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This paper reports the results of an individual real effort laboratory experiment where subjects are paid for measured performance. Measured performance equals actual performance plus noise. We compare a stable environment where the noise is small with a volatile environment where the noise is...
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Although a broad field of literature on incentive theory exists, employer-provided tangible goods (hereafter called benefits) have so far been neglected by economic research. A remarkable exception is an empirical study by Oyer (2008). In our study, we test some of his findings by drawing on a...
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Analysen der Zu- und Fortzüge nach Wanderungsdistanz und -richtung in Baden-Württemberg zeigen, dass es die Reurbanisierung im Sinne eines Zurück der Suburbanisierer in die Stadt nicht gibt. Sehr wohl aber einen verstärkten Zuzug ganz spezifischer Altersgruppen in die Oberzentren. Es sind...
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In Deutschland und in der Schweiz werden neben querschnittsmäßig angelegten Bevölkerungsbefragungen auch (Haushalts-)Befragungen im Längsschnitt durchgeführt. Diese ermöglichen für einige Altersgruppen und spezifische Haushaltskonstellationen Aussagen zu multilokalen Arrangements....
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: 1. bei Ausbildung der Kinder (Studierende) und 2. bei Pflege der Eltern. Wenngleich emotionale und rationale … (students) and 2. care for elderly relatives. Although emotional and rational determinants influence the multilocality of both …-term reveals connections between these two different groups of people. Compared to the multilocality of students, multilocality for …
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often keep a room there, thus initiating a multilocal life. A survey of students at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology … students become, the more time they spend in Karlsruhe, reducing the share of multilocals among the students. Visits to their …
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prepare students to a better entry into the labour market. In this paper, we focus on the evolution of students' use of ICT in … such an institution characterized by organizational changes and we analyse the determinants of students' e-skills using a … 2010 dataset of French university students. We show that students' involvement in the use of ICT increases their e …
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In this paper we explore the composition of students, the study length towards diploma, and examine the likelihood of … female university students in Sweden has children. In Sweden as in many other countries enrollment periods have been … achievement we find that students with children seem to be somewhat more efficient in their studies among those who have graduated …
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Despite increasing mental health problems and an existing care gap among university students, cost-effective solutions … undergraduate students in Germany. As part of a thought experiment, the treatment group reflected for ten minutes on questions … students' mindful behavior, mental health and well-being as well as perseverance in performance. Our results show the self …
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