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Zum zeitlichen Umfang ehrenamtlichen Engagements in Sportvereinen : sozioökonomische Modellbildung und empirische Prüfung
Flatau, Jens; Emrich, Eike; Pierdzioch, Christian - 2012
Umfang ehrenamtlichen Engagements haben. -- Ehrenamt ; Motive ; Fußballvereine ; Onlinebefragung …Auf der Basis eines mittels einer Onlinebefragung erhobenen Datensatzes wird auf der Basis der haushalts- bzw … Fußballvereinen geleisteten Arbeit von der Art der zugrundeliegenden Motive abhängig ist. Dabei wird auch auf Motiv …
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Property taxation, bounded rationality and housing prices
Elinder, Mikael; Persson, Lovisa - 2014
In 2008, the Swedish property tax was reformed and a cap on yearly tax liabilities was introduced. A large fraction of owner occupied houses was subject to a substantial decrease in the tax. When the reform was announced, most analysts projected - in line with tax capitalization theory - that...
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Property taxation, bounded rationality and house prices
Elinder, Mikael; Persson, Lovisa - 2014
In 2008, the Swedish property tax was reformed and a cap on yearly tax liabilities was introduced. A large fraction of owner occupied houses was subject to a substantial decrease in the tax. When the reform was announced, most analysts projected - in line with tax capitalization theory - that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010391445
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Social identity and social free-riding
Bernard, Mark; Hett, Florian; Mechtel, Mario - 2015
We model individual identification choice as a strategic group formation problem. When choosing a social group to identify with, individuals appreciate high social status and a group stereotype to which they have a small social distance. A group's social status and stereotype are shaped by the...
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Geographical origins of language structures
Galor, Oded; Özak, Ömer; Sarid, Assaf - 2018
This research explores the geographical origins of the coevolution of cultural and linguistic traits in the course of human history, relating the geographical roots of long-term orientation to the structure of the future tense, the agricultural determinants of gender bias to the presence of...
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Determinants of financial inclusion of urban poor in India : an empirical analysis
Bapat, Dhananjay; Bhattacharyay, Biswanath - 2016
Financial inclusion is crucial for the inclusive and sustainable economic growth of developing countries. Access to financial services to all citizens, particularly to low income and poor people is a key to promote inclusive growth. While rural financial inclusion assumes importance from policy...
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Will they take the money and work? : an empirical analysis of people's willingness to delay claiming social security benefits for a lump sum
Maurer, Raimond; Mitchell, Olivia S.; Rogalla, Ralph; … - 2015
This paper investigates whether exchanging the Social Security delayed retirement credit, currently paid as an increase in lifetime annuity benefits, for a lump sum would induce later claiming and additional work. We show that people would voluntarily claim about half a year later if the lump...
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Choice architecture and incentives increase COVID-19 vaccine intentions and test demand
Serra-Garcia, Marta; Szech, Nora - 2021
Willingness to vaccinate and test are critical in the COVID-19 pandemic. We study the effects of two measures to increase vaccination and testing: "choice architecture" and monetary compensations. Choice architecture has the goal of "nudging" people into a socially desired direction without...
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Optimal investment in energy efficiency as a problem of growth rate maximisation
Britto, Anthony; Dehler-Holland, Joris; Fichtner, Wolf - 2021
Despite the vast literature on the energy-efficiency gap, there is a general dearth of investment models which incorporate the consumer's temporal freedom in the investment decision. Focusing on the building sector, we formulate optimal investment in energy efficiency as a problem of wealth...
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Choice architecture and incentives increase Covid-19 vaccine intentions and test demand
Serra-Garcia, Marta; Szech, Nora - 2021
Willingness to vaccinate and test are critical in the COVID-19 pandemic. We study the effects of two measures to increase vaccination and testing: "choice architecture" and monetary compensations. Choice architecture has the goal of "nudging" people into a socially desired direction without...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012499652