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We study, theoretically and empirically, the effects of incentives on the self-selection and coordination of motivated agents to produce a social good. Agents join teams where they allocate effort to either generate individual monetary rewards (selfish effort) or contribute to the production of...
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We use a simple, three-item test for cognitive abilities to investigate whether established behavioral biases that play a prominent role in behavioral economics and finance are related to cognitive abilities. We find that higher test scores on the Cognitive Reflection Test of Frederick (2005)...
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values of the standard Solow productivity residual. The equivalence holds if the representative household maximizes utility …
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total factor productivity and by the capital stock per capita. These variables suffice to calculate welfare changes within a … the degree of market competition. It applies to open economies as well, if total factor productivity is constructed using … productivity be constructed with prices and quantities as perceived by consumers, not firms. Thus, factor shares need to be …
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values of the standard Solow productivity residual. The equivalence holds if the representative household maximizes utility … while taking prices parametrically. This result justifies total factor productivity (TFP) as the right summary measure of …
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values of the standard Solow productivity residual. The equivalence holds if the representative household maximizes utility …. -- Productivity ; welfare ; reallocation ; technology ; TFP …
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, wealth extracted from house price appreciation and explosive debt. This is in stark contrast with the productivity …
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total factor productivity and by the capital stock per capita. These variables suffice to calculate welfare changes within a … the degree of market competition. It applies to open economies as well, if total factor productivity is constructed using … productivity be constructed with prices and quantities as perceived by consumers, not firms. Thus, factor shares need to be …
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We propose a sectoral–shift theory of aggregate factor productivity for a class of economies with AK technologies …–adjusted equity yields across sectors. Economy–wide factor productivity and the aggregate growth rate are both negatively correlated …
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