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Vertrauen und Recht: eine ökonomische Analyse

Schmidtchen, Dieter - Forschungsstelle zur ökonomischen Analyse des Rechts, … - 2000

In this article a simple game is used to develop a concept of trust that takes account of boundedly rational behavior … there remains a risk that the second mover does not perform as promised. Trust consists of accepting this risk. The paper … also discusses the efficiency of trust and the role of the law in separating trustworthy from non trustworthy people. …

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Estimation of social preferences in generalized dictator games

Breitmoser, Yves - In: Economics Letters 121 (2013) 2, pp. 192-197

To statistically infer the motives underlying pro-social behavior, econometric models of choice are required. Such inference is comparable across studies if the choice model yields estimates that are precise in-sample and robust out-of-sample. Analyzing two extensive dictator game data sets, I...

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Aufbau von Vertrauen in Dienstleistungsinteraktionen durch Instrumente der Kommunikationspolitik - dargestellt am Beispiel der Beratung kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen -

Enke, Margit; Greschuchna, Larissa - Fakultät Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Technische … - 2005

Facing an increasing competition, service providers are forced to develop trust and commitment in order to stabilize … and extend their market position. Based upon a theoretical framework, the paper discusses strategies to provide trust … and, therefore, draws hypotheses how consulting companies are enabled to create and enhance trust using communication …

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Die Risikogesellschaft – Ein vernachlässigtes Konzept in der europäischen Stagnationsdiskussion [The Risk Society - An under-researched concept in the European debate on stagnation...

Tichy, Gunther - Institut für Technikfolgen-Abschätzung (ITA), … - 2003

The first years of the new century are characterised by a persistent stagnation of the European economy. In contrast to the long-term trend, but similarly to the late sixties or early eighties, the economic gap between Europe and the US widens again, giving rise to heated discussions on both...

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Ethnische Diversität, soziales Vertrauen und Zivilengagement: Projektbericht

Koopmans, Ruud; Dunkel, Anna; Schaeffer, Merlin; Veit, … - Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) - 2011

Existing evidence on the relationship between ethnic heterogeneity, social capital (trust, voluntarism, associational … Diversity, Social Trust, and Civic Engagement, financed by the German Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women …

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Twenty-five years of materialism: do the US and Europe diverge?

Bartolini, Stefano; Sarracino, Francesco - Dipartimento di Economia Politica e Statistics, … - 2013

Using data from the World Values Survey and the European Values Study, we compare the trends of materialism over the last quarter of century among the US and six major European countries: France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Great Britain and Sweden. We use the definition of materialism adopted by...

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Occupational Segregation by Race and Ethnicity in the US: Differences across States

Gradín, Carlos; del Río, Coral; Alonso-Villar, Olga - Departamento de Economía Aplicada, Facultade de … - 2011

Using the 2005–2007 American Community Survey, this paper analyzes the extent of geographical disparities in occupational segregation by race and ethnicity across the United States. Although the unconditional analysis shows great geographical variation in segregation, with the largest levels...

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Inequality and Poverty in the United States: Public Policies for Inclusive Growth

Denk, Oliver; Hagemann, Robert P.; Lenain, Patrick; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

Income inequality and relative poverty in the United States are among the highest in the OECD and have substantially increased over the past decades. These developments have been associated with a number of other worrying statistics, including low intergenerational social mobility and weak real...

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Using the Beveridge & Nelson decomposition of economic time series for pointing out the occurrence of terrorist attacks

Gómez-Sorzano, Gustavo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006

This paper continues my research program on violence and terrorism started 15 years ago. It presents in the first part through empirical exercises, the suitability of The Beveridge and Nelson decomposition of economic time series for pointing out the occurrence of terrorist attacks. It presents...

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Income Mobility of Individuals in China and the United States

Khor, Niny; Pencavel, John - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

Though much has been written about annual income inequality in China, little research has been conducted on longer run measures of income inequality and on income mobility. This paper compares income mobility of urban individuals in China and the United States in the 1990s. The following...

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