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The effect of elections on economic growth : results from a natural experiment in Indonesia
Moricz, Sara; Sjöholm, Fredrik - 2014
Does democracy increase economic growth? Previous literature tends to find a positive effect but does also suffer from possible endogeneity problems: democratization is typically not random and might be affected by factors that also have an impact on economic growth. This paper narrows down the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010392574
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Do migrants improve governance at home? : evidence from a voting experiment
Batista, Catia; Vicente, Pedro C. - 2010
This paper tests the hypothesis that international migration experiences may promote better institutions at home by raising the demand for political accountability. In order to examine this question, we use a simple postcard voting experiment designed to capture the population’s desire for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003934092
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Ancillary experiments : opportunities and challenges
Baldwin, Kate; Bhavnani, Rikhil R. - 2013
'Ancillary experiments' are a new technique whereby researchers use a completed experiment conducted by others to recover causal estimates of a randomized intervention on new outcomes. The method requires pairing new outcome data with randomized treatments the researchers themselves did not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009715250
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Search costs in concentrated markets : an experimental analysis
Möllers, Claudia; Stühmeier, Torben; Wenzel, Tobias - 2016
This paper experimentally studies the role of search cost in duopoly markets where sellers may be able to coordinate pricing decisions. We vary the level of search cost and whether sellers can communicate. While we find that consumers are more likely to invest in search when cost is reduced, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011555151
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Voice effects on attitudes towards an impartial decision maker : experimental evidence
Kleine, Marco; Langenbach, Pascal; Zhurakhovska, Lilia - 2013
The opportunity to voice one's opinion about a decision is a fundamental aspect of procedural fairness and applies to a large variety of economic interactions. Voice may influence decision makers, but at the same time it shapes behavior of those who can voice their opinion. We study the latter...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009771811
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The effects of gasoline price regulations : experimental evidence
Haucap, Justus; Müller, Hans Christian - 2012
Economic theory suggests that gasoline retail markets are prone to collusive behavior. Oligopoly market structures prevail, market interactions occur frequently, prices are highly transparent, and demand is rather inelastic. A recent sector inquiry in Germany backed suspicions of tacit collusion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009515979
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(Why) are economists different?
Kirchgässner, Gebhard - 2005
After presenting some casual evidence about the difference between economists and the rest of the population, first the survey and experimental evidence which has been presented on this topic during the last 20 years is discussed. But can these results really be transferred to real world...
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Pledges of commitment and cooperation in partnerships
Deer, Lachlan; Bayer, Ralph-C. - 2015
We use experimental methods to investigate whether pledges of commitment can improve cooperation in endogenously formed … findings show that pledges of commitment increase cooperation in committed partnerships when costs to dissolve them are shared … break up, pledges of commitment fail to improve cooperation and instead decrease cooperation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011420551
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Pledges of commitment and cooperation in partnerships
Deer, Lachlan; Bayer, Ralph-C. - 2015
We use experimental methods to investigate whether pledges of commitment can improve cooperation in endogenously formed … findings show that pledges of commitment alone can increase cooperation and welfare in committed partnerships. The introduction … partnerships fall solely on the individual choosing to break up, pledges of commitment fail to improve cooperation and welfare. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011420562
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Pledges of commitment and cooperation in partnerships
Deer, Lachlan; Bayer, Ralph-C. - 2015 - Revised version, December 2015
We use experimental methods to investigate whether pledges of commitment can improve cooperation in endogenously formed … findings show that pledges of commitment alone can increase cooperation and welfare in committed partnerships. The introduction … partnerships fall solely on the individual choosing to break up, pledges of commitment fail to improve cooperation and welfare. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410254