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International migration not only enables individuals to earn higher wages but also exposes them to new environments … caregivers in migrant households. Estimates for Moldova show that international migration raises parental aspirations in … shocks in the destination countries and migration networks. These results imply that aspirations are a highly relevant …
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Legen Menschen ihre Ersparnisse in Finanzprodukte an, etwa um für ihr Alter vorzusorgen, machen sie davon in nicht unerheblichem Ausmaß ihre künftige finanzielle Lebenslage abhängig. Die Finanzbranche bewirbt zahlreiche und hinsichtlich ihres Verlustrisikos stark variierende...
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Our experiments evaluate the role of information presentation in reducing violations of the Law of One Price in individual investor selection of index mutual funds. The results indicate that most individuals fail to minimize fees. However, individuals allocate nearly 27% (43%) more of their...
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Usury is a frequent occurrence in consumer credit markets and particularly affects low-income households. Although the term usury conjures images of a greedy individual consciously acting to exploit the weak bargaining position of another by deceitful and even fraudulent means, we consider it as...
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find evidence that migrants are self-selected along higher individual aspirations acquired (or, inherited) before migration …. However, despite the fact that migration is economically beneficial for most migrants, the migration experience itself seems …
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highly qualified workers - are overblown and that student migration can positively affect economic growth in both sending and …
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migration, since the desire to migrate declines later in the life cycle. In addition, indirect labor demand effects may also … reduce migration. However, migration of the elderly, return retirement migration, as well as mobility of certain specialist …
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Is the willingness to make trades influenced by how the total gains from trade are split between the trading partners? We present results from a bilateral trade game (n = 128) where all participants were price-takers and trading pairs faced one of three exogenously imposed trading prices. The...
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