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2023

Bell, David R; Ledoit, Olivier; Wolf, Michael (2023). A novel estimator of earth's curvature (allowing for inference as well). Working paper series / Department of Economics 431, University of Zurich.

Aspect, Leopold; Ewerhart, Christian (2023). Finite approximations of the Sion-Wolfe game. Working paper series / Department of Economics 417, University of Zurich.

Senn, Julien; Schmitz, Jan; Zehnder, Christian (2023). Leveraging social comparisons: the role of peer assignment policies. Working paper series / Department of Economics 427, University of Zurich.

Alós-Ferrer, Carlos; Granic, Georg D (2023). Does choice change preferences? An incentivized test of the mere choice effect. Experimental Economics, 26(3):499-521.

Letina, Igor; Schmutzler, Armin; Seibel, Regina (2023). Killer acquisitions and beyond: policy effects on innovation strategies. Working paper series / Department of Economics 358, University of Zurich.

Winkelmann, Rainer (2023). Neglected heterogeneity, Simpson’s paradox, and the anatomy of least squares. Working paper series / Department of Economics 426, University of Zurich.

Brunner, Philipp; Letina, Igor; Schmutzler, Armin (2023). Research joint ventures: the role of financial constraints. Working paper series / Department of Economics 416, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian; Lareida, Julia (2023). Voluntary disclosure in asymmetric contests. Working paper series / Department of Economics 279, University of Zurich.

de Gendre, Alexandra; Feld, Jan; Salamanca, Nicolás; Zölitz, Ulf (2023). Same-sex role model effects in education. Working paper series / Department of Economics 438, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian (2023). A game-theoretic implication of the Riemann hypothesis. Working paper series / Department of Economics 410, University of Zurich.

Mononen, Lasse (2023). Computing and comparing measures of rationality. Working paper series / Department of Economics 437, University of Zurich.

Bartling, Björn; Cappelen, Alexander W; Hermes, Henning; Skivenes, Marit; Tungodden, Bertil (2023). Free to fail? Paternalistic preferences in the United States. Working paper series / Department of Economics 436, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian; Li, Sheng (2023). Imposing choice on the uninformed: the case of dynamic currency conversion. Working paper series / Department of Economics 345, University of Zurich.

Hensel, Jannik; Mangiante, Giacomo; Moretti, Luca (2023). Carbon pricing and inflation expectations: evidence from France. Working paper series / Department of Economics 434, University of Zurich.

Fehr, Ernst; Charness, Gary (2023). Social preferences: fundamental characteristics and economic consequences. Working paper series / Department of Economics 432, University of Zurich.

Epper, Thomas; Senn, Julien; Fehr, Ernst (2023). The missing type: where are the inequality averse (students)? Working paper series / Department of Economics 435, University of Zurich.

De Nard, Gianluca; Engle, Robert F; Kelly, Bryan (2023). Factor mimicking portfolios for climate risk. Working paper series / Department of Economics 429, University of Zurich.

Liu, Shuo; Netzer, Nick (2023). Happy times: measuring happiness using response times. Working paper series / Department of Economics 371, University of Zurich.

Beck, Elliot; De Nard, Gianluca; Wolf, Michael (2023). Improved inference in financial factor models. Working paper series / Department of Economics 430, University of Zurich.

Fehr, Ernst; Wu, Keyu (2023). Obfuscation in competitive markets. Working paper series / Department of Economics 391, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian; Serena, Marco (2023). On the (im-)possibility of representing probability distributions as a difference of i.i.d. noise terms. Working paper series / Department of Economics 428, University of Zurich.

Nguyen, Phuong Anh; Wolf, Michael (2023). A note on testing AR and CAR for event studies. Working paper series / Department of Economics 425, University of Zurich.

Alós-Ferrer, Carlos; Fehr, Ernst; Garagnani, Michele (2023). Identifying nontransitive preferences. Working paper series / Department of Economics 415, University of Zurich.

2022

Bagnato, Luca (2022). Does historical fiscal capacity leave a long-lasting legacy? Evidence from TV tax evasion. Working paper series / Department of Economics 424, University of Zurich.

Bagnato, Luca (2022). From taxation to fighting for the nation: historical fiscal capacity and military draft evasion during WWI. Working paper series / Department of Economics 423, University of Zurich.

Alós-Ferrer, Carlos; Garagnani, Michele (2022). Who likes it more? Using response times to elicit group preferences in surveys. Working paper series / Department of Economics 422, University of Zurich.

Hefti, Andreas (2022). A note on symmetric random vectors with an application to discrete choice. Working paper series / Department of Economics 419, University of Zurich.

Ledoit, Olivier; Wolf, Michael (2022). Markowitz portfolios under transaction costs. Working paper series / Department of Economics 420, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian; Sun, Guang-Zhen (2022). The n-player Hirshleifer contest. Working paper series / Department of Economics 361, University of Zurich.

Jantschgi, Simon; Nax, Heinrich H; Pradelski, Bary S R; Pycia, Marek (2022). Markets and transaction costs. Working paper series / Department of Economics 405, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian (2022). Diagonal payoff security and equilibrium existence in quasi-symmetric discontinuous games. Working paper series / Department of Economics 414, University of Zurich.

Lu, Mia; Netzer, Nick (2022). The swaps index for consumer choice. Working paper series / Department of Economics 418, University of Zurich.

Benkert, Jean-Michel (2022). Bilateral trade with loss-averse agents. Working paper series / Department of Economics 188, University of Zurich.

Schneider, Florian H (2022). Signaling ideology through consumption. Working paper series / Department of Economics 367, University of Zurich.

Lichand, Guilherme; Thibaud, Juliette (2022). Parent-bias. Working paper series / Department of Economics 369, University of Zurich.

Marra, Giampiero; Fasiolo, Matteo; Radice, Rosalba; Winkelmann, Rainer (2022). A flexible copula regression model with Bernoulli and Tweedie margins for estimating the effect of spending on mental health. Working paper series / Department of Economics 413, University of Zurich.

Nevrekar, Saish (2022). Efficiency effects on coalition formation in contests. Working paper series / Department of Economics 412, University of Zurich.

Ben Salah, Mhamed; Chambru, Cédric; Fourati, Maleke (2022). The colonial legacy of education: evidence from Tunisia. Working paper series / Department of Economics 411, University of Zurich.

Bartling, Björn; Fehr, Ernst; Huffman, David; Netzer, Nick (2022). The complementarity between trust and contract enforcement. Working paper series / Department of Economics 377, University of Zurich.

Chambru, Cédric; Maneuvrier-Hervieu, Paul (2022). Introducing HiSCoD: a new gateway for the study of historical social conflict. Working paper series / Department of Economics 407, University of Zurich.

Dudek, Thomas; Brenøe, Anne Ardila; Feld, Jan; Rohrer, Julia M (2022). No evidence that siblings’ gender affects personality across nine countries. Working paper series / Department of Economics 408, University of Zurich.

Mayr, Harald (2022). Cheap search, picky workers? Evidence from a field experiment. Working paper series / Department of Economics 403, University of Zurich.

Jantschgi, Simon; Nax, Heinrich H; Pradelski, Bary S R; Pycia, Marek (2022). On market prices in double auctions. Working paper series / Department of Economics 404, University of Zurich.

Teichgräber, Julian; Žužek, Simon; Hensel, Jannik (2022). Optimal short-time work: screening for jobs at risk. Working paper series / Department of Economics 402, University of Zurich.

Alós-Ferrer, Carlos; Garagnani, Michele (2022). Strength of preference and decisions under risk. Working paper series / Department of Economics 330, University of Zurich.

Breivik, Anne-Lise; Costa-Ramon, Ana (2022). The career costs of children's health shocks. Working paper series / Department of Economics 399, University of Zurich.

Chambru, Cédric; Henry, Emeric; Marx, Benjamin (2022). The dynamic consequences of state-building: evidence from the French Revolution. Working paper series / Department of Economics 406, University of Zurich.

Tannenbaum, David; Cohn, Alain; Zünd, Christian Lukas; Maréchal, Michel André (2022). What do cross-country surveys tell us about social capital? Working paper series / Department of Economics 352, University of Zurich.

Alos-Ferrer, Carlos (2022). The Trembling Chairman Paradox. Games and Economic Behavior, 131:51-56.

De Nard, Gianluca; Engle, Robert F; Ledoit, Olivier; Wolf, Michael (2022). Large dynamic covariance matrices: enhancements based on intraday data. Working paper series / Department of Economics 356, University of Zurich.

Macchi, Elisa (2022). Worth your weight: experimental evidence on the benefits of obesity in low-income countries. Working paper series / Department of Economics 401, University of Zurich.

2021

Ewerhart, Christian (2021). A typology of military conflict based on the Hirshleifer contest. Working paper series / Department of Economics 400, University of Zurich.

Ranehill, Eva; Weber, Roberto A (2021). Gender preference gaps and voting for redistribution. Working paper series / Department of Economics 271, University of Zurich.

Fehr, Ernst; Epper, Thomas; Senn, Julien (2021). Other-regarding preferences and redistributive politics. Working paper series / Department of Economics 339, University of Zurich.

Bossard, Stefanie; Schmutzler, Armin (2021). Selecting valuation distributions: non-price decisions of multi-product firms. Working paper series / Department of Economics 396, University of Zurich.

Hoffmann, Mathias; Maslov, Egor; Sørensen, Bent E (2021). Small firms and domestic bank dependence in Europe’s Great Recession. Working paper series / Department of Economics 397, University of Zurich.

Chambru, Cédric; Maneuvrier-Hervieu, Paul (2021). The evolution of wages in early modern Normandy (1600–1850). Working paper series / Department of Economics 398, University of Zurich.

Gesche, Tobias (2021). De-biasing strategic communication. Working paper series / Department of Economics 216, University of Zurich.

Ambühl, Sandro; Bernheim, B Douglas (2021). Interpreting the will of the people: a positive analysis of ordinal preference aggregation. Working paper series / Department of Economics 395, University of Zurich.

Haugg, Amelie; Renz, Fabian M; Nicholson, Andrew A; Lor, Cindy; Götzendorfer, Sebastian J; Sladky, Ronald; Skouras, Stavros; McDonald, Amalia; Craddock, Cameron; Hellrung, Lydia; Kirschner, Matthias; Herdener, Marcus; et al; Steyrl, David; Scharnowski, Frank (2021). Predictors of real-time fMRI neurofeedback performance and improvement - A machine learning mega-analysis. NeuroImage, 237:118207.

Hoffmann, Mathias; Stewen, Iryna; Stiefel, Michael (2021). Growing like Germany: local public debt, local banks, low private investment. Working paper series / Department of Economics 380, University of Zurich.

Alos-Ferrer, Carlos; Buckenmaier, Johannes; Garagnani, Michele (2021). Stochastic choice and preference reversals. Working paper series / Department of Economics 370, University of Zurich.

Alos-Ferrer, Carlos; Buckenmaier, Johannes (2021). Voting for Compromises: Alternative Voting Methods in Polarized Societies. Working paper series / Department of Economics 394, University of Zurich.

Pycia, Marek; Troyan, Peter (2021). A theory of simplicity in games and mechanism design. Working paper series / Department of Economics 393, University of Zurich.

Alós-Ferrer, Carlos; Ritschel, Alexander (2021). Attention and salience in preference reversals. Working paper series / Department of Economics 389, University of Zurich.

Pycia, Marek; Yenmez, M Bumin (2021). Matching with externalities. Working paper series / Department of Economics 392, University of Zurich.

Ledoit, Olivier; Wolf, Michael (2021). Shrinkage estimation of large covariance matrices: keep it simple, statistician? Working paper series / Department of Economics 327, University of Zurich.

Feld, Jan; Zölitz, Ulf (2021). The effect of higher-achieving peers on major choices and labor market outcomes. Working paper series / Department of Economics 388, University of Zurich.

Hoffmann, Mathias; Okubo, Toshihiro (2021). 'By a Silken Thread': regional banking integration and credit reallocation during Japan’s Lost Decade. Working paper series / Department of Economics 102, University of Zurich.

Bettinger, Eric; Cunha, Nina; Lichand, Guilherme; Madeira, Ricardo (2021). Are the effects of informational interventions driven by salience? Working paper series / Department of Economics 350, University of Zurich.

Oertel, Christian; Schmutzler, Armin (2021). Challenging the incumbent: entry in markets with captive consumers and taste heterogeneity. Working paper series / Department of Economics 386, University of Zurich.

Hoffmann, Mathias; Okubo, Toshihiro (2021). Comparative advantage and pathways to financial development: evidence from Japan’s silk-reeling industry. Working paper series / Department of Economics 387, University of Zurich.

Miralles, Antonio; Pycia, Marek (2021). Foundations of pseudomarkets: Walrasian equilibria for discrete resources. Working paper series / Department of Economics 385, University of Zurich.

Lichand, Guilherme; Christen, Julien (2021). Behavioral nudges prevent student dropouts in the pandemic. Working paper series / Department of Economics 363, University of Zurich.

Hefti, Andreas; Lareida, Julia (2021). Competitive attention, Superstars and the Long Tail. Working paper series / Department of Economics 383, University of Zurich.

Dechezleprêtre, Antoine; Hémous, David; Olsen, Morten; Zanella, Carlo (2021). Induced automation: evidence from firm-level patent data. Working paper series / Department of Economics 384, University of Zurich.

Ehret, Sönke; Vogt, Sonja; Hefti, Andreas; Efferson, Charles (2021). Leading with the (recently) successful? Performance visibility and the evolution of risk taking. Working paper series / Department of Economics 382, University of Zurich.

Hoffmann, Mathias; Ruslanova, Lilia (2021). Softening the blow: U.S. state-level banking deregulation and sectoral reallocation after the China trade shock. Working paper series / Department of Economics 365, University of Zurich.

Lichand, Guilherme; Bettinger, Eric; Cunha, Nina; Madeira, Ricardo (2021). The psychological effects of poverty on investments in children’s human capital. Working paper series / Department of Economics 349, University of Zurich.

Haenni, Simon; Lichand, Guilherme (2021). Harming to signal: child marriage vs. public donations in Malawi. Working paper series / Department of Economics 348, University of Zurich.

Hefti, Andreas M; Shen, Peiyao; Li, King King (2021). Igniting deliberation in high stake decisions: a field study. Working paper series / Department of Economics 378, University of Zurich.

Floris, Joël; Kaiser, Laurent; Mayr, Harald; Staub, Kaspar; Woitek, Ulrich (2021). Investigating survivorship bias: the case of the 1918 flu pandemic. Working paper series / Department of Economics 316, University of Zurich.

Kogan, Shimon; Schneider, Florian H; Weber, Roberto A (2021). Self-serving biases in beliefs about collective outcomes. Working paper series / Department of Economics 379, University of Zurich.

Alos-Ferrer, Carlos; Mihm, Maximilian (2021). Updating stochastic choice. Working paper series / Department of Economics 381, University of Zurich.

Klink, Katharina; Jaun, Urs; Federspiel, Andrea; Wunderlin, Marina; Teunissen, Charlotte E; Kiefer, Claus; Wiest, Roland; Scharnowski, Frank; Sladky, Ronald; Haugg, Amelie; Hellrung, Lydia; Peter, Jessica (2021). Targeting hippocampal hyperactivity with real-time fMRI neurofeedback: protocol of a single-blind randomized controlled trial in mild cognitive impairment. BMC Psychiatry, 21:87.

Ewerhart, Christian; Kovenock, Dan (2021). A class of N-player Colonel Blotto games with multidimensional private information. Working paper series / Department of Economics 336, University of Zurich.

Lichand, Guilherme; Wolf, Sharon (2021). Arm-wrestling in the classroom: the non-monotonic effects of monitoring teachers. Working paper series / Department of Economics 357, University of Zurich.

Agostinelli, Francesco; Sorrenti, Giuseppe (2021). Money vs. time: family income, maternal labor supply, and child development. Working paper series / Department of Economics 273, University of Zurich.

Brenoe, Anne Ardila (2021). Brothers increase women’s gender conformity. Working paper series / Department of Economics 376, University of Zurich.

Bartling, Björn; Fehr, Ernst; Özdemir, Yagiz (2021). Does market interaction erode moral values? Working paper series / Department of Economics 360, University of Zurich.

Hefti, Andreas; Teichgräber, Julian (2021). Inequality in models with a competition for market shares. Working paper series / Department of Economics 375, University of Zurich.

2020

Carl, David; Ewerhart, Christian (2020). Ethereum gas price statistics. Working paper series / Department of Economics 373, University of Zurich.

Maréchal, Michel; Cohn, Alain; Gesche, Tobias (2020). Honesty in the digital age. Working paper series / Department of Economics 280, University of Zurich.

Ehlers, Torsten; Hoffmann, Mathias; Raabe, Alexander (2020). Non-US global banks and dollar (co-)dependence: how housing markets became internationally synchronized. Working paper series / Department of Economics 374, University of Zurich.

Ledoit, Olivier; Wolf, Michael (2020). Quadratic shrinkage for large covariance matrices. Working paper series / Department of Economics 335, University of Zurich.

Fehr, Ernst; Powell, Michael; Wilkening, Tom (2020). Behavioral constraints on the design of subgame-perfect implementation mechanisms. Working paper series / Department of Economics 171, University of Zurich.

Heursen, Lea; Ranehill, Eva; Weber, Roberto A (2020). Are women less effective leaders than men? Evidence from experiments using coordination games. Working paper series / Department of Economics 368, University of Zurich.

Viallet-Thévenin, Scott; Chambru, Cédric (2020). Attaining autonomy in the empire: French governors between 1860 and 1960. Working paper series / Department of Economics 366, University of Zurich.

Alos-Ferrer, Carlos; Buckenmaier, Johannes; Kirchsteiger, Georg (2020). Do traders learn to select efficient market institutions? Working paper series / Department of Economics 364, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian (2020). Finite blockchain games. Working paper series / Department of Economics 355, University of Zurich.

Garagnani, Michele (2020). The predictive power of risk elicitation tasks. Working paper series / Department of Economics 362, University of Zurich.

Bartling, Björn; Valero, Vanessa; Weber, Roberto A; Yao, Lan (2020). Public discourse and socially responsible market behavior. Working paper series / Department of Economics 359, University of Zurich.

Achtziger, Anja; Alós-Ferrer, Carlos; Ritschel, Alexander (2020). Cognitive load in economic decisions. Working paper series / Department of Economics 354, University of Zurich.

Alós-Ferrer, Carlos; Ritschel, Alexander (2020). Multiple behavioral rules in Cournot oligopolies. Working paper series / Department of Economics 331, University of Zurich.

Schneider, Florian H; Brun, Fanny; Weber, Roberto A (2020). Sorting and wage premiums in immoral work. Working paper series / Department of Economics 353, University of Zurich.

Berger, Eva M; Fehr, Ernst; Hermes, Henning; Schunk, Daniel; Winkel, Kirsten (2020). The impact of working memory training on children’s cognitive and noncognitive skills. Working paper series / Department of Economics 347, University of Zurich.

Alós-Ferrer, Carlos; Fehr, Ernst; Netzer, Nick (2020). Time will tell: recovering preferences when choices are noisy. Working paper series / Department of Economics 306, University of Zurich.

Campos-Mercade, Pol; Meier, Armando N; Schneider, Florian H; Wengström, Erik (2020). Prosociality predicts health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Working paper series / Department of Economics 346, University of Zurich.

Hefti, Andreas; Liu, Shuo; Schmutzler, Armin (2020). Preferences, confusion and competition. Working paper series / Department of Economics 344, University of Zurich.

Sorrenti, Giuseppe; Zölitz, Ulf; Ribeaud, Denis; Eisner, Manuel (2020). The causal impact of socio-emotional skills training on educational success. Working paper series / Department of Economics 343, University of Zurich.

Isphording, Ingo E; Zölitz, Ulf (2020). The value of a peer. Working paper series / Department of Economics 342, University of Zurich.

Lichand, Guilherme; Mani, Anandi (2020). Cognitive droughts. Working paper series / Department of Economics 341, University of Zurich.

Ledoit, Olivier; Wolf, Michael (2020). The power of (non-)linear shrinking: a review and guide to covariance matrix estimation. Working paper series / Department of Economics 323, University of Zurich.

Zhao, Zhao; Ledoit, Olivier; Jiang, Hui (2020). Risk reduction and efficiency increase in large portfolios: leverage and shrinkage. Working paper series / Department of Economics 328, University of Zurich.

Jaimovich, Nir; Saporta-Eksten, Itay; Siu, Henry; Yedid-Levi, Yaniv (2020). The macroeconomics of automation: data, theory, and policy analysis. Working paper series / Department of Economics 340, University of Zurich.

2019

Mertikopoulos, Panayotis; Nax, Heinrich H; Pradelski, Bary S R (2019). Quick or cheap? Breaking points in dynamic markets. Working paper series / Department of Economics 338, University of Zurich.

Le Moglie, Marco; Sorrenti, Giuseppe (2019). Revealing “Mafia Inc.”? Financial Crisis, Organized Crime, and the Birth of New Enterprises. Working paper series / Department of Economics 251, University of Zurich.

Hefti, Andreas; Liu, Shuo (2019). Targeted information and limited attention. Working paper series / Department of Economics 230, University of Zurich.

Cohn, Alain; Maréchal, Michel; Schneider, Frédéric; Weber, Roberto A (2019). Frequent job changes can signal poor work attitude and reduce employability. Working paper series / Department of Economics 210, University of Zurich.

Scheuer, Florian; Slemrod, Joel (2019). Taxation and the superrich. Working paper series / Department of Economics 337, University of Zurich.

Smirnov, Aleksei; Starkov, Egor (2019). Timing of predictions in dynamic cheap talk: experts vs. quacks. Working paper series / Department of Economics 334, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian (2019). Ordinal potentials in smooth games. Working paper series / Department of Economics 265, University of Zurich.

Brenøe, Anne Ardila; Epper, Thomas (2019). Parenting values moderate the intergenerational transmission of time preferences. Working paper series / Department of Economics 333, University of Zurich.

Winkelmann, Rainer; Xu, Lin (2019). Testing the binomial fixed effects logit model; with an application to female labor supply. Working paper series / Department of Economics 321, University of Zurich.

Benkert, Jean-Michel; Letina, Igor (2019). Designing dynamic research contests. Working paper series / Department of Economics 235, University of Zurich.

Barbetta, Gian Paolo; Sorrenti, Giuseppe; Turati, Gilberto (2019). Multigrading and child achievement. Working paper series / Department of Economics 275, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian; Zubrickas, Robertas (2019). Social preference and group identity in the financial cooperative. Working paper series / Department of Economics 332, University of Zurich.

Favre, Giacomin (2019). Bias in social mobility estimates with historical data: evidence from Swiss microdata. Working paper series / Department of Economics 329, University of Zurich.

Kneer, Christiane; Raabe, Alexander (2019). Tracking foreign capital: the effect of capital inflows on bank lending in the UK. Working paper series / Department of Economics 256, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian; Valkanova, Kremena (2019). Fictitious play in networks. Working paper series / Department of Economics 239, University of Zurich.

Alós-Ferrer, Carlos; Buckenmaier, Johannes (2019). Cognitive sophistication and deliberation times. Working paper series / Department of Economics 292, University of Zurich.

Doerr, Sebastian; Schaz, Philipp (2019). Bank loan supply during crises: the importance of geographic diversification. Working paper series / Department of Economics 288, University of Zurich.

Liu, Shuo; Migrow, Dimitri (2019). Designing organizations in volatile markets. Working paper series / Department of Economics 319, University of Zurich.

Hefti, Andreas; Shen, Peiyao; Betz, Regina (2019). Market power and information effects in a multi-unit auction. Working paper series / Department of Economics 320, University of Zurich.

Letina, Igor; Schmutzler, Armin (2019). Inducing variety: a theory of innovation contests. Working paper series / Department of Economics 200, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian; Teichgräber, Julian (2019). Multi-battle contests, finite automata, and the tug-of-war. Working paper series / Department of Economics 318, University of Zurich.

Doepke, Matthias; Sorrenti, Giuseppe; Zilibotti, Fabrizio (2019). The economics of parenting. Working paper series / Department of Economics 317, University of Zurich.

Ging-Jehli, Nadja R; Schneider, Florian H; Weber, Roberto A (2019). On self-serving strategic beliefs. Working paper series / Department of Economics 315, University of Zurich.

2018

Hoffmann, Mathias; Maslov, Egor; Sørensen, Bent E; Stewen, Iryna (2018). Are banking and capital markets union complements? Evidence from channels of risk sharing in the eurozone. Working paper series / Department of Economics 311, University of Zurich.

Erhardt, Katharina; Haenni, Simon (2018). Born to be an entrepreneur? How cultural origin affects entrepreneurship. Working paper series / Department of Economics 309, University of Zurich.

De Nard, Gianluca; Ledoit, Olivier; Wolf, Michael (2018). Factor models for portfolio selection in large dimensions: the good, the better and the ugly. Working paper series / Department of Economics 290, University of Zurich.

Jäger, Simon; Schoefer, Benjamin; Zweimüller, Josef (2018). Marginal jobs and job surplus: a test of the efficiency of separations. Working paper series / Department of Economics 314, University of Zurich.

Kettemann, Andreas; Mueller, Andreas I; Zweimüller, Josef (2018). Vacancy durations and entry wages: evidence from linked vacancy-employer-employee data. Working paper series / Department of Economics 312, University of Zurich.

Jäger, Simon; Schoefer, Benjamin; Young, Samuel; Zweimüller, Josef (2018). Wages and the value of nonemployment. Working paper series / Department of Economics 313, University of Zurich.

Fehr-Duda, Helga; Schimmelpfennig, Robin (2018). Wider die Zahlengläubigkeit : Sind Befragungsergebnisse eine gute Grundlage für wirtschaftspolitische Entscheidungen? Working paper series / Department of Economics 297, University of Zurich.

Ledoit, Olivier; Wolf, Michael (2018). Analytical nonlinear shrinkage of large-dimensional covariance matrices. Working paper series / Department of Economics 264, University of Zurich.

Gossner, Olivier; Steiner, Jakub; Stewart, Colin (2018). Attention please! Working paper series / Department of Economics 308, University of Zurich.

Smirnov, Aleksei; Starkov, Egor (2018). Bad news turned good: reversal under censorship. Working paper series / Department of Economics 307, University of Zurich.

Letina, Igor; Liu, Shuo; Netzer, Nick (2018). Delegating performance evaluation. Working paper series / Department of Economics 266, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian; Quartieri, Federico (2018). Unique equilibrium in contests with incomplete information. Working paper series / Department of Economics 133, University of Zurich.

Ledoit, Olivier; Wolf, Michael (2018). Robust performance hypothesis testing with smooth functions of population moments. Working paper series / Department of Economics 305, University of Zurich.

Alós-Ferrer, Carlos; Buckenmaier, Johannes (2018). Strictly sincere best responses under approval voting and arbitrary preferences. Working paper series / Department of Economics 302, University of Zurich.

Bartling, Björn; Fehr, Ernst; Huffman, David; Netzer, Nick (2018). The causal effect of trust. Working paper series / Department of Economics 304, University of Zurich.

Alós-Ferrer, Carlos; Garagnani, Michele (2018). The cognitive foundations of cooperation. Working paper series / Department of Economics 303, University of Zurich.

Epper, Thomas; Fehr-Duda, Helga (2018). The missing link: unifying risk taking and time discounting. Working paper series / Department of Economics 96, University of Zurich.

Chuard, Caroline (2018). Womb at work: the missing impact of maternal employment on newborn health. Working paper series / Department of Economics 301, University of Zurich.

Elsner, Benjamin; Isphording, Ingo E; Zölitz, Ulf (2018). Achievement rank affects performance and major choices in college. Working paper series / Department of Economics 300, University of Zurich.

Bartling, Björn; Valero, Vanessa; Weber, Roberto A (2018). Is social responsibility a normal good? Working paper series / Department of Economics 299, University of Zurich.

Bruhin, Adrian; Fehr, Ernst; Schunk, Daniel (2018). The many faces of human sociality: uncovering the distribution and stability of social preferences. Working paper series / Department of Economics 298, University of Zurich.

Buckenmaier, Johannes; Dimant, Eugen; Mittone, Luigi (2018). Effects of institutional history and leniency on collusive corruption and tax evasion. Working paper series / Department of Economics 295, University of Zurich.

Zölitz, Ulf; Feld, Jan (2018). The effect of peer gender on major choice. Working paper series / Department of Economics 270, University of Zurich.

Feld, Jan; Salamanca, Nicolas; Zölitz, Ulf (2018). Are professors worth it? The value-added and costs of tutorial instructors. Working paper series / Department of Economics 293, University of Zurich.

Buffat, Justin; Senn, Julien (2018). Corruption, norm enforcement and cooperation. Working paper series / Department of Economics 260, University of Zurich.

Brenøe, Anne Ardila (2018). Origins of gender norms: sibling gender composition and women's choice of occupation and partner. Working paper series / Department of Economics 294, University of Zurich.

Borin, Alessandro; Macchi, Elisa; Mancini, Michele (2018). Eu transfers and euroscepticism: can’t buy me love? Working paper series / Department of Economics 289, University of Zurich.

Alós-Ferrer, Carlos; García-Segarra, Jaume; Ritschel, Alexander (2018). The Big Robber Game. Working paper series / Department of Economics 291, University of Zurich.

Ledoit, Olivier; Wolf, Michael; Zhao, Zhao (2018). Efficient sorting: a more powerful test for cross-sectional anomalies. Working paper series / Department of Economics 238, University of Zurich.

Bartling, Björn; Cappelen, Alexander; Ekström, Mathias; Sørensen, Erik; Tungodden, Bertil (2018). Fairness in winner-take-all markets. Working paper series / Department of Economics 287, University of Zurich.

Maréchal, Michel; Thöni, Christian (2018). Hidden persuaders: do small gifts lubricate business negotiations? Working paper series / Department of Economics 227, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian; Sun, Guang-Zhen (2018). Equilibrium in the symmetric Hirshleifer contest: uniqueness and characterization. Working paper series / Department of Economics 286, University of Zurich.

Brenøe, Anne Ardila; Zölitz, Ulf (2018). Exposure to more female peers widens the gender gap in STEM participation. Working paper series / Department of Economics 285, University of Zurich.

Bruder, Stefan (2018). Inference for structural impulse responses in SVAR-GARCH models. Working paper series / Department of Economics 281, University of Zurich.

Kozbur, Damian (2018). Inference in additively separable models with a high-dimensional set of conditioning variables. Working paper series / Department of Economics 284, University of Zurich.

Kozbur, Damian (2018). Sharp convergence rates for forward regression in high-dimensional sparse linear models. Working paper series / Department of Economics 253, University of Zurich.

Fehr, Ernst; Williams, Tony (2018). Social norms, endogenous sorting and the culture of cooperation. Working paper series / Department of Economics 267, University of Zurich.

Hansen, Christian; Kozbur, Damian; Misra, Sanjog (2018). Targeted undersmoothing. Working paper series / Department of Economics 282, University of Zurich.

Kozbur, Damian (2018). Testing-Based Forward Model Selection. Working paper series / Department of Economics 283, University of Zurich.

Fehr, Ernst; Schurtenberger, Ivo (2018). The dynamics of norm formation and norm decay. Working paper series / Department of Economics 278, University of Zurich.

Bruder, Stefan; Wolf, Michael (2018). Balanced bootstrap joint confidence bands for structural impulse response functions. Working paper series / Department of Economics 246, University of Zurich.

Beerli, Andreas; Weiss, Franziska J; Zilibotti, Fabrizio; Zweimüller, Josef (2018). Demand forces of technical change evidence from the Chinese manufacturing industry. Working paper series / Department of Economics 277, University of Zurich.

Favre, Giacomin; Floris, Joël; Woitek, Ulrich (2018). Intergenerational mobility in the 19th century: micro-level evidence from the city of Zurich. Working paper series / Department of Economics 274, University of Zurich.

Zweimüller, Josef (2018). Unemployment insurance and the labor market. Working paper series / Department of Economics 276, University of Zurich.

2017

Klose, Bettina Susanne; Schweinzer, Paul (2017). Auctioning risk: The all-pay auction under mean-variance preferences. Working paper series / Department of Economics 97, University of Zurich.

Benkert, Jean-Michel; Letina, Igor; Nöldeke, Georg (2017). Optimal search from multiple distributions with infinite horizon. Working paper series / Department of Economics 262, University of Zurich.

DiCiccio, Cyrus J; Romano, Joseph P; Wolf, Michael (2017). Improving weighted least squares inference. Working paper series / Department of Economics 232, University of Zurich.

Cohn, Alain; Maréchal, Michel (2017). Laboratory measure of cheating predicts school misconduct. Working paper series / Department of Economics 205, University of Zurich.

Golsteyn, Bart H H; Non, Arjan; Zölitz, Ulf (2017). The impact of peer personality on academic achievement. Working paper series / Department of Economics 269, University of Zurich.

Crawford, Gregory S; Deer, Lachlan; Smith, Jeremy; Sturgeon, Paul (2017). The regulation of public service broadcasters: should there be more advertising on television? Working paper series / Department of Economics 268, University of Zurich.

Chen, Zhuoqiong (Charlie); Gesche, Tobias (2017). Persistent bias in advice-giving. Working paper series / Department of Economics 228, University of Zurich.

Bartling, Björn; Özdemir, Yagiz (2017). The limits to moral erosion in markets: social norms and the replacement excuse. Working paper series / Department of Economics 263, University of Zurich.

Kiedaisch, Christian (2017). Growth and welfare effects of intellectual property rights when consumers differ in income. Working paper series / Department of Economics 221, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian (2017). Contests with small noise and the robustness of the all-pay auction. Working paper series / Department of Economics 186, University of Zurich.

Buser, Thomas; Ranehill, Eva; van Veldhuizen, Roel (2017). Gender differences in willingness to compete: the role of public observability. Working paper series / Department of Economics 257, University of Zurich.

Edlin, Aaron; Roux, Catherine; Schmutzler, Armin; Thöni, Christian (2017). Hunting unicorns? Experimental evidence on predatory pricing policies. Working paper series / Department of Economics 258, University of Zurich.

Kettemann, Andreas; Kramarz, Francis; Zweimüller, Josef (2017). Job mobility and creative destruction: flexicurity in the land of Schumpeter. Working paper series / Department of Economics 256, University of Zurich.

Romano, Joseph P; Wolf, Michael (2017). Multiple testing of one-sided hypotheses: combining Bonferroni and the bootstrap. Working paper series / Department of Economics 254, University of Zurich.

Kushnir, Alexey; Liu, Shuo (2017). On linear transformations of intersections. Working paper series / Department of Economics 255, University of Zurich.

Liu, Shuo (2017). Voting with public information. Working paper series / Department of Economics 191, University of Zurich.

Schneider, Florian; Schonger, Martin (2017). An experimental test of the Anscombe-Aumann Monotonicity axiom. Working paper series / Department of Economics 207, University of Zurich.

König, Michael D (2017). Diffusion of behavior in dynamic networks. Working paper series / Department of Economics 222, University of Zurich.

Liu, Shuo; Pei, Harry (2017). Monotone equilibria in signalling games. Working paper series / Department of Economics 252, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian (2017). A "fractal" solution to the chopstick auction. Working paper series / Department of Economics 229, University of Zurich.

Engle, Robert F; Ledoit, Olivier; Wolf, Michael (2017). Large dynamic covariance matrices. Working paper series / Department of Economics 231, University of Zurich.

Hsieh, Chang-Tai; Li, Nicholas; Ossa, Ralph; Yang, Mu-Jeung (2017). Accounting for the new gains from trade liberalization. Working paper series / Department of Economics 249, University of Zurich.

Cohn, Alain; Fehr, Ernst; Maréchal, Michel (2017). Do professional norms in the banking industry favor risk-taking? Working paper series / Department of Economics 244, University of Zurich.

Ledoit, Olivier; Wolf, Michael (2017). Optimal estimation of a large-dimensional covariance matrix under Stein’s loss. Working paper series / Department of Economics 122, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian (2017). Revenue ranking of optimally biased contests: the case of two players. Working paper series / Department of Economics 243, University of Zurich.

Heilert, Daniela; Kaul, Ashok (2017). Smoking behaviour in Germany: evidence from the SOEP. Working paper series / Department of Economics 245, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian (2017). The lottery contest is a best-response potential game. Working paper series / Department of Economics 242, University of Zurich.

Cerina, Fabio; Moro, Alessio; Petersen Rendall, Michelle (2017). The role of gender in employment polarization. Working paper series / Department of Economics 250, University of Zurich.

Hsieh, Chih-Sheng; König, Michael D; Liu, Xiaodong (2017). Network formation with local complements and global substitutes: the case of R&D networks. Working paper series / Department of Economics 217, University of Zurich.

Ledoit, Olivier; Wolf, Michael (2017). Nonlinear shrinkage of the covariance matrix for portfolio selection: Markowitz meets Goldilocks. Working paper series / Department of Economics 137, University of Zurich.

Ledoit, Olivier; Wolf, Michael (2017). Numerical implementation of the QuEST function. Working paper series / Department of Economics 215, University of Zurich.

Janssen, Alexandra; Studer, Rahel (2017). The Swiss franc's honeymoon. Working paper series / Department of Economics 170, University of Zurich.

2016

Hefti, Andreas (2016). Distributional comparative statics with heterogeneous agents. Working paper series / Department of Economics 237, University of Zurich.

Romano, Joseph P; Wolf, Michael (2016). Resurrecting weighted least squares. Working paper series / Department of Economics 172, University of Zurich.

Floris, Joël; Staub, Kaspar; Woitek, Ulrich (2016). The benefits of intervention: birth weights in Basle 1912-1920. Working paper series / Department of Economics 236, University of Zurich.

Herz, Holger; Schmutzler, Armin; Volk, André (2016). Cooperation and mistrust in relational contracts. Working paper series / Department of Economics 233, University of Zurich.

Benkert, Jean-Michel; Netzer, Nick (2016). Informational requirements of nudging. Working paper series / Department of Economics 190, University of Zurich.

Hefti, Andreas; Heinke, Steve; Schneider, Frédéric (2016). Mental capabilities, trading styles, and asset market bubbles: theory and experiment. Working paper series / Department of Economics 234, University of Zurich.

Ilić, Dragan; Pisarov, Sonja; Schmidt, Peter S (2016). Preaching water but drinking wine? Relative performance evaluation in international banking. Working paper series / Department of Economics 208, University of Zurich.

Bartling, Björn; Netzer, Nick (2016). An externality-robust auction: theory and experimental evidence. Working paper series / Department of Economics 153, University of Zurich.

Bartling, Björn; Gesche, Tobias; Netzer, Nick (2016). Does the absence of human sellers bias bidding behavior in auction experiments? Working paper series / Department of Economics 225, University of Zurich.

Cohn, Alain; Maréchal, Michel (2016). Priming in economics. Working paper series / Department of Economics 226, University of Zurich.

Greiff, Matthias; Ackermann, Kurt A; Murphy, Ryan O (2016). The influences of social context on the measurement of distributional preferences. Working paper series / Department of Economics 224, University of Zurich.

König, Michael D (2016). Dynamic R&D networks with process and product innovations. Working paper series / Department of Economics 223, University of Zurich.

Romano, Joseph P; Wolf, Michael (2016). Efficient computation of adjusted p-values for resampling-based stepdown multiple testing. Working paper series / Department of Economics 219, University of Zurich.

Kunz, Johannes S; Staub, Kevin E (2016). Subjective completion beliefs and the demand for post-secondary education. Working paper series / Department of Economics 218, University of Zurich.

2015

Bruder, Stefan (2015). Comparing several methods to compute joint prediction regions for path forecasts generated by vector autoregressions. Working paper series / Department of Economics 181, University of Zurich.

Deer, Lachlan; Bayer, Ralph-C (2015). Pledges of commitment and cooperation in partnerships. Working paper series / Department of Economics 201, University of Zurich.

Schaffner, Florian (2015). Predicting US bank failures with internet search volume data. Working paper series / Department of Economics 214, University of Zurich.

Nemitz, Janina (2015). The effect of all-day primary school programs on maternal labor supply. Working paper series / Department of Economics 213, University of Zurich.

Lalive, Rafael; Schmutzler, Armin; Zulehner, Christine (2015). Auctions vs negotiations in public procurement: which works better? Working paper series / Department of Economics 209, University of Zurich.

Bartling, Björn; Grieder, Manuel; Zehnder, Christian (2015). Does competition justify inequality? Working paper series / Department of Economics 158, University of Zurich.

Kushnir, Alexey; Shuo, Liu (2015). On the equivalence of Bayesian and dominant strategy implementation: the case of non-linear utilities. Working paper series / Department of Economics 212, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian (2015). An envelope approach to tournament design. Working paper series / Department of Economics 184, University of Zurich.

Falkinger, Josef; Studer, Sabrina; Zhao, Yingnan (2015). Explaining structural change towards and within the financial sector. Working paper series / Department of Economics 206, University of Zurich.

Kunz, Johannes S; Winkelmann, Rainer (2015). An econometric model of health care demand with non-linear pricing. Working paper series / Department of Economics 204, University of Zurich.

König, Michael D; Liu, Xiaodong; Zimmermann, Christian (2015). Coauthorship networks and research output. Working paper series / Department of Economics 203, University of Zurich.

Letina, Igor (2015). The road not taken: competition and the R&D portfolio. Working paper series / Department of Economics 127, University of Zurich.

Crawford, Gregory S; Shcherbakov, Oleksandr; Shum, Matthew (2015). The welfare effects of endogenous quality choice in cable television markets. Working paper series / Department of Economics 202, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian (2015). Contest success functions: the common-pool perspective. Working paper series / Department of Economics 195, University of Zurich.

Burghart, Daniel R; Epper, Thomas; Fehr, Ernst (2015). The ambiguity triangle: uncovering fundamental patterns of behavior under uncertainty. Working paper series / Department of Economics 196, University of Zurich.

Crawford, Gregory S (2015). The economics of television and online video markets. Working paper series / Department of Economics 197, University of Zurich.

Cohn, Alain; Maréchal, Michel; Noll, Thomas (2015). Bad boys: how criminal identity salience affects rule violation. Working paper series / Department of Economics 132, University of Zurich.

Ventura, Jaume; Voth, Hans-Joachim (2015). Debt into growth: how sovereign debt accelerated the first industrial revolution. Working paper series / Department of Economics 194, University of Zurich.

Crawford, Gregory S; Pavanini, Nicola; Schivardi, Fabiano (2015). Asymmetric information and imperfect competition in lending markets. Working paper series / Department of Economics 192, University of Zurich.

Bartling, Björn; Engl, Florian; Weber, Roberto A (2015). Game form misconceptions are not necessary for a willingness-to-pay vs. willingness-to-accept gap. Working paper series / Department of Economics 180, University of Zurich.

Bartling, Björn; Fischbacher, Urs; Schudy, Simeon (2015). Pivotality and responsibility attribution in sequential voting. Working paper series / Department of Economics 138, University of Zurich.

Davis, Alexander L; Jehli, Nadja R; Miller, John H; Weber, Roberto A (2015). Generosity across contexts. Working paper series / Department of Economics 50, University of Zurich.

Aghion, Philippe; Fehr, Ernst; Holden, Richard; Wilkening, Tom (2015). The role of bounded rationality and imperfect information in subgame perfect implementation: an empirical investigation. Working paper series / Department of Economics 189, University of Zurich.

Balogh, Tamás L; Ewerhart, Christian (2015). On the origin of r-concavity and related concepts. Working paper series / Department of Economics 187, University of Zurich.

Kriss, Peter H; Weber, Roberto A; Xiao, Erte (2015). Turning a blind eye, but not the other cheek: on the robustness of costly punishment. Working paper series / Department of Economics 185, University of Zurich.

2014

Beerli, Andreas; Indergand, Ronald (2014). Which factors drive the skill-mix of migrants in the long-run? Working paper series / Department of Economics 182, University of Zurich.

König, Michael D (2014). Technology cycles in dynamic R&D networks. Working paper series / Department of Economics 178, University of Zurich.

Burghart, Daniel R; Epper, Thomas; Fehr, Ernst (2014). The two faces of independence: betweenness and homotheticity. Working paper series / Department of Economics 179, University of Zurich.

Cassar, Lea (2014). Job mission as a substitute for monetary incentives: experimental evidence. Working paper series / Department of Economics 177, University of Zurich.

Cassar, Lea (2014). Optimal contracting with endogenous project mission. Working paper series / Department of Economics 150, University of Zurich.

Klein, Arnd Heinrich; Schmutzler, Armin (2014). Optimal effort incentives in dynamic tournaments. Working paper series / Department of Economics 175, University of Zurich.

Kunz, Johannes S (2014). Analyzing educational achievement differences between second-generation immigrants: comparing Germany and German-speaking Switzerland. Working paper series / Department of Economics 174, University of Zurich.

Mirkov, Nikola; Steinhauer, Andreas (2014). Are subjective distributions in inflation expectations symmetric? Working paper series / Department of Economics 173, University of Zurich.

Blume, Andreas; Kriss, Peter H; Weber, Roberto A (2014). Pre-play communication with forgone costly messages: experimental evidence on forward induction. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 34, University of Zurich.

Bartling, Björn; Weber, Roberto A; Yao, Lan (2014). Do markets erode social responsibility? Working paper series / Department of Economics 134, University of Zurich.

D'Adda, Giovanna; Darai, Donja; Weber, Roberto A (2014). Do leaders affect ethical conduct? Working paper series / Department of Economics 167, University of Zurich.

Basten, Christoph; Koch, Cathérine (2014). Higher bank capital requirements and mortgage pricing: evidence from the Counter-Cyclical Capital Buffer. Working paper series / Department of Economics 169, University of Zurich.

Salmon, Timothy C; Weber, Roberto A (2014). Maintaining efficiency while integrating entrants from lower-performing groups: an experimental study. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 35, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian (2014). Mixed equilibrium in a pure location game: the case of n ≥ 4 firms. Working paper series / Department of Economics 168, University of Zurich.

Hoffmann, Mathias (2014). The consumption-income ratio, entrepreneurial risk and the US stock market: technical appendix. Working paper series / Department of Economics 166, University of Zurich.

Cudré, Samuel; Hoffmann, Mathias (2014). A provincial view of global imbalances: regional capital flows in China. Working paper series / Department of Economics 162, University of Zurich.

Rosenkranz, Peter; Straumann, Tobias; Woitek, Ulrich (2014). A small open economy in the Great Depression: the case of Switzerland. Working paper series / Department of Economics 164, University of Zurich.

Notz, Stefan; Rosenkranz, Peter (2014). Business cycles in emerging markets: the role of liability dollarization and valuation effects. Working paper series / Department of Economics 163, University of Zurich.

Cudré, Samuel (2014). Capital's long march west: saving and investment frictions in Chinese regions. Working paper series / Department of Economics 161, University of Zurich.

Kaul, Ashok; Wolf, Michael (2014). The (possible) effect of plain packaging on smoking prevalence in Australia: a trend analysis. Working paper series / Department of Economics 165, University of Zurich.

Bartling, Björn; Fehr, Ernst; Herz, Holger Andreas (2014). The intrinsic value of decision rights. Working paper series / Department of Economics 120, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian (2014). Elastic contests and the robustness of the all-pay auction. Working paper series / Department of Economics 155, University of Zurich.

Voigtländer, Nico; Voth, Hans-Joachim (2014). Highway to Hitler. Working paper series / Department of Economics 156, University of Zurich.

Rendall, Andrew; Rendall, Michelle (2014). Math matters: education choices and wage inequality. Working paper series / Department of Economics 160, University of Zurich.

Kaul, Ashok; Wolf, Michael (2014). The (possible) effect of plain packaging on the smoking prevalence of minors in Australia: a trend analysis. Working paper series / Department of Economics 149, University of Zurich.

Brandes, Leif; Darai, Donja (2014). The value of top-down communication for organizational performance. Working paper series / Department of Economics 157, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian (2014). Unique equilibrium in rent-seeking contests with a continuum of types. Working paper series / Department of Economics 159, University of Zurich.

Baetschmann, Gregori; Winkelmann, Rainer (2014). A dynamic hurdle model for zero-inflated count data: with an application to health care utilization. Working paper series / Department of Economics 151, University of Zurich.

Romano, Joseph P; Shaikh, Azeem M; Wolf, Michael (2014). A practical two-step method for testing moment inequalities. Working paper series / Department of Economics 90, University of Zurich.

Falkinger, Josef (2014). In search of economic reality under the veil of financial markets. Working paper series / Department of Economics 154, University of Zurich.

Bierbrauer, Felix; Netzer, Nick (2014). Mechanism design and intentions. Working paper series / Department of Economics 66, University of Zurich.

Kushnir, Alexey; Nichifor, Alexandru (2014). Targeted vs. collective information sharing in networks. Working paper series / Department of Economics 152, University of Zurich.

Frey, Bruno S; Steiner, Lasse (2014). God does not play dice, but people should: random selection in politics, science and society. Working paper series / Department of Economics 144, University of Zurich.

Koudijs, Peter; Voth, Hans-Joachim (2014). Leverage and beliefs: personal experience and risk taking in margin lending. Working paper series / Department of Economics 148, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian (2014). Mixed equilibria in Tullock contests. Working paper series / Department of Economics 143, University of Zurich.

König, Michael D; Liu, Xiaodong; Zenou, Yves (2014). R&D networks: theory, empirics and policy implications. Working paper series / Department of Economics 142, University of Zurich.

Giusti, Giovanni; Noussair, Charles; Voth, Hans-Joachim (2014). Recreating the south sea bubble: lessons from an experiment in financial history. Working paper series / Department of Economics 146, University of Zurich.

Drelichman, Mauricio; Voth, Hans-Joachim (2014). Risk sharing with the monarch: contingent debt and excusable defaults in the age of Philip II, 1556–1598. Working paper series / Department of Economics 145, University of Zurich.

Rendall, Michelle; Weiss, Franziska J (2014). Employment polarization and the role of the apprenticeship system. Working paper series / Department of Economics 141, University of Zurich.

Basten, Christoph; Koch, Cathérine (2014). The causal effect of house prices on mortgage demand and mortgage supply. Working paper series / Department of Economics 140, University of Zurich.

Ewerhart, Christian (2014). Cournot games with biconcave demand. Working paper series / Department of Economics 16, University of Zurich.

Alós-Ferrer, Carlos; Netzer, Nick (2014). Robust stochastic stability. Working paper series / Department of Economics 63, University of Zurich.

2013

Bell, David B; Ledoit, Olivier; Wolf, Michael (2013). A new portfolio formation approach to mispricing of marketing performance indicators with an application to customer satisfaction. Working paper series / Department of Economics 79, University of Zurich.

Steiner, Lasse; Frey, Bruno S; Resch, Magnus (2013). Home is where your art is: the home bias of art collectors. Working paper series / Department of Economics 135, University of Zurich.

Herz, Holger Andreas; Schunk, Daniel; Zehnder, Christian (2013). How do judgmental overconfidence and overoptimism shape innovative activity? Working paper series / Department of Economics 106, University of Zurich.

Antoniades, Alexis; Seshan, Ganesh; Weber, Roberto A; Zubrickas, Robertas (2013). On altruism and remittances. Working paper series / Department of Economics 131, University of Zurich.

Zubrickas, Robertas (2013). The provision point mechanism with reward money. Working paper series / Department of Economics 114, University of Zurich.

Schneider, Frédéric; Weber, Roberto A (2013). Long-term commitment and cooperation. Working paper series / Department of Economics 130, University of Zurich.

Kushnir, Alexey (2013). On the equivalence between Bayesian and dominant strategy implementation: the case of correlated types. Working paper series / Department of Economics 129, University of Zurich.

Herz, Holger Andreas; Taubinsky, Dmitry (2013). Market experience is a reference point in judgments of fairness. Working paper series / Department of Economics 128, University of Zurich.

Ledoit, Olivier; Wolf, Michael (2013). Spectrum estimation: a unified framework for covariance matrix estimation and PCA in large dimensions. Working paper series / Department of Economics 105, University of Zurich.

Goeree, Jacob K; Kushnir, Alexey (2013). A geometric approach to mechanism design. Working paper series / Department of Economics 56, University of Zurich.

Darai, Donja; Grätz, Silvia (2013). Attraction and cooperative behavior. Working paper series / Department of Economics 82, University of Zurich.

Bartling, Björn; Engl, Florian; Weber, Roberto A (2013). Does willful ignorance deflect punishment? – An experimental study. Working paper series / Department of Economics 125, University of Zurich.

Boppart, Timo; Weiss, Franziska J (2013). Non-homothetic preferences and industry directed technical change. Working paper series / Department of Economics 123, University of Zurich.

Hoffmann, Mathias; Suter, Rahel (2013). Systematic consumption risk in currency returns. Working paper series / Department of Economics 124, University of Zurich.

Wolf, Michael; Wunderli, Dan (2013). Bootstrap joint prediction regions. Working paper series / Department of Economics 64, University of Zurich.

Ranehill, Eva; Schneider, Frédéric; Weber, Roberto A (2013). Growing groups, cooperation, and the rate of entry. Working paper series / Department of Economics 103, University of Zurich.

Steiner, Lasse; Frey, Bruno S; Hotz, Simone (2013). European capitals of culture and life satisfaction. Working paper series / Department of Economics 117, University of Zurich.

Inderbitzin, Lukas; Staubli, Stefan; Zweimüller, Josef (2013). Extended unemployment benefits and early retirement: program complementarity and program substitution. Working paper series / Department of Economics 119, University of Zurich.

Klose, Bettina Susanne; Kovenock, Daniel J (2013). The all-pay auction with complete information and identity-dependent externalities. Working paper series / Department of Economics 118, University of Zurich.

Che, Yeon-Koo; Kim, Jinwoo; Mierendorff, Konrad (2013). Generalized reduced-form auctions: A network-flow approach. Working paper series / Department of Economics 31, University of Zurich.

Kettemann, Andreas; Krogstrup, Signe (2013). Portfolio balance effects of the SNB’s bond purchase program. Working paper series / Department of Economics 116, University of Zurich.

Laliv, Rafael; Luechinger, Simon; Schmutzler, Armin (2013). Does supporting passenger railways reduce road traffic externalities? Working paper series / Department of Economics 110, University of Zurich.

Chan, Ho Fai; Frey, Bruno S; Gallus, Jana; Torgler, Benno (2013). Does the John Bates Clark Medal boost subsequent productivity and citation success? Working paper series / Department of Economics 111, University of Zurich.

Sovinsky, Michelle; Stern, Steven (2013). Dynamic modelling of long-term care decisions. Working paper series / Department of Economics 113, University of Zurich.

Hefti, Andreas (2013). Local contraction-stability and uniqueness. Working paper series / Department of Economics 112, University of Zurich.

Bernasconi, Claudia (2013). Similarity of income distributions and the extensive and intensive margin of bilateral trade flows. Working paper series / Department of Economics 115, University of Zurich.

Jönsson, Stefan; Schmutzler, Armin (2013). All-pay auctions: Implementation and optimality. Working paper series / Department of Economics 108, University of Zurich.

König, Michael D (2013). Dynamic R&D networks. Working paper series / Department of Economics 109, University of Zurich.

Cohn, Alain; Fehr, Ernst; Goette, Lorenz (2013). Fair wages and effort provision: Combining evidence from the lab and the field. Working paper series / Department of Economics 107, University of Zurich.

Romano, Joseph P; Wolf, Michael (2013). Testing for monotonicity in expected asset returns. Working paper series / Department of Economics 17, University of Zurich.

2012

Doepke, Matthias; Zilibotti, Fabrizio (2012). Parenting with style: altruism and paternalism in intergenerational preference transmission. Department of Economics Working Paper Series 104, University of Zurich.

Fehr, Ernst; Herz, Holger Andreas; Wilkening, Tom (2012). The lure of authority: Motivation and incentive effects of power. Working paper series / Department of Economics 99, University of Zurich.

Bartling, Björn; Fehr, Ernst; Schmidt, Klaus M (2012). Use and abuse of authority: A behavioral foundation of the employment relation. Working paper series / Department of Economics 98, University of Zurich.

Falkinger, Josef (2012). Verantwortliches Handeln - Gestalten von Ordnung. Working paper series / Department of Economics 100, University of Zurich.

Baetschmann, Gregori; Staub, Kevin E; Studer, Raphael (2012). Does the stork deliver happiness? Parenthood and life satisfaction. Working paper series / Department of Economics 94, University of Zurich.

Iorio, Daniela; Sovinsky, Michelle (2012). How bulimia nervosa relates to addictive behavior. Working paper series / Department of Economics 95, University of Zurich.

Findeisen, Sebastian; Sachs, Dominik (2012). Education and optimal dynamic taxation: The role of income-contingent student loans. Working paper series / Department of Economics 40, University of Zurich.

Falkinger, Josef (2012). Em-powering economics: Some thoughts on policy and financial markets. Working paper series / Department of Economics 93, University of Zurich.

Goeree, Jacob K; Lindsay, Luke (2012). Stabilizing the economy: Market design and general equilibrium. Working paper series / Department of Economics 92, University of Zurich.

Biewen, Martin; Fitzenberger, Bernd; Osikominu, Aderonke; Paul, Marie (2012). The effectiveness of public sponsored training revisited: the importance of data and methodological choices. Working paper series / Department of Economics 91, University of Zurich.

Bartling, Björn; Schmidt, Klaus M (2012). Reference points in renegotiations: The role of contracts and competition. Working paper series / Department of Economics 89, University of Zurich.

Widmer, Philippe K; Elias, George; Zweifel, Peter (2012). Improving efficiency through consolidation of jurisdictions? Evidence from the cantons of Switzerland. Working paper series / Department of Economics 85, University of Zurich.

Jacobi, Liana; Sovinsky, Michelle (2012). Marijuana on Main Street: What if? Working paper series / Department of Economics 87, University of Zurich.

Goeree, Michelle S; Ham, John C; Iorio, Daniela (2012). Race, social class, and bulimia nervosa. Working paper series / Department of Economics 86, University of Zurich.

Kuhn, Andreas (2012). Redistributive preferences, redistribution, and inequality: Evidence from a panel of OECD countries. Working paper series / Department of Economics 84, University of Zurich.

Sovinsky Goeree, Michelle; Hiedemann, Bridget; Stern, Steven (2012). Will you still want me tomorrow? The dynamics of families' long-term care arrangements. Working paper series / Department of Economics 88, University of Zurich.

Kohler, Andreas (2012). Trade and growth in an unequal global economy. Working paper series / Department of Economics 81, University of Zurich.

Goeree, Jacob K; Zhang, Jingjing (2012). Communication and competition. Working paper series / Department of Economics 74, University of Zurich.

Staubli, Stefan; Zweimüller, Josef (2012). Does raising the retirement age increase employment of older workers? Working paper series / Department of Economics 20, 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 73, University of Zurich.

Goeree, Jacob K; Zhang, Jingjing (2012). Inefficient markets. Working paper series / Department of Economics 72, University of Zurich.

Kiedaisch, Christian (2012). Intellectual property rights in a quality-ladder model with persistent leadership. Working paper series / Department of Economics 78, 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 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 76, University of Zurich.

Studer, Raphael; Winkelmann, Rainer (2012). Reported happiness, fast and slow. Working paper series / Department of Economics 80, University of Zurich.

Rendall, Michelle (2012). Structural change in developing countries: has it decreased gender inequality? Working paper series / Department of Economics 77, 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 70, University of Zurich.

Zhang, Jingjing (2012). Communication in asymmetric group competition over public goods. Working paper series / Department of Economics 69, University of Zurich.

Goeree, Jacob K; Lindsay, Luke (2012). Designing package markets to eliminate exposure risk. Working paper series / Department of Economics 71, University of Zurich.

Clausen, Andrew; Strub, Carlo (2012). Envelope theorems for non-smooth and non-concave optimization. Working paper series / Department of Economics 62, 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 68, 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 67, University of Zurich.

Bridji, Slim (2012). The French Great Depression: a business cycle accounting analysis. Working paper series / Department of Economics 65, 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 61, University of Zurich.

Wunderli, Dan (2012). Controlling the danger of false discoveries in estimating multiple treatment effects. Working paper series / Department of Economics 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 59, University of Zurich.

2011

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.

Sáez-Martí, María (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.

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

Fehr, Ernst; Hart, Olive; 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.

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.

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.

Ledoit, Olivier (2011). The redistributive effects of monetary policy. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 44, 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.

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.

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.

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, Frédéric (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.