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'The' Market for Higher Education: Does It Really Exist?
Becker, William E.; Round, David K. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
academic or policy investigation can properly be made into the forces that determine the behavior of the buyers and sellers of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703607
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Competition vs. Monopoly in the Religious Marketplace: Judaism in the United States and Israel
Chiswick, Carmel U. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
. Judaism in Israel illustrates the outcome in a monopoly experiencing potential competition, possibly leading to an oligopoly … ideas. The "Sacred Canopy" paradigm views it necessary for social stability to grant monopoly power to an official state … religion. The "New Paradigm" views separation of Church and State, leading to competition in the religious marketplace, as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010607502
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Comparing the Early Research Performance of PhD Graduates in Labor Economics in Europe and the USA
Cardoso, Ana Rute; Guimaraes, Paulo; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
This paper analyzes the early research performance of PhD graduates in labor economics, addressing the following questions: Are there major productivity differences between graduates from American and European institutions? If so, how relevant is the quality of the training received (i.e....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761788
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Input versus Output Taxation in an Experimental International Economy
Riedl, Arno; van Winden, Frans - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
This paper is concerned with a policy oriented macroeconomic experiment involving an 'international' economy with a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822243
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Recent Advances in the Economics of Individual Subjective Well-Being
Stutzer, Alois; Frey, Bruno S. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
insights gained from the study of individual happiness in economics affect public policy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008529124
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Das Wirtschaftswunderjahr 2009
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Trotz des größten Wirtschaftseinbruchs in der deutschen Nachkriegsgeschichte hat die internationale Krise die Bürger kaum erreicht. Das wird sich mittelfristig bedrohlich ändern, wenn es nicht gelingt, rechtzeitig eine aufziehende Kreditklemme und eine bedrohlich wachsende Staatsverschuldung...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008615413
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Trends in Economic Research: An International Perspective
Cardoso, Ana Rute; Guimaraes, Paulo; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Given the recent efforts in several countries to reorganize the research institutional setting to improve research productivity, our analysis addresses the following questions: To which extent has the recent awareness over international quality standards in economics around the world been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008568273
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The Neuroeconomics of Mind Reading and Empathy
Singer, Tania; Fehr, Ernst - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
The most fundamental solution concepts in Game Theory - Nash equilibrium, backward induction, and iterated elimination of dominated strategies - are based on the assumption that people are capable of predicting others' actions. These concepts require people to be able to view the game from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566399
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Trust, Values and False Consensus
Butler, Jeffrey V.; Giuliano, Paola; Guiso, Luigi - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Trust beliefs are heterogeneous across individuals and, at the same time, persistent across generations. We investigate one mechanism yielding these dual patterns: false consensus. In the context of a trust game experiment, we show that individuals extrapolate from their own type when forming...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010583699
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A Suggested Method for the Measurement of World-Leading Research (Illustrated with Data on Economics)
Oswald, Andrew J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Countries often spend billions on university research. There is growing interest in how to assess whether that money is well spent. Is there an objective way to assess the quality of a nation's world-leading science? I attempt to suggest a method, and illustrate it with modern data on economics....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005002824