2012

Goeree, Jacob K; Zhang, Jingjing (2012). Communication and Competition. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 74, University of Zurich.

Bartling, Björn; Brandes, L; Schunk, Daniel (2012). Expectations as reference points: field evidence from experienced subjects in a competitive, high-stakes environment. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 73, University of Zurich.

Goeree, Jacob K; Zhang, Jingjing (2012). Inefficient markets. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 72, University of Zurich.

Boppart, Timo; Staub, Kevin E (2012). Online accessibility of academic articles and the diversity of economics. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 75, University of Zurich.

Osikominu, Aderonke (2012). Quick Job Entry or Long-Term Human Capital Development? The Dynamic Effects of Alternative Training Schemes. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 76, University of Zurich.

Mentzakis, Emmanouil; Zhang, Jingjing (2012). An investigation of individual preferences: consistency across incentives and stability over time. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 70, University of Zurich.

Zhang, Jingjing (2012). Communication in asymmetric group competition over public goods. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 69, University of Zurich.

Goeree, Jacob K; Lindsay, Luke (2012). Designing package markets to eliminate exposure risk. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 71, University of Zurich.

Kaul, Ashok; Pfeifer, Gregor; Witte, Stefan (2012). The incidence of Cash for Clunkers: an analysis of the 2009 car scrappage scheme in Germany. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 68, University of Zurich.

Bierbrauer, Felix; Netzer, Nick (2012). Mechanism design and intentions. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 66, University of Zurich.

Agranov, Marina; Goeree, Jacob K; Romero, Julian; Yariv, Leeat (2012). What makes voters turn out: the effects of polls and beliefs. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 67, University of Zurich.

Bridji, Slim (2012). The French Great Depression: a business cycle accounting analysis. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 65, University of Zurich.

Wolf, Michael; Wunderli, Dan (2012). Bootstrap joint prediction regions. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 64, University of Zurich.

Baetschmann, Gregori; Winkelmann, Rainer (2012). Modelling zero-inflated count data when exposure varies: with an application to sick leave. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 61, University of Zurich.

Alós-Ferrer, Carlos; Netzer, Nick (2012). Robust stochastic stability. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 63, University of Zurich.

Wunderli, Dan (2012). Controlling the danger of false discoveries in estimating multiple treatment effects. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 60, University of Zurich.

D’Adda, Giovanna (2012). Leadership and influence: Evidence from an artefactual field experiment on local public good provision. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 59, University of Zurich.

2011

Goeree, Jacob K; Kushnir, Alexey (2011). A Geometric Approach to Mechanism Design. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 56, University of Zurich.

Widmer, Philippe K; Zweifel, Peter; Farsi, Mehdi (2011). Accounting for Heterogeneity in the Measurement of Hospital Performance. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 52, University of Zurich.

Widmer, Philippe K (2011). Does Prospective Payment Increase Hospital (In)Efficiency? Evidence from the Swiss Hospital Sector. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 53, University of Zurich.

Hoffmann, Mathias; Woitek, Ulrich (2011). Emerging from the War: Gold Standard Mentality, Current Accounts and the International Business Cycle 1885-1939. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 57, University of Zurich.

Rathke, Alexander; Straumann, Tobias; Woitek, Ulrich (2011). Overvalued: Swedish Monetary Policy in the 1930s. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 58, University of Zurich.

Rohner, Dominic; Thoenig, Mathias; Zilibotti, Fabrizio (2011). Seeds of Distrust: Conflict in Uganda. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 54, University of Zurich.

Saez-Marti, Maria (2011). Siesta: A theory of freelancing. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 55, University of Zurich.

Röhrs, Sigrid; Winter, Christoph (2011). Wealth Inequality and the Optimal Level of Government Debt. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 51, University of Zurich.

Studer, Raphael (2011). Does it matter how happiness is measured? Evidence from a randomized controlled experiment. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 49, University of Zurich.

Brunner, Beatrice; Kuhn, Andreas (2011). Financial Incentives, the Timing of Births, Birth Complications, and Newborns' Health: Evidence from the Abolition of Austria's Baby Bonus. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 48, University of Zurich.

Davis, Alexander L; Miller, John H; Weber, Roberto A (2011). Generosity Across Contexts. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 50, University of Zurich.

Baetschmann, Gregori (2011). Heterogeneity in the relationship between happiness and age: Evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 47, University of Zurich.

Baetschmann, Gregori (2011). Identification and estimation of thresholds in the fixed effects ordered logit model. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 46, University of Zurich.

Andolfatto, David; Berentsen, Aleksander; Waller, Christopher (2011). Optimal Disclosure Policy and Undue Diligence. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 45, University of Zurich.

Ledoit, Olivier (2011). Choice Democracy. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 38, University of Zurich.

Kascha, Christian; Trenkler, Carsten (2011). Cointegrated VARMA Models and Forecasting US Interest Rates. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 33, University of Zurich.

Kriss, Peter H; Blume, Andreas; Weber, Roberto A (2011). Coordination, Efficiency and Pre-Play Communication with Forgone Costly Messages. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 34, University of Zurich.

Findeisen, Sebastian; Sachs, Dominik (2011). Education and Optimal Dynamic Taxation. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 40, University of Zurich.

Fehr, Ernst; Hart, Oliver; Zehnder, Christian (2011). How Do Informal Agreements and Renegotiation Shape Contractual Reference Points? Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 43, University of Zurich.

Lind, Jo Thori; Rohner, Dominic (2011). Knowledge is power: A theory of information, income, and welfare spending. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 36, University of Zurich.

Salmon, Timothy C; Weber, Roberto A (2011). Maintaining Efficiency While Integrating Entrants From Lower-Performing Environments: An Experimental Study. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 35, University of Zurich.

Lalive, Rafael; Schlosser, Analía; Steinhauer, Andreas; Zweimüller, Josef (2011). Parental Leave and Mothers' Careers: The Relative Importance of Job Protection and Cash Benefits. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 42, University of Zurich.

Brügger, Beatrix; Lalive, Rafael; Steinhauer, Andreas; Zweimüller, Josef (2011). The Demand for Social Insurance: Does Culture Matter? Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 41, University of Zurich.

Ledoit, Olivier (2011). The Redistributive Effects of Monetary Policy. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 44, University of Zurich.

Steiner, Lasse; Schneider, Lucian (2011). The happy artist? An empirical application of the work-preference model. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 37, University of Zurich.

Hefti, Andreas M (2011). Attention Competition. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 28, University of Zurich.

Winkelmann, Rainer (2011). Conspicuous Consumption and Satisfaction. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 30, University of Zurich.

Winkelmann, Rainer (2011). Copula bivariate probit models: with an application to medical expenditures. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 29, University of Zurich.

Berentsen, Aleksander; Huber, Samuel; Marchesiani, Alessandro (2011). Free-riding on Liquidity. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 32, University of Zurich.

Kim, Yeon-Koo Che, Jinwoo; Mierendorff, Konrad (2011). Generalized Reduced-Form Auctions: A Network- Flow Approach. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 31, University of Zurich.

Osterloh, Margit; Frey, Bruno S (2011). Input Control and Random Choice: Improving the Selection Process for Journal Articles. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 25, University of Zurich.

Lalive, Rafael; Schmutzler, Armin (2011). Auctions vs Negotiations in Public Procurement: Which Works Better? Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 23, University of Zurich.

Barmettler, Franziska; Fehr, Ernst; Zehnder, Christian (2011). Big experimenter is watching you! Anonymity and prosocial behavior in the laboratory. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 27, University of Zurich.

Frey, Bruno S; Osterloh, Margit (2011). Rankings Games. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 39, University of Zurich.

Fehr, Ernst; Hoff, Karla (2011). Tastes, Castes, and Culture: The Influence of Society on Preferences. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 26, University of Zurich.

Ledoit, Olivier; Lotz, Sébastien (2011). The Coexistence of Commodity Money and Fiat Money. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 24, University of Zurich.

Favre, Sandro (2011). The Impact of Immigration on the Wage Distribution in Switzerland. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 22, University of Zurich.

Staubli, Stefan; Zweimüller, Josef (2011). Does Raising the Retirement Age Increase Employment of Older Workers? Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 20, University of Zurich.

Goeree, Jacob K; Kushnir, Alexey (2011). On the Equivalence of Bayesian and Dominant Strategy Implementation in a General Class of Social Choice Problems. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 21, University of Zurich.

Baetschmann, Gregori; Staub, Kevin E; Winkelmann, Rainer (2011). Reconsidering the analysis of longitudinal happiness data - with an application to the effect of unemployment. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 4, University of Zurich.

Romano, Joseph P; Wolf, Michael (2011). Alternative Tests for Monotonicity in Expected Asset Returns. Department of Economics Working Paper Series No. 17, University of Zurich.

Lalive, Rafael; Morlok, Michael; Zweimüller, Josef (2011). Applying for jobs: Does ALMP participation help? Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 19, University of Zurich.

Hefti, Andreas (2011). On Uniqueness and Stability of symmetric equilibria in differentiable symmetric games. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 18, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian (2011). Cournot Oligopoly and Concavo-Concave Demand. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 16, University of Zurich.

Frey, Bruno S (2011). Tullock Challenges: Happiness, Revolutions and Democracy. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 15, University of Zurich.

Steiner, Lasse; Frey, Bruno S (2011). Imbalance of World Heritage List: Did the UNESCO Strategy Work? Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 14, University of Zurich.

Kuhn, Andreas (2011). Inequality Perceptions, Distributional Norms, and Redistributive Preferences in East and West Germany. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 09, University of Zurich.

Clausen, Andrew; Strub, Carlo (2011). Money Cycles. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 08, University of Zurich.

Cohn, Alain; Fehr, Ernst; Herrmann, Benedikt; Schneider, Fréderic (2011). Social Comparison in the Workplace: Evidence from a Field Experiment. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 07, University of Zurich.

Gancia, Gino; Müller, Andreas; Zilibotti, Fabrizio (2011). Structural Development Accounting. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 10, University of Zurich.

Herweg, Fabian; Mierendorff, Konrad (2011). Uncertain Demand, Consumer Loss Aversion, and Flat-Rate Tariffs. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 12, University of Zurich.

Rohner, Dominic; Thoenig, Mathias; Zilibotti, Fabrizio (2011). War Signals: A Theory of Trade, Trust and Conflict. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 13, University of Zurich.

Frey, Bruno S; Pamini, Paolo (2011). World Heritage: Where are we? An empirical analysis. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 11, University of Zurich.

Lindsay, Luke (2011). Market Experience and Willingness to Trade: Evidence from Repeated Markets with Symmetric and Asymmetric Information. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 05, University of Zurich.

Hepenstrick, Christian (2011). The sources and magnitudes of Switzerland’s gains from trade. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 06, University of Zurich.

Baetschmann, Gregori; Staub, Kevin E; Winkelmann, Rainer (2011). Consistent estimation of the fixed effects ordered logit model. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 4, University of Zurich.

Studer, Raphael; Winkelmann, Rainer (2011). Specification and estimation of rating scale models - with an application to the determinants of life satisfaction. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 03, University of Zurich.

Boppart, Timo (2011). Structural change and the Kaldor facts in a growth model with relative price effects and non-Gorman preferences. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 02, University of Zurich.

Frey, Bruno S; Pamini, Paolo; Steiner, Lasse (2011). What determines the World Heritage List? An econometric analysis. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 01, University of Zurich.