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Making an impact? The relevance of information on aid effectiveness for charitable giving. A laboratory experiment
Metzger, Laura; Günther, Isabel - 2015
A considerable and increasing share of foreign aid stems from private donations. Hence, individual donors can increase social welfare in developing countries by directing their funds to the most effective NGOs. Surprisingly few studies have analyzed whether private donors care about aid...
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness: Do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A.V. - 2009
income generation process affects this association. Building on a two-period model of individual life-time utility … less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …
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On the measurement of long-run income inequality. Empirical evidence from Norway, 1875-2013
Aaberge, Rolf; Atkinson, Anthony B; Modalsli, Jørgen - 2016
for which the long-run development of income inequality has been charted. Many countries have records of incomes, taxes … and social support. This paper presents a new methodology constructing income inequality indices from such tabular data …. Taking careful account of the definition of income and population and the availability of micro data starting in 1967, an …
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What can we learn about household consumption expenditure from data on income and assets?
Eika, Lasse; Mogstad, Magne; Vestad, Ola Lotherington - 2020
alternative approach is to use the accounting identity that total household spending is equal to income plus capital gains minus … on income and wealth to other administrative data with information on financial and real estate transactions. Using this … second is a study of the transmission of income shocks to household consumption. …
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On the Norms of Charitable Giving in Islam: A Field Experiment
Lambarraa, Fatima; Riener, Gerhard - 2012
Charitable giving is one of the major obligations Islam and a strong Muslim norm endorses giving to the needy, but discourages public displays of giving. This norm is puzzling in light of previous evidence, suggesting that making donations public often increases giving. We use an experiment to...
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Auction Mechanisms for Allocating Subsidies for Carbon Emissions Reduction: An Experimental Investigation
He, Haoran; Chen, Yefeng; Name, Last; Name, First - 2014
One method to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is to subsidize emissions-reducing activities. The question is how to allocate such subsidies. Allocation through auctions is an emerging mechanism. In a controlled experimental market setting, we compare the effects of a variety of auction...
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The relationship between altruism and equal sharing. Evidence from inter vivos transfer behavior
Halvorsen, Elin; Thoresen, Thor O. - 2005
degree of income compensation should be stronger in one-child families and we expect the altruism motive to dominate the … fairness norm when income differences between siblings are large. The results suggest that equal divisions are intentional and …
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Economic Uncertainties in Valuing Reductions in Children's Environmental Health Risks
Krupnick, Alan; Hoffmann, Sandra; Adamowicz, Wictor - 2005
The recognition that environmental hazards can affect children differently and more severely than adults has provoked growing concern in industrialized nations about the impact of environmental pollution on children’s health. In this paper, commissioned by the OECD, we are charged with...
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A Market for Environmentally Responsible Investment? Identifying Obstacles and Enablers of Commodification of Environmental Risks in the South African Investment Industry
Giamporcaro, Stephanie - 2011
This paper analyzes the views of South African investment organizations on the likelihood of commodification of environmental risks in their investment decision processes. It is based on an empirical qualitative survey of 22 investment organizations, which are signatories to the United...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009390620
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Cities and the structure of social interactions: Evidence from mobile phone data
Büchel, Konstantin; von Ehrlich-Treuenstätt, Maximilian - 2016
Social interactions are considered pivotal to urban agglomeration forces. This study employs a unique dataset on mobile phone calls to examine how social interactions differ across cities and peripheral areas. We first show that geographical distance is highly detrimental to interpersonal...
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