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How does the Economy Matter for Terrorism

Matovic, Violeta; Wörgötter, Andreas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

Terrorist movements and suicide terrorists can be found in different societies and among many religions. History is full with examples. Martyrdom is a phenomenon known from early Christhood as a survival strategy against the oppressive Roman state power as well as today’s holy warriors with...

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Rhetoric versus reality: the best and worst of aid agency practices

Easterly, William; Williamson, Claudia R. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

Foreign aid critics, supporters, recipients, and donors have produced eloquent rhetoric on the need for better aid practices— has this translated into reality? This paper attempts to monitor the best and worst of aid practices among bilateral, multilateral, and UN agencies. We create aid...

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Managerial Incentives and Favoritism in Promotion Decisions: Theory and Field Evidence

Berger, Johannes; Herbertz, Claus; Sliwka, Dirk - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

This paper investigates the effects of managerial incentives on favoritism in promotion decisions. First, we … mitigated by pay-for-performance incentives for managers who decide upon promotion. Second, we analyze matched employer …

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Incentives from stock option grants: a behavioral approach

Bahaji, Hamza - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2011

This paper examines the incentives from stock options for loss-averse employees subject to probability weighting … incentives are maximized for strike prices set around the stock price at inception. This finding is consistent with companies … examines the relationship between risk taking incentives and stock options and finds that an executive who is subject to …

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Incentives from stock option grants: a behavioral approach

Bahaji, Hamza - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2011

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Incentives from stock option grants: a behavioral approach

Bahaji, Hamza - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2011

This paper examines the incentives from stock options for loss-averse employees subject to probability weighting …, the model predicts that incentives are maximized for strike prices set around the stock price at inception. This finding … accommodating their existence. The paper also examines the relationship between risk taking incentives and stock options and finds …

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Replication of quantitative work in development studies: Experiences and suggestions

Duvendack, Maren; Palmer-Jones, Richard - In: Progress in Development Studies 13 (2013) 4, pp. 307-322

article addresses the incentives for replication going beyond a narrow focus on extrinsic rewards, reviews some significant …

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Teaching Economic Principles With Comic Strips

Lawson, Robert A. - In: Journal of Private Enterprise 22 (2006) Fall 2006, pp. 168-176

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An Incentives-Based Approach to Implementing Financial Fitness for Life in the Milwaukee Public Schools

Butt, Nicole M.; Haessler, Stephen J.; Schug, Mark C. - In: Journal of Private Enterprise 24 (2008) Fall 2008, pp. 165-173

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Studies on job satisfaction: a case study of Engineers India Limited

Kumari, Geeta; Bahuguna, Vittesh; Pandey, Krishna M. - In: Journal of Applied Management and Investments 1 (2012) 2, pp. 175-179

This paper has analysed the survey about Engineers India Limited, which is a Public Sector Undertaking in India. This paper shows employee’s satisfaction in working place not only reduces one’s temptation to switch over the Job but also makes organisation to flourish in return enabling it to...

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