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On the multivariate analysis of the Lisbon process

Tausch, Arno; Heshmati, Almas; Bajalan, Chemen S.J. - 2007

Starting from Professor Kornai's assertion about the necessity to focus on the long-term perspectives of the transformation process, we analyze in this paper the Lisbon performance of the countries of the European Union from such a long-term, structural perspective. We present in a simple form...

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Efficiency and effectiveness of social spending

Herrmann, Peter; Tausch, Arno; Heshmati, Almas; … - 2008

In this qualitative sociological and quantitative economic policy paper, we start out from the assumption of a very recent European Commission Background paper on the Efficiency and effectiveness of social spending, which says the effectiveness of social spending can be defined by the degree to...

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Peer Effects, Fast Food Consumption and Adolescent Weight Gain

Fortin, Bernard; Yazbeck, Myra - 2015

This paper aims at opening the black box of peer effects in adolescent weight gain. Using Add Health data on secondary schools in the U.S., we investigate whether these partly flow through the eating habits channel. Adolescents are assumed to interact through a friendship social network. We...

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Efficiency and Effectiveness of Social Spending

Herrmann, Peter; Tausch, Arno; Heshmati, Almas; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

In this qualitative sociological and quantitative economic policy paper, we start out from the assumption of a very recent European Commission Background paper on the “Efficiency and effectiveness of social spending”, which says the effectiveness of social spending can be defined by the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762307

On the Multivariate Analysis of the "Lisbon Process"

Heshmati, Almas; Tausch, Arno; Bajalan, Chemen S.J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

Starting from Professor Kornai’s assertion about the necessity to focus on the long-term perspectives of the transformation process, we analyze in this paper the Lisbon performance of the countries of the European Union from such a long-term, structural perspective. We present in a simple form...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762392

Are Men's Preferences for Couple Equity Misperceived? Evidence from Six Countries

Boneva, Teodora; Brás-Monteiro, Ana; Golin, Marta; … - 2024

Gender gaps in labor supply and household responsibilities persist. Using representative survey data from 24,000 respondents across six countries, this paper explores the actual and perceived preferences of men for couple equity. We document that in all six countries the majority of men state...

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Religion and Growth

Becker, Sascha O.; Rubin, Jared; Woessmann, Ludger - 2023

, societal norms, and institutions. Religion affects physical capital accumulation by influencing thrift and financial …

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Norm-Based Trade Union Membership: Evidence for Germany

Goerke, Laszlo; Pannenberg, Markus - 2003

social norms. We describe a model, incorporating institutional features of the German labour market, which explicitly allows … according effects which restrict freeriding. The impact of social norms tends to increase with net union density. Hence …

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Community Norms and Organizational Practices: The Legitimization of Wage Arrears in Russia, 1992-1999

Earle, John S.; Spicer, Andrew; Peter, Klara Sabirianova - 2004

What role do community norms play in the diffusion and persistence of new organizational practices? We explore this …

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The focusing and informational effects of norms on pro-social behavior

Krupka, Erin; Weber, Roberto A. - 2007

This paper reports an experiment examining the effect of social norms on pro-social behavior. We test two predictions … derived from work in psychology regarding the influence of norms. The first is a focusing influence, whereby norms only impact … demonstrates a direct effect of norms on behavior. …

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