Matthias Benz

University of Zurich - Department of Economics

Zuerich, 8006

Switzerland

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Scholarly Papers (13)

1.

Are Stock Options the Managers' Blessing? Stock Option Compensation and Institutional Controls

Zurich IEER Working Paper No. 61
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 10 Dec 2000
Matthias Benz, Marcel Kucher and Alois Stutzer
University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of Basel
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executive compensation, stock options

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The Value of Autonomy: Evidence from the Self-Employed in 23 Countries

Institute for Empirical Research in Economics Working Paper No. 173
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 04 Jan 2004
Matthias Benz and Bruno S. Frey
University of Zurich - Department of Economics and CREMA
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self-employment, autonomy, job satisfaction, procedural utility

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Corporate Governance: What Can We Learn from Public Governance?

Academy of Management Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 05 Apr 2006
Matthias Benz and Bruno S. Frey
University of Zurich - Department of Economics and CREMA
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corporate governance, public governance, agency theory, democratic institutions

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Introducing Procedural Utility: Not Only What, But Also How Matters

Zurich IEER Working Paper No. 129
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 03 Nov 2002
Matthias Benz, Bruno S. Frey and Alois Stutzer
University of Zurich - Department of Economics, CREMA and University of Basel
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Procedural utility, outcome utility, institutions

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From Imperialism to Inspiration: A Survey of Economics and Psychology

Zurich IEER Working Paper No. 118
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 26 Sep 2002
Bruno S. Frey and Matthias Benz
CREMA and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
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Being Independent is a Great Thing: Subjective Evaluations of Self-Employment and Hierarchy

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 Mar 2003
Bruno S. Frey and Matthias Benz
CREMA and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
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Procedural Utility, Institutions, Hierarchy, Self-Employment, Job Satisfaction

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The Relevance of Procedural Utility for Economics

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 10 Nov 2005
Matthias Benz
University of Zurich - Department of Economics
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procedural utility, outcome utility, institutions, procedural fairness, outcome fairness, intentions

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Towards a Constitutional Theory of Corporate Governance

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 28 Sep 2006
Matthias Benz and Bruno S. Frey
University of Zurich - Department of Economics and CREMA
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corporate governance

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Entrepreneurship as a Non-Profit-Seeking Activity

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Forthcoming, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics Working Paper No. 243
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 01 Jun 2005
Matthias Benz
University of Zurich - Department of Economics
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entrepreneurship, self-employment, wage and return differentials, non-monetary work benefits, job satisfaction, over-optimism

10.

Economics and Psychology: Imperialism or Inspiration?

1st IESE Conference, "Humanizing the Firm & Management Profession", Barcelona, IESE Business School, June 30-July 2, 2008
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 05 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 01 Dec 2008
Bruno S. Frey and Matthias Benz
CREMA and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
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Economics and psychology, behavioral economics, social science paradigm

11.

Do Workers Enjoy Procedural Utility?

Zurich IEER Working Paper No. 127
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Nov 2002
Matthias Benz and Alois Stutzer
University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of Basel
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outcome utility, procedural utility, pay procedure, work relationship, pay satisfaction

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Are Voters Better Informed When They Have a Larger Say in Politics? Evidence for the European Union and Switzerland

Inst. for Empirical Research in Economics Working Paper No. 119
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 Sep 2002
Matthias Benz and Alois Stutzer
University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of Basel
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voter competence, direct democracy, information costs, rational ignorance

Do People Behave in Experiments as in the Field? - Evidence from Donations

Institute for Empirical Research in Economics Working Paper No. 248
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 19 Jul 2005
Matthias Benz and Stephan Meier
University of Zurich - Department of Economics and Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Management
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Experiments, external validity, methodology, charitable giving

Do People Behave in Experiments as in the Field? Evidence from Donations

FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 06-8
Posted: 14 Jul 2006
Matthias Benz and Stephan Meier
University of Zurich - Department of Economics and Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Management

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Experiments, external validity, methodology, charitable giving