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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....
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rational inattention
Wiederholt, Mirko - Palgrave Macmillan
Economists have studied for a long time how decision-makers allocate scarce resources. The recent literature on rational inattention studies how decision-makers allocate the scarce resource attention. The idea is that decision-makers have a limited amount of attention and have to decide how to...
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Macroeconomic Derivatives: An Initial Analysis of Market-Based Macro Forecasts, Uncertainty and Risk
Gürkaynak, Refet S.; Wolfers, Justin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
market-based measures of expectations are similar to survey-based forecasts although the market-based measures somewhat more …
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Die Historizität fiktionaler Erwartungen
Beckert, Jens - 2017
with two questions: Why do fictional expectations change in the course of capitalist development? And: Are fictional … expectations becoming more important in contemporary capitalism? …
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Unsichere Zukünfte und die Entstehung von Kooperation: Wie Erwartungen kollektives Handeln ermöglichen
Ergen, Timur; Seeliger, Martin - 2018
The paper develops a sociological approach for understanding the role of expectations in collective action. It argues … that an approach based on expectations is better suited to explain collective action in episodes of social change than …
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Money and Production: A Pluralist Analysis
Weir, Diarmid J. G. - 2008
impact of uncertainty and failed expectations induced by money leads to specific patterns of economic disruption. These …
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Rationalität und Qualität von Wirtschaftsprognosen ; Rationality and Quality of Economic Forecasts
Scheier, Johannes - 2015
Wirtschaftsprognosen sollen die Unsicherheit bezüglich der zukünftigen wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung mindern und Planungsprozesse von Regierungen und Unternehmen unterstützen. Empirische Studien bescheinigen ihnen jedoch in aller Regel ein unbefriedigendes Qualitätsniveau. Auf der Suche nach...
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Sudden Stop: When Did Firms Anticipate the Potential Consequences of Covid-19?
Buchheim, Lukas; Krolage, Carla; Link, Sebastian - 2020
expectations and uncertainty, albeit to a much lesser extent than the domestic policy changes. …
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Sudden Stop: When Did Firms Anticipate the Potential Consequences of COVID-19?
Buchheim, Lukas; Krolage, Carla; Link, Sebastian - 2020
expectations and uncertainty, albeit to a much lesser extent than the domestic policy changes. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012270135
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R&D Plans, Expectations, and Uncertainty: Evidence from the COVID-19 Shock in Italy
Brancati, Emanuele - 2021
short-time window to test the impact of deteriorating expectations and uncertainty on firms' R&D choices. Our results show a … dramatic effect of firms' expectations about future market conditions. In this regard, internationalized and innovative … discontinuing research plans. Beyond the role played by expectations, innovative characteristics already in place are found to …
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