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Sundays are Blue: Aren't They? The Day-of-The-Week Effect on Subjective Well-Being and Socio-Economic Status

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4563
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 17 Nov 2009
Alpaslan Akay and Peter Martinsson
IZA Institute of Labor Economics and University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics
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subjective well-being, day-of-the-week effect

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Strong, Bold, and Kind: Self-Control and Cooperation in Social Dilemmas

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Strong, Bold, and Kind: Self-Control and Cooperation in Social Dilemmas

ESMT Working Paper No. 12-01 (R1)
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 19 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 28 May 2013
Martin G. Kocher, Kristian Ove R. Myrseth, Peter Martinsson and Conny E. Wollbrant
University of Vienna, University of York, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics and University of Gothenburg - School of Business, Economics and Law
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self-control, cooperation, public good, risk, experiment

Strong, Bold, and Kind: Self-Control and Cooperation in Social Dilemmas

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4200
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 01 May 2013
Martin G. Kocher, Peter Martinsson, Kristian Ove R. Myrseth and Conny E. Wollbrant
University of Vienna, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics, University of York and University of Gothenburg - School of Business, Economics and Law
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self-control, cooperation, public good, risk, experiment

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Household Decision Making and the Influence of Spouses' Income, Education, and Communist Party Membership: A Field Experiment in Rural China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4139
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 28 Apr 2009
Fredrik Carlsson, Peter Martinsson, Ping Qin and Matthias Sutter
Goeteborg University - School of Economics & Commercial Law, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics, Goeteborg University and Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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household decision making, risk, field experiment, China

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Reconciling Pro-Social vs. Selfish Behavior: Evidence for the Role of Self-Control

Published in Judgment and Decision Making, 7(3): 304-315, ESMT Working Paper No. 10-003 (R1)
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 25 May 2010 Last Revised: 05 Mar 2013
Peter Martinsson, Kristian Ove R. Myrseth and Conny E. Wollbrant
University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics, University of York and University of Gothenburg - School of Business, Economics and Law
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self-control, pro-social behavior, altruism, experiment

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Social Preferences in Childhood and Adolescence: A Large-Scale Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5016
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 06 Jul 2010
Matthias Sutter, Francesco Feri, Martin G. Kocher, Peter Martinsson, Katarina Nordblom and Daniela Glätzle-Rützle
Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, University of London - Royal Holloway College, University of Vienna, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics, Göteborg University - Department Economics and University of Innsbruck - Department of Public Finance
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children, social preferences, age, gender, experiment

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Ostracism and the Provision of a Public Good - Experimental Evidence

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Ostracism and the Provision of a Public Good - Experimental Evidence

MPI Collective Goods Preprint No. 2005/24
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 08 Dec 2005
Frank P. Maier-Rigaud, Frank P. Maier-Rigaud, Peter Martinsson and Gianandrea Staffiero
IESEG School of Management (LEM-CNRS), Department of Economics and Quantitative MethodsABC economics, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics and Europe Economics
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Experiment, Public Good, Ostracism

Ostracism and the Provision of a Public Good: Experimental Evidence

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 73, pp. 387-395, 2010
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 02 May 2011
Frank P. Maier-Rigaud, Frank P. Maier-Rigaud, Peter Martinsson and Gianandrea Staffiero
IESEG School of Management (LEM-CNRS), Department of Economics and Quantitative MethodsABC economics, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics and Europe Economics
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Ostracism, Exclusion, public good, teamwork, experiment

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The Origins of Cultural Divergence: Evidence from Vietnam

Number of pages: 81 Posted: 07 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 02 Jul 2020
Hoang-Anh Ho, Peter Martinsson and Ola Olsson
University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics and University of Gothenburg
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Culture, Selective Migration, Vietnam

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Cooperation in Social Dilemmas: The Necessity of Seeing Self-Control Conflict

ESMT Working Paper No. 10-004 (R1)
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 28 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2012
Peter Martinsson, Kristian Ove R. Myrseth and Conny E. Wollbrant
University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics, University of York and University of Gothenburg - School of Business, Economics and Law
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Self-Control, Pro-Social Behavior, Public Good Experiment, Conditional Cooperation

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Improved Cook Stoves for Climate Change Mitigation? Evidence of Values, Preferences and Carbon Savings from a Choice Experiment in Ethiopia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8499
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 28 Aug 2018
Sahan Dissanayake, Abebe Damte Beyene, Randall Bluffstone, Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Gilbert Kiggundu, Shannon H. Kooser, Peter Martinsson, Alemu Mekonnen and Michael Toman
Colby College - Department of Economics, World Bank, University of Reading, Mekelle University - Department of Economics, World Bank, World Bank, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics, Addis Ababa University - Department of Economics and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Energy and Mining, Energy and Environment, Energy Demand, Health Care Services Industry, Global Environment, Pollution Management & Control, Air Quality & Clean Air, Brown Issues and Health, Environmental Disasters & Degradation

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Do Improved Biomass Cookstoves Reduce Fuelwood Consumption and Carbon Emissions? Evidence from Rural Ethiopia Using a Randomized Treatment Trial with Electronic Monitoring

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7324
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Abebe Beyene, Randall A. Bluffstone, Zenebe Gebreegzhiaber, Peter Martinsson, Alemu Mekonnen and Ferdinand Vieider
EfD Ethiopia, Portland State University - Department of Economics, Environmental Economics Policy Forum for Ethiopia, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics, Addis Ababa University - Department of Economics and WZB Berlin Social Science Center - Risk & Development Unit
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Climate Change and Health, Climate Change and Environment, Global Environment, Science of Climate Change, Inequality

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Attitudes Toward Uncertainty Among the Poor: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4225
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 21 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Alpaslan Akay, Peter Martinsson, Haileselassie Medhin and Stefan T. Trautmann
IZA Institute of Labor Economics, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Gothenburg - School of Global Studies and Heidelberg University - Alfred Weber Institute for Economics
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ambiguity attitudes, risk attitudes, cultural differences, poverty

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The Improved Biomass Stove Saves Wood, But How Often Do People Use it? Evidence from a Randomized Treatment Trial in Ethiopia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7297
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Abebe Beyene, Randall A. Bluffstone, Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Peter Martinsson, Alemu Mekonnen and Ferdinand M. Vieider
EfD Ethiopia, Portland State University - Department of Economics, Mekelle University - Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics, Addis Ababa University - Department of Economics and University of Lyon, CNRS-GATE
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Energy and Mining, Climate Change and Health, Science of Climate Change, Energy Demand, Climate Change and Environment, Energy and Environment, Global Environment

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We, the Rich: Inequality, Identity and Cooperation in Complex Societies

Working Paper of the Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance No. 2019-19
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 21 Nov 2019
Andrea FM Martinangeli and Peter Martinsson
Burgundy School of Business and University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics
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experiment, inequality, multiple groups, public goods, social identity

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Can Improved Biomass Cookstoves Contribute to REDD+ in Low-Income Countries? Evidence from a Controlled Cooking Test Trial with Randomized Behavioral Treatments

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7394
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Abebe Beyene, Randall A. Bluffstone, Sahan Dissanayake, Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Peter Martinsson, Alemu Mekonnen and Michael Toman
EfD Ethiopia, Portland State University - Department of Economics, Colby College - Department of Economics, Mekelle University - Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics, Addis Ababa University - Department of Economics and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Climate Change and Health, Global Environment, Climate Change and Environment, Science of Climate Change

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The Effect of Religion on Cooperation and Altruistic Punishment: Experimental Evidence from Public Goods Experiments

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6179
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 Dec 2011
Alpaslan Akay, Gokhan Karabulut and Peter Martinsson
IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Istanbul University and University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics
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cooperation, experiment, public goods, punishment, religion

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Community Managed Forest Groups and Preferences for REDD Contract Attributes: A Choice Experiment Survey of Communities in Nepal

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7326
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Sahan Dissanayake, Prakash Jha, Bhim Adhikari, Rajesh Bista, Randall A. Bluffstone, Harisharan Luintel, Peter Martinsson, Naya S. Paudel, Eswaran Somanathan and Michael Toman
Colby College - Department of Economics, Ca Foscari University of Venice, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), ForestAction Nepal, Portland State University - Department of Economics, ForestAction, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics, ForestAction, Indian Statistical Institute and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Science of Climate Change, Global Environment, Inequality, Climate Change and Health, Climate Change and Environment

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Measuring Risk Preferences in Rural Ethiopia: Risk Tolerance and Exogenous Income Proxies

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7137
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Ferdinand M. Vieider, Abebe Beyene, Randall A. Bluffstone, Sahan Dissanayake, Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Peter Martinsson and Alemu Mekonnen
University of Lyon, CNRS-GATE, EfD Ethiopia, Portland State University - Department of Economics, Colby College - Department of Economics, Mekelle University - Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics and Addis Ababa University - Department of Economics
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Global Environment, Science of Climate Change, Climate Change and Environment, Energy and Environment, Climate Change and Health, Energy Demand, Energy and Mining

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The Effect of Power Outages and Cheap Talk on Willingness to Pay to Reduce Outages

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4307
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 28 Jul 2009
Fredrik Carlsson, Peter Martinsson and Alpaslan Akay
Goeteborg University - School of Economics & Commercial Law, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics and IZA Institute of Labor Economics
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contingent valuation, cheap talk, experience, power outages

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Cooperative Behavior and Common Pool Resources: Experimental Evidence from Community Forest User Groups in Nepal

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7323
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Randall A. Bluffstone, Astrid Dannenberg, Peter Martinsson, Prakash Jha and Rajesh Bista
Portland State University - Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics, ForestAction Nepal and ForestAction Nepal
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Inequality, Global Environment, Climate Change and Environment, Science of Climate Change, Climate Change and Health

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Life Satisfaction and Air Quality in Europe

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6732
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 21 Jul 2012
Susana Ferreira, Alpaslan Akay, Finbarr Brereton, Juncal Cunado, Peter Martinsson and Mirko Moro
University of Georgia, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics and University of Stirling
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air quality, SO2 concentrations, subjective well-being, life satisfaction, Europe, European Social Survey, GIS

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Positional Concerns Through the Life Cycle: Evidence from Subjective Well-Being Data and Survey Experiments

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6342
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 18 Feb 2012
Alpaslan Akay and Peter Martinsson
IZA Institute of Labor Economics and University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics
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positional concerns, life cycle, subjective well-being, survey experiment

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Does Stake Size Matter for Cooperation and Punishment?

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 06-104/1
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 25 Nov 2006
Martin G. Kocher, Peter Martinsson and Martine Visser
University of Vienna, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics and Göteborg University
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experiment, public goods, punishment, stake size

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Preferences for REDD+ Contract Attributes in Low-Income Countries: A Choice Experiment in Ethiopia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7296
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Sahan Dissanayake, Abebe Beyene, Randall A. Bluffstone, Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Peter Martinsson, Alemu Mekonnen, Michael Toman and Ferdinand M. Vieider
Colby College - Department of Economics, EfD Ethiopia, Portland State University - Department of Economics, Mekelle University - Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics, Addis Ababa University - Department of Economics, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of Lyon, CNRS-GATE
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Climate Change and Health, Global Environment, Science of Climate Change, Climate Change and Environment

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The Effect of Religiosity and Religious Festivals on Positional Concerns: An Experimental Investigation of Ramadan

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6172
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 11 Dec 2011
Alpaslan Akay, Gokhan Karabulut and Peter Martinsson
IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Istanbul University and University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics
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religion, positional concerns, Ramadan, Islam

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Improved Biomass Cookstove Use in the Longer Run - Results from a Field Experiment in Rural Ethiopia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 9272
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 09 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2020
Alemu Mekonnen, Abebe Beyene, Randall Ames Bluffstone, Sahan Dissanayake, Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Daniel LaFave, Peter Martinsson and Michael Toman
Addis Ababa University - Department of Economics, EfD Ethiopia, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Colby College - Department of Economics, Mekelle University - Department of Economics, Colby College, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Household Decision Making in Rural China: Using Experiments to Estimate the Influences of Spouses

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5127
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 24 Aug 2010
Fredrik Carlsson, Haoran He, Peter Martinsson, Ping Qin and Matthias Sutter
Goeteborg University - School of Economics & Commercial Law, University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics, Goeteborg University and Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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household decision making, spouses, relative influence, random parameter model, field experiment, time preferences

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Thanks But No Thanks: A New Policy to Reduce Land Conflict

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4864
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 09 Jul 2014
Martin Dufwenberg, Gunnar Köhlin, Peter Martinsson and Haileselassie Medhin
University of Arizona - Department of Economics, Göteborg University - Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics and University of Gothenburg - School of Global Studies
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conflict, land-conflict game, social preferences, forward induction, Ethiopia, experiment, land reform

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Tolling on the River: Trade and Informal Taxation on the Congo

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 23 Nov 2016
Ola Olsson, Maria Eriksson Baaz and Peter Martinsson
University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg and University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics
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Corruption, Informal Taxation, Congo

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Does Relative Income Matter for the Very Poor? Evidence from Rural Ethiopia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3812
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 11 Nov 2008
Alpaslan Akay and Peter Martinsson
IZA Institute of Labor Economics and University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics
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absolute income, relative income, subjective well-being

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Coordination via Redistribution

Working Paper of the Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance No. 2017-7
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 27 Nov 2017
Andrea FM Martinangeli, Peter Martinsson and Amrish Patel
Burgundy School of Business, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics and University of East Anglia (UEA)
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Coordination, redistribution, experiment, distributive preferences, forward induction, signalling altruism

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Does Positional Concern Matter in Poor Societies? Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Rural Ethiopia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4354
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 18 Aug 2009
Alpaslan Akay, Peter Martinsson and Haileselassie Medhin
IZA Institute of Labor Economics, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics and University of Gothenburg - School of Global Studies
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Ethiopia, positional concern, relative income

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The Effect of Nonbinding Agreements on Cooperation Among Forest User Groups in Nepal and Ethiopia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7325
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Astrid Dannenberg and Peter Martinsson
University of Gothenburg and University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics
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Global Environment, Climate Change and Health, Inequality, Science of Climate Change, Climate Change and Environment

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Stability and Evolution of Preferences for Improved Cookstoves -- A Difference-in-Difference Analysis of a Choice Experiment from Ethiopia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8928
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 06 Aug 2019
Sahan Dissanayake, George Voigt, Abbie Cooper, Abebe Damte Beyene, Randall Bluffstone, Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Daniel LaFave, Peter Martinsson, Alemu Mekonnen and Michael Toman
Colby College - Department of Economics, Colby College, Colby College, World Bank, University of Reading, Mekelle University - Department of Economics, Colby College, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics, Addis Ababa University - Department of Economics and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Global Environment, Flood Control, Hydrology, Energy Demand, Energy and Environment, Energy and Mining, Health Care Services Industry

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Positional Concerns Among the Poor: Does Reference Group Matter? Evidence from Survey Experiments

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8215
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 Jun 2014
Alpaslan Akay, Lisa Andersson, Peter Martinsson and Haileselassie Medhin
IZA Institute of Labor Economics, University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics and University of Gothenburg - School of Global Studies
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reference groups, income comparison, experiment

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Improved Biomass Cookstove Use in the Longer Run: Results from a Field Experiment in Rural Ethiopia

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 02 May 2022
Alemu Mekonnen, Randall Bluffstone, Abebe D. Beyene, Sahan Dissanayake, Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Dan LaFave, Peter Martinsson and Michael Toman
Addis Ababa University, Portland State University, Policy Studies Institute, Portland State University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Colby College, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Improved Stove, Abandonment and Usage, Biomass, Ethiopia, Mirt