This paper introduces Information Theoretic - based methods for estimating a target variable in a set of small … level, and then of employing the estimated coefficients to obtain the sub-group level indicators. The Information Theoretic …-sample information from theory and/or empirical evidence can be introduced in the form of known probabilities by means of the cross …

PCT-applications per capita) and information infrastructure (number of cell phones and computers with Internet access per … and information infrastructure, which grew throughout the 2000s, hold the largest share in the variation of the RKEI. We …

We study theoretically and empirically how monetary incentives and information about others' behavior affects … decrease when stakes are very high. On average, information about others slightly increases the fraction of liars but has no … effect on the size of the lie. Distinguishing subjects by their belief on others' behavior, we find that information …

This paper analyses a local marketing campaign that provided information about unproven age-re-lated stereotypes and … comprehensive register data, we find that the information provided by the campaign (via banners, interviews, job fairs and … information brochures) did change firms' employment behavior. The cheap and mild intervention increased the employment rate of …