Abstract: We apply a latent class tobit framework to the analysis of charitable donations at the household level where the latent class aspect of the model splits households into two groups, which we subsequently interpret as "low" donators and "high" donators. Then the tobit part of the model...

In this paper we compare the new satisfaction evaluation approach, developed inthe nineties by Oswald ,Clark , Blanchflower and others with the older incomeevaluation (IEQ) approach, developed by Van Praag and Kapteyn in theseventies of the previous century. We find that both approaches yield...

This paper presents a meta-analysis of variations in price and income elasticities of residential water demand.Information on the determinants of consumer demand is of pivotal importance for the efficiency and efficacy ofpublic and private policy-making. It is also crucial for effective water...

Bu calismada, ekonomik karar birimlerinden hanehalkinin ve firmalarin (bu karar birimi finansal kesim baglaminda degerlendirilmistir), ulusal para ve yabanci para cinsinden portfoy tercihlerinin dagilimlari degerlendirilmistir. Soz konusu karar birimlerinin portfoy tercihlerini ulusal para...

Yoksulluk, tum dunyada oldugu gibi Turkiye’de de goz ardi edilemeyecek sosyolojik bir gercektir ve acilen cozumlenmesi gereken birinci sorun haline gelmistir. Bu calismanin amaci, Turkiye geneli, kentsel ve kirsal kesim icin hanehalki yoksulluk duzeyini belirleyen unsurlari analiz etmektir....

We use micro data from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to document how households' tax liabilities vary with income, marital status and the number of dependents. We report facts on the distributions of average and marginal taxes, properties of the joint distributions of taxes paid and income,...

The 2008 financial crisis is the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression of 1929. It has been characterised by a housing bubble in a context of rapid credit expansion, high risk-taking and exacerbated financial leverage, ending into deleveraging and credit crunch when the bubble burst....

The aim of this paper is to analyse the impact of unobserved preference heterogeneity in empirical applications of discrete choice models of labour supply. Typically, unobserved heterogeneity is estimated either with continuous or discrete mixture models. However, in order to avoid estimation...