Random Utility Maximization (RUM) models of recreation demand are typically plaguedby limited information on environmental and other attributes characterizing the available sitesin the choice set. To the extent that these unobserved site attributes are correlated with theobserved characteristics...

In this study, we regard the oligopolistic-oligopsonistic markets within the framework of a“double auction” in which both buyers and sellers make bids. To this end, we introduce gameswhere declarations of supply and demand functions (which need not be true) are treated asstrategic variables...

Students in majors with higher average quantitative GRE scores are less likely to attend graduate school whilestudents in majors with higher average verbal GRE scores are more likely to attend graduate school. This sortingeffect means that students whose cognitive skills are associated with...

This paper examines the aggregate demand for inputs, including housework and otherservices, used by the US household sector to produce home goods that directly provide them utilityover the post-World War II period. By assuming that households produce a commodity called homegoods and that...

Das Kauf- und Entscheidungsverhalten der Konsumenten kann mit konventionellen Modellen desRationalverhaltens nicht erklärt werden. In diesem Beitrag wird aufgezeigt, wie Leitmotive undPersönlichkeitsmerkmale, aber besonders auch der jeweilige Kontext das sehr unterschiedliche undunbewusste...

This paper analyses the impact of government grants on labour demand using plant leveldata for manufacturing industry in Ireland. Our data consists of a large sample of plants andtheir complete grant history...

Over the last decade house prices increased remarkably in many countries. However, whilein several countries there was an employment boom in the construction sector, in others theshare of employment in this sector did not significantly change...

Penetration und Wachstum des Breitbandmarktes werden in Deutschland bislang (nahezu) ausschließlich durch DSL als Breitbandzugangstechnologie getragen. 94% des Gesamtmarktes waren Ende 2007 dieser Technologie zuzuordnen. Die Kabelnetze brachten es gerade einmal auf 5% Marktanteil. Vor dem...

With the beginnings of a worldwide burgeoning development of matched firm-employee data,it is worthwhile to examine the possibilities for using these data...