25. 3. 2019

Stephanos Vlachos: On war and political behavior (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

14:00

This paper illustrates how a historical shock to political preferences can translate into observable electoral support as the political landscape evolves. During World War II, the Third Reich annexed the...

11. 3. 2019

Alessandro Saia: Trouble Underground: Demand Shocks and the Labor Supply Behavior of New York City Taxi Drivers (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

14:00

We investigate how New York City taxi drivers respond to positive changes in labor demand. Exploiting high-frequency variations in taxi demand due to subway service disruptions, we show that drivers work...

20. 2. 2019

Alessia Sconti: Finance and Behavior: Best Practices in Italy (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

11:30

The aim of my research is to investigate the relationship between financial literacy and behavior in the face of the growing challenge of FinTech. To do so, I personally set-up a financial education program...

17. 12. 2018

Jaromír Kovařík: Distributive preferences and Effort Provision: What Determines What? (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

13:00

This paper analyzes the link between effort and distributive preferences in an environment, in which effort does not affect the amount to be distributed. We propose a model that suggests that such a link...

11. 12. 2018

Ester Manna: The visible and hidden costs of control under delegation (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

11:00

Abstract: In this project, we aim to experimentally examine the trade-off between the loss of information and the loss of control that arises in organizations when subordinates are granted decision-making...

10. 12. 2018

Oleg Sidorkin : The Effect of R&D Subsidies Revisited (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

11:00

Abstract: The effects of research and development (R&D) subsidies on patenting are heterogeneous in nature. Moreover, endogeneity caused by a multi-step selection of grant applicants makes empirical evaluation...

7. 12. 2018

Rupert Sausgruber: Work Motivation and Teams (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

11:00

We provide a new measure of work motivation and show that motivation shapes the effects of team incentives and observation by peers on performance. In particular, we measure motivation to work hard as...

23. 11. 2018

Vladimir Otrachshenko: Misfortunes Never Come Singly: Consecutive Weather Shocks and Mortality in Russia (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

11:00

This paper examines the impacts of extremely hot and cold days on mortality in Russia, using a 25-year regional panel data. Unlike other studies, the sequence of those extreme days is also taken into account,...

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Stephanos Vlachos: On war and political behavior (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

Alessandro Saia: Trouble Underground: Demand Shocks and the Labor Supply Behavior of New York City Taxi Drivers (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

Alessia Sconti: Finance and Behavior: Best Practices in Italy (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

Jaromír Kovařík: Distributive preferences and Effort Provision: What Determines What? (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

Ester Manna: The visible and hidden costs of control under delegation (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

Oleg Sidorkin : The Effect of R&D Subsidies Revisited (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

Rupert Sausgruber: Work Motivation and Teams (Seminář z cyklu MUES)

Vladimir Otrachshenko: Misfortunes Never Come Singly: Consecutive Weather Shocks and Mortality in Russia (Seminář z cyklu MUES)