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Self-selection, socialization, and risk perception : an empirical study
Weisenfeld-Schenk, Ursula; Ott, Ingrid - 2009
We analyze students' knowledge and risk perception of four technologies. The aim is to find out whether there is a …, advanced students perceive lower risks than beginners, and students in a technical study area perceive lower risks than … students in a non-technical area. Factor analyses show that common dimensions of risk are the technological areas and not the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003878216
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Will imitators follow pioneer consumers in the adoption of solar thermal systems? : empirical evidence for North-West Germany
Wörsdorfer, Julia Sophie; Kaus, Wolfhard - 2010
In Germany, solar thermal systems (STS) have only diffused to a minor extent yet. This paper analyzes, which demand side factors are decisive for the further proliferation of this environmentally benign technology. Making use of a consumer survey in North-West Germany in 2007, we examine the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008662875
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Economic development, novelty consumption, and body weight : evidence from the East German transition to capitalism
Dragone, Davide; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2015
This paper develops a conceptual framework that can explain why economic development goes along with increases in body weight and obesity rates. We first introduce the concept of novelty consumption, which refers to an increase in food availability due to trade or innovation. Then we study how...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010510027
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Economic development, novelty consumption, and body weight : evidence from the East German transition to capitalism
Dragone, Davide; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2015
This paper develops a conceptual framework that can explain why economic development goes along with increases in body weight and obesity rates. We first introduce the concept of novelty consumption, which refers to an increase in food availability due to trade or innovation. Then we study how...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011715829
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More than words : a global analysis of the socio-economic impact of Rich Interaction Applications (RIAs) : 28th ITS Europe, Passau, Germany
Arnold, René; Hildebrandt, Christian; Tas, Serpil; … - 2017
Applications such as iMessage, KakaoTalk, LINE, Signal, Skype, Snapchat, Threema, Viber, WhatsApp and WeChat have become an increasingly popular means of personal and business interaction. Surprisingly little academic effort has gone into understanding the nature and origin of these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011778592
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Switching from Fossil Fuel to Renewables in Residential Heating Systems : An Empirical Study of Homeowners’ Decisions in Germany
Michelsen, Carl Christian; Madlener, Reinhard - 2015
This paper investigates key drivers and barriers behind homeowners’ decisions to switch from a fossil fuel (i.e. oil or gas boiler) to a renewable residential heating system (RHS). For this purpose, we draw on data from a 2010 questionnaire survey among owners of existing 1-family or 2-family...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014147314
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Driven by Change : Commercial Drivers’ Acceptance and Perceived Efficiency of Using Light-Duty Electric Vehicles in Germany
Wolff, Stefanie; Madlener, Reinhard - 2019
In this paper, we examine to what extent commercial drivers accept the substitution of conventional cars with light-duty e-vehicles (LDEVs) by conducting a cross-sectional survey at Deutsche Post, a major German postal delivery service provider. Specifically, we explore drivers’ acceptance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014109124
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Twentieth-Century Product Innovations in the German Food Industry
Spiekermann, Uwe - 2011
Product innovation, a decisive factor in modern economies, is usually analyzed from one point of view - that of the producers. A more realistic approach to the subject would add at least four dimensions to a consideration of the topic: the perspective of consumers and the cultural context within...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014046348
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Vertrauen und Sozialkapital an einer wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität der Bundeswehr München und in Deutschland : eine empirische Studie
Sell, Friedrich L. (contributor);  … - 2007
and organizational science of the Universität der Bundeswehr Münchenʺ. Together with 17 (male and female) students, the … (male and female) students (who, at the same time, are officers of the German Armed Forces) at the faculty of economics … social capitalʺ among the students who responded. Also, we could compare many of our results with the results achieved by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003477044
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Four essays in empirical industrial organization
Müller, Andrea-Louise - 2015
pure industry case studies of the automobile as well as the energy sector and one analyzes the behavior of students in a … significantly less trusting and less trustworthy than law students, this difference is largely due to differences between female law … and economics students. While female law students are already different in nature (during the first term of study) from …
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