We explore the possibility that a systematic relationship exists between employment within a particular type of contract and risk preference. We exploit a set of proxies for risk preference, whereby some of the proxies capture risk loving behaviour (expenditure on gambling, smoking and alcohol)...

Magistro baigiamajame darbe, atitinkant išsikeltą tikslą, išanalizuotos Lietuvos ir kitų Europos Sąjungos šalių išlaidos viešosioms paslaugoms, jų struktūra. Pirmojoje darbo dalyje atlikta lyginamoji mokslinės literatūros analizė paslaugų sektoriaus tematika, pagrįsta tiriama...

This study aims to analyze the quality of public services in the archipelago. Public services in the archipelago are not getting much attention from the government; the problem is limited access to public services. The method is used in this study is a qualitative method. Access is an important...

Outsourcing can be defi ned as the delivery of public services by the private sector. The sign of the effect of outsourcing on public spending is ambiguous ex-ante. While outsourcing may reduce public spending through higher competition in the private sector, it may also increase public spending...

Summary of Banco de España Working Paper no. 1939

We consider a firm that designs a new product and wishes to bring it to market, but does not have ownership or control over all of the resources required to make that happen. The firm must select and contract with one of several possible tier 1 suppliers for necessary inputs, who do the same...

My dissertation contains three studies centering on the question: how to motivate people to share high quality information on online information aggregation systems, also known as social computing systems? I take a social scientific approach to identify the strategic behavior of individuals in...

The economic performances of North and South Korea over the past decade have differed significantly. This is largely due to the government policies of the two countries, which affect business in conflicting ways. Despite the differences in economic growth, there are a number of similarities...