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    Title: Envy can promote more equal division in alternating-offer bargaining  Author(s): KOHLER, Stefan Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Bargainers in an open-ended, alternating-offer bargaining situation may perceive envy, a utility loss caused by receiving the smaller share, which is modeled in some social preferences in addition to self-interest. I extend ...
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    Title: More fair play in an ultimatum game after resettlement in Zimbabwe : a field experiment and a structural model  Author(s): KOHLER, Stefan Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Zimbabwean villagers of distinct background have resettled in government-organized land reforms for more than three decades. Against this backdrop, I assess the level of social cohesion in some of the newly established ...
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    Title: Market regulation and firm performance : the case of smoking bans in the United Kingdom  Author(s): ADDA, Jérôme; BERLINSKI, Samuel; MACHIN, Stephen Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This paper analyzes the effects on firms of a ban on smoking in public places. Our empirical strategy relies on comparing outcomes in Scotland before and after the Scottish smoking ban (introduced in March 2006) with those ...
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    Title: The multiscale causal dynamics of foreign exchange markets  Author(s): BEKIROS, Stelios; MARCELLINO, Massimiliano Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This paper relies on wavelet multiresolution analysis to investigate the dependence structure and predictability of currency markets across different timescales. It explores the nature and direction of causality among the ...
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    Title: On the Predictability of Time-Varying VAR and DSGE Models  Author(s): BEKIROS, Stelios D.; PACCAGNINI, Alessia Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Over the last few years, there has been a growing interest in DSGE modelling for predicting macroeconomic fluctuations and conducting quantitative policy analysis. Hybrid DSGE models have become popular for dealing with ...