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No.
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Author(s)
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Title
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JEL Class.
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5027
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Florian
Englmaier
Gerd
Muehlheusser
Andreas
Roider
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Optimal Incentive Contracts under Moral Hazard When the Agent Is Free to Leave
We characterize optimal incentive contracts in a moral hazard framework extended in two directions. First, after effort provision, the agent is free to leave and pursue some ex-post outside option. ...
(revised version published as 'Optimal Incentive Contracts for Knowledge Workers' in: European Economic Review, 2014, 67, 82-106)
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D86, D82, K31, M52
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5026
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Kalena
E.
Cortes
Andrew
I.
Friedson
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Ranking Up by Moving Out: The Effect of the Texas Top 10% Plan on Property Values
Texas engaged in a large-scale policy experiment when it instituted the Top 10% Plan. This policy guarantees automatic admission to their state university of choice for all high school seniors who ...
(published in: National Tax Journal, 2014, 67 (1), 51-76)
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H31, H41, H73, I20
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5025
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Daniele
Checchi
Vito
Peragine
Laura
Serlenga
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Fair and Unfair Income Inequalities in Europe
This paper analyses the extent of income inequality and opportunity inequality in 25 European countries. The present work contributes to understanding the origin of standard income inequality, ...
(revised version published as “Inequality of Opportunity in Europe: is there a role for institutions ?” in Inequality: Causes and Consequences - Research in Labor Economics, Volume 43/2015, pp.1-44)
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D31, D63, J62
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5024
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Oliver
Falck
Ludger
Woessmann
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School Competition and Students' Entrepreneurial Intentions: International Evidence Using Historical Catholic Roots of Private Schooling
School choice research mostly focuses on academic outcomes. Policymakers increasingly view entrepreneurial traits as a non-cognitive outcome important for economic growth. We use international ...
(published in: Small Business Economics, 2013, 40 (2), 459-478)
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I20, L33, L26, Z12
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5023
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Leif
Danziger
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Uniform and Nonuniform Staggering of Wage Contracts
This paper provides a model that can account for the almost uniform staggering of wage contracts in some countries as well as for the markedly nonuniform staggering in others. In the model, short and ...
(published in: Labour Economics, 2010, 17 (6), 1038-1049)
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E31, E32, J41
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5022
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David
Gill
Victoria
L.
Prowse
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Gender Differences and Dynamics in Competition: The Role of Luck
We present experimental evidence which sheds new light on why women may be less competitive than men. Specifically, we observe striking differences in how men and women respond to good and bad luck ...
(published in: Quantitative Economics, 2014, 5 (2), 351-376)
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C91, D03, J16
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5021
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Kalena
E.
Cortes
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Do Bans on Affirmative Action Hurt Minority Students? Evidence from the Texas Top 10% Plan
In light of the recent bans on affirmative action in higher education, this paper provides new evidence on the effects of alternative admissions policies on the persistence and college completion of ...
(published in: Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29(6): 1110-1124)
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I21, I23, J15, J24
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5020
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Johannes
Berger
Christine
Harbring
Dirk
Sliwka
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Performance Appraisals and the Impact of Forced Distribution: An Experimental Investigation
A real effort experiment is investigated in which supervisors have to rate the performance of individual workers who in turn receive a bonus payment based on these ratings. We compare a baseline ...
(published in: Management Science, 2013, 59 (1), 54-68)
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C91, D83, J33, M52
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5018
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Francis
Green
Stephen
Machin
Richard
J.
Murphy
Yu
Zhu
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The Changing Economic Advantage from Private School
Despite its relatively small size, the private school sector plays a prominent role in British society. This paper focuses on changing wage and education differentials between privately educated and ...
(published in: Economica, 2012, 79 (316), 658–679)
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I22, I29, J31
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5016
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Matthias
Sutter
Francesco
Feri
Martin
G.
Kocher
Peter
Martinsson
Katarina
Nordblom
Daniela
Glätzle-Rützler
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Social Preferences in Childhood and Adolescence: A Large-Scale Experiment
Social preferences have been shown to be an important determinant of economic decision making for many adults. We present a large-scale experiment with 883 children and adolescents, aged eight to ...
(published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2018, 146, 16-30.)
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C91, D63, D64
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