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Risk and Rationality : Uncovering Heterogeneity in Probability Distortion

Bruhin, Adrian; Fehr-Duda, Helga; Epper, Thomas - 2009

It has long been recognized that there is considerable heterogeneity in individual risk taking behavior but little is known about the distribution of risk taking types. We present a parsimonious characterization of risk taking behavior by estimating a finite mixture regression model for three...

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Ethnic enclaves and welfare cultures: Quasi-experimental evidence

Åslund, Olof; Fredriksson, Peter - 2005

We examine peer effects in welfare use among immigrants to Sweden by exploiting a governmental refugee placement policy …

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Ethnic Enclaves and Welfare Cultures - Quasi-experimental Evidence

Åslund, Olof; Fredriksson, Peter - 2005

We examine peer effects in welfare use among immigrants to Sweden by exploiting a governmental refugee placement policy …

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The intergenerational persistence of human capital: An empirical analysis of four generations

Lindahl, Mikael; Palme, Mårten; Sandgren-Massih, Sofia; … - 2012

Most previous studies of intergenerational transmission of human capital are restricted to two generations - parents and their children. In this study we use a Swedish data set which enables us link individual measures of lifetime earnings for three generations and data on educational...

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Provision of public goods in a federalist country: Tiebout competition, fiscal equalization, and incentives for efficiency in Switzerland

Widmer, Philippe; Zweifel, Peter - 2008

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the efficiency of the 26 Swiss cantons over the period 2000 to 2004 applying Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). A Total Public Sector Performance (TPSP) indicator for eight local government activities (administration, public safety, education, culture and...

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A structural model of demand for apprentices

Mühlemann, Samuel; Schweri, Jürg; Winkelmann, Rainer; … - 2005

using a new firm-level dataset for Switzerland showed, however, that for 60 percent of the firms, the apprenticeship …

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Accounting for heterogeneity in the measurement of hospital performance

Widmer, Philippe K.; Zweifel, Peter; Farsi, Mehdi - 2011

correction in the estimation of hospital performance. …

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Immigrants' return to schooling in Sweden

Nordin, Martin - 2007

The aim of this paper is to examine if the returns to immigrants’ schooling are lower than the returns to natives …’ schooling. In addition the paper tries to establish whether immigrants who invest in different amounts of Swedish education also … differ in their returns to schooling. The results show that the difference in returns to schooling between immigrants and …

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Enclaves, language and the location choice of migrants

Bauer, Thomas; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2002

language proficiency of migrants. These studies, however, ignore the choice of location as a function of language skills. Using … data on Mexican migration to the US, we show that migrants choose smaller networks as their English language proficiency …

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Virtues of SIN: Effects of an immigrant workplace introduction program

Åslund, Olof; Johansson, Per - 2006

We evaluate an immigrant workplace introduction program aimed at helping individuals considered employable but at the same time expected to experience substantial difficulties in finding work. Using supported employment methods, the SIN program may influence outcomes through several channels. We...

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