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We investigate the impact of the presence of university dropouts on the academic success of first-time students. Our identification strategy relies on quasi-random variation in the proportion of returning dropouts. The estimated average zero effect of dropouts on first- time students' success...
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We investigate the impact of the presence of university dropouts on the academic success of first-time students. Our identification strategy relies on quasi-random variation in the proportion of returning dropouts. The estimated average zero effect of dropouts on first-time students' success...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013353424
Twenty years ago, Peter Moffatt (2002) posed this general question: “Is Giffen behavior compatible with the axioms of consumer theory?” The present paper addresses this very same question, but only as it applies to the Wold-Juréen (1953) utility function. In this paper, we demonstrate that...
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Das Institut für Organisationsökonomik (IO) an der Universität Münster wurde am 1. Oktober 2023 dreizehn Jahre alt. Dieser 13. Jahresbericht informiert über das dreizehnte Jahr, d. h. über das Wintersemester 2022/23 und das Sommersemester 2023. Wie in den Vorjahren werden das Institut und...
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Founded fifty years ago, the History of Economics Society served in its early years to support scholarship and teaching in the history of economic thought. But the decades long removal of history from economics departments and graduate programs has made the Society's mission increasingly...
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Die jeweils aktuellsten Klausuren der verschiedenen Vorlesungen am Institut für Organisationsökonomik der letzten fünf Jahre werden wiedergegeben, um sich z. B. besser auf die nächsten Klausuren mit entsprechendem Aufbau vorbereiten zu können.
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This paper examines how theoretical and cultural dimensions in China challenge the use of the generic Open-Market Innovation model by companies in general and one sample Company in China in particular. To carry this analysis out, several interviews with venture technologists and innovators of a...
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Die Fachhochschulen in Bayern können auf eine über 35jährige Erfolgsgeschichte zurückblicken. Gegründet 1971 wurden bis heute 17 staatliche und 8 nichtstaatliche Fachhochschulen errichtet, die über 70% aller Ingenieure und mehr als die Hälfte aller Betriebswirte ausbilden. Als Ende der...
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We study the mental health of PhD students in Sweden using comprehensive administrative data on prescriptions, specialist care visits, hospitalizations, and causes of death. We find about 7% (5%) of PhD students receive medication or diagnosis for depression (anxiety) in a given year. These...
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During the last few decades, the internet and digital technology have fundamentally changed the global music industry. As a consequence, new companies and novel business models have emerged. Spotify, one of the new players in the music industry, has expanded its business activities and grown to...
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