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The phenomenon of private contributions to public goods is broadly discussed in the literature. However, the possibility to verify theoretical results empirically is often limited because sufficient data on donors is lacking. Christmas lights in Berlin have been completely financed with private...
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We conduct a field experiment on direct and indirect transfer mechanisms. It shows that people are willing to donate significantly more if the donation is indirect, i.e., it is tied to the purchase of a good with a price premium, rather than made directly. This points to an...
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We develop and test a model of social comparison in which individuals gain status through pro-social behavior (competitive altruism) and in which they endogenously choose the reference group and associated reference standard involved in signaling status (reference group selection). In our...
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We conduct a field experiment on direct and indirect transfer mechanisms. It shows that people are willing to donate significantly more if the donation is indirect, i.e., it is tied to the purchase of a good with a price premium, rather than made directly. This points to an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003781040
Redistribution and the welfare state have been linked by academic discourse to narratives that portray specific societal groups as 'deserving' or 'undeserving'. The present analysis contributes to this scholarship in a twofold manner. First, it provides a holistic view on the beneficiaries and...
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A widely held view is that increasing globalisation and inequality are fostering support for populist actors … introduce the concept of spatial inequality, which describes the regional inequality within countries, and construct a measure … of public goods scarcity. I argue that the spatial inequality induced feeling of being left behind is positively …
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-called Hartz reforms on income inequality in German regions. Chapter 3 investigates the long-term effect of university openings on …
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-called Hartz reforms on income inequality in German regions. Chapter 3 investigates the long-term effect of university openings on …
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. Therefore, wage mobility does not balance recent increases in cross-sectional wage inequality. We apply RIF (recentered …
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explains the gains in competitiveness but increases unemployment and inequality, and the subsequent labour market reforms lower … both higher inequality and higher unemployment; 3) The implementation of the reform reduces unemployment, but also … decreases the exports/production ratio and increases inequality. The model also predicts that the reduction in unemployment in …
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