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Hey Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime? - Visibility and Charitable Giving (12/15/1998)
In charitable giving, people are more likely to donate the higher the public pressure and the higher the visibility of non-participation.
In charitable giving, people are more likely to donate the higher the public pressure and the higher the visibility of non-participation.
Reverse Gold Digging? (12/16/1998)
Low-earning men could benefit from being househusbands of high-earning women if they only had the required housekeeping skills that women are generally expected to possess.
Low-earning men could benefit from being househusbands of high-earning women if they only had the required housekeeping skills that women are generally expected to possess.
Tax Incidence and Elasticity - flash (4/22/2006)
Narrated lecture on the relationship between elasticity and tax incidence using PowerPoint slides.
Narrated lecture on the relationship between elasticity and tax incidence using PowerPoint slides.
Shy Buyers - Consumption Habits of Stigmatized Goods (12/10/1998)
Because of the social stigma attached to some goods, individual buyers will either choose to purchase less of them, or they will attempt to decrease the visibility and traceability of the purchase. This tendency is more pronounced among higher-income buyers who presumably have more respectability on the line.
Because of the social stigma attached to some goods, individual buyers will either choose to purchase less of them, or they will attempt to decrease the visibility and traceability of the purchase. This tendency is more pronounced among higher-income buyers who presumably have more respectability on the line.
Commission Rush (5/9/2006)
Excessive entry of residential real-estate brokers has resulted in lowering the median income of brokers rather than the commission rate.
Excessive entry of residential real-estate brokers has resulted in lowering the median income of brokers rather than the commission rate.
Trust and Betrayal (5/9/2006)
Aversion to human betrayal may reduce potentially beneficial exchanges.
Aversion to human betrayal may reduce potentially beneficial exchanges.
Battles of Standards (5/9/2006)
Winners in the battle among proprietary standards can keep out competitors and lock in existing customers
Winners in the battle among proprietary standards can keep out competitors and lock in existing customers
