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Learning capitalism the hard way : evidence from Germany's reunification ; conference paper
Triebsees, Thomas; Tumlinson, Justin - 2014
Communism in East Germany sought to dampen the effect of market forces on firm productivity for nearly 40 years. How did East German firms respond to the free market after being thrust into it in 1990? We use a formal learning model and German business survey data to analyze the lasting impact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010486750
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Learning to Forecast the Hard Way -- Evidence from German Reunification
Triebs, Thomas - 2020
warn of costly and drawn out firm-level adjustments to contemporary regime changes, such as the US-China Trade War, COVID19 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012857100
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How information affects support for education spending : evidence from survey experiments in Germany and the United States
West, Martin R.; Woessmann, Ludger; Lergetporer, Philipp; … - 2016
education spending and teacher salaries falls when respondents receive information about existing levels. Treatment effects vary … by prior knowledge in a manner consistent with information effects rather than priming. Support for salary increases is …' lower support for increases. Information about the tradeoffs between specific spending categories shifts preferences from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011565610
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How information affects support for education spending : evidence from survey experiments in Germany and the United States
West, Martin R.; Woessmann, Ludger; Lergetporer, Philipp; … - 2016
education spending and teacher salaries falls when respondents receive information about existing levels. Treatment effects vary … by prior knowledge in a manner consistent with information effects rather than priming. Support for salary increases is …' lower support for increases. Information about the tradeoffs between specific spending categories shifts preferences from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011580916
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The role of information for public preferences on education - evidence from representative survey experiments
Werner, Katharina - 2019
education policy. The first key aspect is the relationship between public opinion and the level of information of the population … information in very similar ways. This suggests that the difference in policy outcomes between the U.S. and Germany is largely … on state spending for different areas of education. This research shows that providing respondents with the information …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011966937
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Information provision and preferences for education spending : evidence from representative survey experiments in three countries
Cattaneo, Maria Alejandra; Lergetporer, Philipp; … - 2019
comparative evidence on public preferences for education spending, we conduct representative experiments with information …, providing information about actual spending and salary levels reduces support for increased education spending from 54 to 40 … preferences are similar across the three countries when the role of status-quo and information are taken into account. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012123030
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Information provision and preferences for education spending : evidence from representative survey experiments in three countries
Cattaneo, Maria Alejandra; Lergetporer, Philipp; … - 2019
comparative evidence on public preferences for education spending, we conduct representative experiments with information …, providing information about actual spending and salary levels reduces support for increased education spending from 54 to 40 … preferences are similar across the three countries when the role of status-quo and information are taken into account. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012133857
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Der Einfluss von Exporten auf die betriebliche Entwicklung
Mangelsdorf, Stefan - 2009
Exporte gelten als Wachstumsmotor der deutschen Wirtschaft und werden von der Wirtschaftspolitik auf vielfältige Weise gefördert. Doch führt die Förderung der Aufnahme von Handelsbeziehungen mit dem Ausland durch Betriebe, die bislang nicht exportierten, wirklich zu einem Wachstum der...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270706
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Optimistic, but not in control: Life-orientation and the theory of mixed control
Urbig, Diemo; Monsen, Erik - 2009
Why are some people more optimistic about their life than others? Literature on locus of control suggests that optimism is associated with the belief that one's life outcomes are controlled by internal factors, such as ability, instead of external factors, such as powerful others or chance....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266644
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How Information Affects Support for Education Spending : Evidence from Survey Experiments in Germany and the United States
West, Martin R. - 2016
education spending and teacher salaries falls when respondents receive information about existing levels. Treatment effects vary … by prior knowledge in a manner consistent with information effects rather than priming. Support for salary increases is …' lower support for increases. Information about the tradeoffs between specific spending categories shifts preferences from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012978960