We experimentally test whether intentional and observable discriminatorypay of symmetric agents in the Winter (2004) game causes lowpaid agents to reduce effort. We control for intentionality of wages byeither allowing a principal to determine wages or by implementing arandom process. Our main...

Der schweizer Finanzplan ist reich an Vermögnesverwaltern. Die Wahrnehmung allerdings, dass allein die Banken in diesem lukrativen Geschäft aktiv sind, ist falsch. Unterschätzt werden die zahlreichen unabhängigen Vermögensverwalter, die ihre Dienste vermögenden Kunden anbieten. [...]

This study provides a basic introduction to agent-based modeling (ABM) as apowerful blend of classical and constructive mathematics, with a primary focus onits applicability for social science research. The typical goals of ABM social scienceresearchers are discussed along with the culture-dish...

T.W. Schultz (1975) proposed that returns to human capital were highest in economicenvironments where technology, price or production shocks were common and managerial skillsto adapt resource allocations to those shocks were most in need. We hypothesize that variationin returns to human capital...

Parental involvement in their children’s lives can have a lasting impact on wellbeing.More involved parents convey to their children that they are interested intheir development, and this in turn signals to the child that their future is valued.However, what happens in socio-economically...

We describe a new and flexible framework for modeling school effects. Like previouswork in this area, we introduce an empirical model that evaluates school performance onthe basis of student level test-score gains. Unlike previous work, however, we introducea flexible model that relates...