanent incomes and thereby to improvesocial welfare. The welfare analysis of mobility often fails, however, to account for the cost ofthe variability of periodic incomes around permanent incomes. This paper assesses the netwelfare benefit of...
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As the link between tax compliance and tax morale is found to be robust, finding thedeterminants of tax morale can help to understand and fight tax evasion. In this paper weanalyze the effect of progressive taxation on tax morale in a cross-country approach – whichhas not been investigated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360564
We analyze the distribution and concentration of market incomes in Germany in the period1992 to 2001 on the basis of an integrated data set of individual tax returns and the GermanSocio-Economic Panel. The unique feature of this integrated data set is that it encompassesthe whole spectrum of the...
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Since the 1980s the debate about economic convergence hasdominated empirical work about the dynamics of growth. Economichistorians have been attracted, in particular, by stories of clubconvergence. However, the analytical foundations of most of the work inthis area have rested on linear, or more...
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Europe is a continent of cities with a remarkable history of cultural inspiration, wealth creation, social and politicaldynamism. But in the late-20th century, many former industrial cities entered a period of steep decline, losingmost of their manufacturing jobs and many of their economic...
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We document ethnic segregation in secondary schools in England in 2001 inorder to contribute to the debate on the … of particular concern as scoring highly on both.Finally, we show that ethnic segregation is only weakly related to …
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. While advantaged families make choices leading to segregation,the direction of choice is not as clear-cut for disadvantaged … segregation in primary schools, which exceeds the level of residentialsegregation. … auch, dass die Schulwahl begünstigter Familien zurErhöhung der Segregation führt, während die Wahl benachteiligter Familien …
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