Robert Dur

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics

Associate Professor

FEW / H 8-15

P.O. Box 1738

Rotterdam, 3000 DR

Netherlands

http://people.few.eur.nl/dur

Tinbergen Institute

Research Fellow

Amsterdam/Rotterdam

Netherlands

CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

Research Affiliate

Poschinger Str. 5

Munich, DE-81679

Germany

IZA Institute of Labor Economics

P.O. Box 7240

Bonn, D-53072

Germany

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Socially Useless Jobs

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 18-034/VII
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 02 May 2018
Robert Dur and Max van Lent
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Leiden University
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work motivation, job satisfaction, job search, management quality, job protection legislation, sin industries, labor hoarding, division of labor

Socially Useless Jobs

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11927
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 19 Nov 2018
Robert Dur and Max Lent
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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work motivation, job satisfaction, job search, management quality, job protection legislation, sin industries, labor hoarding, division of labor

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Citation 103

Incentives and Workers' Motivation in the Public Sector

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 13 Jul 2004
Josse Delfgaauw and Robert Dur
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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public sector labour markets, incentive contracts, work ethics, public service motivation

Incentives and Workers' Motivation in the Public Sector

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 04-060/1
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 07 Jun 2004
Josse Delfgaauw and Robert Dur
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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Public Sector Labour Markets, Incentive Contracts, Work Ethics, Public Service Motivation

Employee Recognition and Performance: A Field Experiment

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 13-017
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 27 Apr 2013
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) and Maastricht University
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employee motivation, recognition, reciprocity, conformity, field experiment

Employee Recognition and Performance: A Field Experiment

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4164
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 04 Apr 2013
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) and Maastricht University
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employee motivation, recognition, reciprocity, conformity, field experiment

Employee Recognition and Performance: A Field Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8311
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 19 Jul 2014
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and Maastricht University
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employee motivation, recognition, reciprocity, conformity, field experiment

Employee Recognition and Performance: A Field Experiment

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 2013-038/V
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 06 Mar 2013
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) and Maastricht University
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Employee motivation, recognition, reciprocity, conformity, field experiment

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Signaling and Screening of Workers' Motivation

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1099; Tinbergen Institute Working Paper No. 2002-050/3
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 02 Feb 2004
Josse Delfgaauw and Robert Dur
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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signaling and screening models, intrinsic motivation, monetary incentive schemes, minimum wages

Intrinsic Motivations of Public Sector Employees: Evidence for Germany

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 12-135/VII
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 08 Dec 2012
Robert Dur and Robin Zoutenbier
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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public service motivation, altruism, laziness, sorting, public sector employment, personality characteristics

Intrinsic Motivations of Public Sector Employees: Evidence for Germany

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8239
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 14 Jun 2014
Robert Dur and Robin Zoutenbier
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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public service motivation, altruism, laziness, sorting, public sector employment, personality characteristics

Intrinsic Motivations of Public Sector Employees: Evidence for Germany

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4276
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 18 Jun 2013
Robert Dur and Robin Zoutenbier
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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public service motivation, altruism, laziness, sorting, public sector employment, personality characteristics

The Power of a Bad Example – A Field Experiment In Household Garbage Disposal

TILEC Discussion Paper No. 2013-018, CentER Discussion Paper No. 2013-037
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 06 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 15 Jul 2013
Robert Dur and Ben Vollaard
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and CentER, Tilburg University
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littering, public services, free-riding, field experiment

The Power of a Bad Example - A Field Experiment in Household Garbage Disposal

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4753
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 09 May 2014
Robert Dur and Ben Vollaard
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and CentER, Tilburg University
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littering, public services, free-riding, field experiment

The Power of a Bad Example -- A Field Experiment in Household Garbage Disposal

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 12-061/1
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 06 Jul 2012
Robert Dur and Ben Vollaard
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and CentER, Tilburg University
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littering, public services, free-riding, field experiment

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The Effect of Fiscal Rules on Public Investment If Budget Deficits are Politically Motivated

Working Paper No. TI97-125/1
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 23 Jan 2004
Robert Dur, Ben D. Peletier and Otto H. Swank
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Erasmus University Rotterdam - Department of Economics
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fiscal rules; budget deficits; public investment

Managerial Talent, Motivation, and Self-Selection into Public Management

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 2008-097/1, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2437
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 14 Oct 2008
Josse Delfgaauw and Robert Dur
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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Public Management, Public Service Motivation, Managerial Ability, Self-Selection

Managerial Talent, Motivation, and Self-Selection into Public Management

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4766
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 22 Feb 2010
Josse Delfgaauw and Robert Dur
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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public management, public service motivation, managerial ability, self-selection

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Citation 44

Public Sector Employees: Risk Averse and Altruistic?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4401
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 15 Oct 2009
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and TNO Quality of Life - Work and Employment
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public service motivation, risk aversion, revealed preferences data

Public Sector Employees: Risk Averse and Altruistic?

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 09-067/1
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 02 Aug 2009
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and TNO Quality of Life - Work and Employment
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public service motivation, risk aversion, revealed preferences data

Public Sector Employees: Risk Averse and Altruistic?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3851
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 30 Jun 2012
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and TNO Quality of Life - Work and Employment
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public service motivation, risk aversion, revealed preferences data

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Citation 33

Social Interaction, Co-Worker Altruism, and Incentives

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 08-094/1, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2476
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 05 Oct 2008
Robert Dur and Joeri Sol
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and University of Amsterdam
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social interaction, altruism, incentive contracts, co-worker satisfaction

Social Interaction, Co-Worker Altruism, and Incentives

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2476
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 03 Dec 2008
Robert Dur and Joeri Sol
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and University of Amsterdam
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social interaction, altruism, incentive contracts, co-worker satisfaction

Social Interaction, Co-Worker Altruism, and Incentives

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4532
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 09 Nov 2009
Robert Dur and Joeri Sol
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and University of Amsterdam
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social interaction, altruism, incentive contracts, co-worker satisfaction

Tournament Incentives in the Field: Gender Differences in the Workplace

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 09-069/1
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 06 Aug 2009
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, University of Amsterdam and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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field experiment, gender differences, competition, sales contests, awards

Tournament Incentives in the Field: Gender Differences in the Workplace

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4395
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 15 Oct 2009
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, University of Amsterdam and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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sales contests, field experiment, gender differences, competition, awards

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Citation 22

Working for a Good Cause

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 11-168/3
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 29 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 03 Dec 2012
Robert Dur and Robin Zoutenbier
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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public service motivation, altruism, mission preferences, sorting, World Values Survey

Working for a Good Cause

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4227
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 15 May 2013
Robert Dur and Robin Zoutenbier
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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public service motivation, altruism, mission preferences, sorting, World Values Survey

Working for a Good Cause

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7058
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 15 Dec 2012
Robert Dur and Robin Zoutenbier
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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public service motivation, altruism, mission preferences, sorting, World Values Survey

From Public Monopsony to Competitive Market: More Efficiency But Higher Prices

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 28 Jan 2004
Josse Delfgaauw and Robert Dur
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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liberalisation, monopsony power, incentive wages, intrinsic motivation

From Public Monopsony to Competitive Market: More Efficiency but Higher Prices

Oxford Economic Papers, Vol. 61, Issue 3, pp. 586-602, 2009
Posted: 04 Jul 2009
Josse Delfgaauw and Robert Dur
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics

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Status-Seeking in Criminal Subcultures and the Double Dividend of Zero-Tolerance

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1762
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 25 Jul 2006
Robert Dur
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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status concerns, street crime, subcultures, penalties, zero-tolerance, broken windows policing

Status-Seeking in Criminal Subcultures and the Double Dividend of Zero-Tolerance

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5484
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 21 Feb 2011
Robert Dur and Joel J. van der Weele
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and University of Amsterdam - Center for Experimental Economics and political Decision making (CREED)
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status concerns, street crime, subcultures, penalties, zero-tolerance, broken windows policing

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Education and Efficient Redistribution

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 20 Nov 2001
Robert Dur and Coen N. Teulings
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and University of Amsterdam
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Reciprocity and Incentive Pay in the Workplace

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 08-080/1
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 04 Sep 2008
Robert Dur, Arjan Non and Hein J. Roelfsema
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Maastricht University and Utrecht University - School of Economics
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reciprocity, social exchange, incentive contracts, double moral hazard, GSOEP

Reciprocity and Incentive Pay in the Workplace

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4782
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 08 Mar 2010
Robert Dur, Arjan Non and Hein J. Roelfsema
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Maastricht University and Utrecht University - School of Economics
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reciprocity, social exchange, incentive contracts, double moral hazard, GSOEP

Serving the Public Interest in Several Ways: Theory and Empirics

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 16-109/VII
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 14 Dec 2016
Robert Dur and Max Lent
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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altruism, charitable donations, public service motivation, public sector employment, self-selection

Serving the Public Interest in Several Ways: Theory and Empirics

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6553
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 04 Aug 2017
Robert Dur and Max Lent
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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altruism, charitable donations, public service motivation, public sector employment, self-selection

Serving the Public Interest in Several Ways: Theory and Empirics

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11095
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 23 Oct 2017
Robert Dur and Max Lent
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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altruism, charitable donations, volunteering, public service motivation, public sector employment, self-selection

Team Incentives, Social Cohesion, and Performance: A Natural Field Experiment

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 2019-045/VII
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 02 Jul 2019
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Leiden University and University of Amsterdam
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field experiment, team incentives, social cohesion

Team Incentives, Social Cohesion, and Performance: A Natural Field Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13498
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 29 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 19 May 2022
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Leiden University and University of Amsterdam
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co-worker support, peer pressure, social cohesion, team incentives, field experiment, sales performance

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Citation 9

Gift Exchange in the Workplace: Money or Attention?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2496
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 12 Dec 2008
Robert Dur
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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manager-employee relationships, wages, extra-role behavior, sabotage, gift exchange, social-exchange, conditional altruism, reciprocity, signaling game

Gift Exchange in the Workplace: Money or Attention?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3839
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 25 Nov 2008
Robert Dur
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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manager-employee relationships, wages, extra-role behavior, sabotage, gift exchange, social exchange, conditional altruism, reciprocity, signaling game

A Social Norm Nudge to Save More: A Field Experiment at a Retail Bank

CESifo Working Paper No. 8894
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 24 Feb 2021
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, ING Bank - Netherlands Office, ING Bank - Netherlands Office and Leiden University
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A Social Norm Nudge to Save More: A Field Experiment at a Retail Bank

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 2019-063/I
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 29 Aug 2019
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, ING Bank - Netherlands Office, ING Bank - Netherlands Office and Leiden University
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household savings, field experiment, nudges, social norms

Macroeconomic Conditions when Young Shape Job Preferences for Life

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13123
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 13 Apr 2020
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE), University of Cologne, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Management
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preferences for job attributes, experience, macroeconomic condition, generational dierence

Macroeconomic Conditions When Young Shape Job Preferences for Life

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 2021-002/VII
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 18 Feb 2021
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE), University of Regensburg, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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preferences for job attributes, experience, macroeconomic condition, generational difference

Team Incentives, Task Assignment, and Performance: A Field Experiment

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 17-090/VII
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 25 Sep 2017
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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Team incentives, Task assignment, Field experiment

Team Incentives, Task Assignment, and Performance: A Field Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11228
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 08 Jan 2018
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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team incentives, task assignment, field experiment

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Social Relations and Relational Incentives

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3826
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 18 Jun 2012
Robert Dur and Jan Tichem
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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altruism, spite, social relations, incentives, relational contracts, efficiency wages, subjective performance evaluation, Nash bargaining

Social Relations and Relational Incentives

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 12-054/1
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 22 May 2012
Robert Dur and Jan Tichem
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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Altruism, spite, social relations, incentives, relational contracts, efficiency wages, subjective performance evaluation, Nash bargaining

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Paid to Quit

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 13-174/VII
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 23 Oct 2013
Robert Dur and Heiner Schmittdiel
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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intrinsic motivation, commitment, self-selection, wage compensation, exit bonus, transparency

Paid to Quit

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5648
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 18 Jan 2016
Robert Dur and Heiner Schmittdiel
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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intrinsic motivation, commitment, self-selection, wage compensation, exit bonus, transparency

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Are Education Subsidies an Efficient Redistributive Device?

Tinbergen Institute Working Paper No. 2003-024/3
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 13 May 2003
Robert Dur and Coen N. Teulings
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and University of Amsterdam
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income inequality, optimal taxation, education

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The Effects of Student Feedback to Teachers: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 2018-042/VII
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 10 May 2018
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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field experiment, feedback, teachers, student evaluations, gender differences

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Optimal Incentive Contracts When Workers Envy Their Boss

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. TI 2004-046/1
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 29 Apr 2004
Robert Dur and Amihai Glazer
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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Principal-agent, Envy, moral hazard, compensation, incentives, contracts, profit-sharing, stock options, public vs. private production

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Optimal Incentive Contracts for a Worker Who Envies His Boss

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 22 Oct 2004
Robert Dur and Amihai Glazer
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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principal-agent, envy, moral hazard, compensation, incentives, contracts, profitsharing, stock options, public vs. private production

Non-Competitive Wage-Setting as a Cause of Unfriendly and Inefficient Leadership

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 2018-094/VII
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 13 Dec 2018
Robert Dur, Ola Kvaloy and Anja Schöttner
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, University of Stavanger and Humboldt University of Berlin - School of Business and Economics
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leadership styles, incentives, motivation, wage-setting

Non-Competitive Wage-Setting as a Cause of Unfriendly and Inefficient Leadership

CESifo Working Paper No. 7873
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 14 Oct 2019
Robert Dur, Ola Kvaloy and Anja Schöttner
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, University of Stavanger and Humboldt University of Berlin - School of Business and Economics
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leadership styles, incentives, motivation, wage-setting

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Politicians' Motivation, Political Culture, and Electoral Competition

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 23 Jun 2004
Klaas J. Beniers and Robert Dur
Tinbergen Institute, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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Politicians' motivation, politicians' pay, political culture, electoral competition, coalition governments, reputation bashing

Dynamic Incentive Effects of Relative Performance Pay: A Field Experiment

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 10-124/1
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 12 Dec 2010
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Maastricht University and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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Dynamic incentives, Relative performance pay, Field experiment

Dynamic Incentive Effects of Relative Performance Pay: A Field Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7652
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 19 Oct 2013
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Maastricht University and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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dynamic incentives, relative performance pay, field experiment

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Salience of Law Enforcement: A Field Experiment

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 2017-007/VII
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 16 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2018
Robert Dur and Ben Vollaard
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and CentER, Tilburg University
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law enforcement, deterrence, perception, salience, disorder

Salience of Law Enforcement: A Field Experiment

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6499
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 23 Jun 2017
Robert Dur and Ben Vollaard
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and CentER, Tilburg University
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Law Enforcement, Deterrence, Perception, Salience, Disorder

Salience of Law Enforcement: A Field Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11644
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 09 Jul 2018
Robert Dur and Ben Vollaard
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and CentER, Tilburg University
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law enforcement, deterrence, perception, salience, disorder

The Effects of Prize Spread and Noise in Elimination Tournaments: A Natural Field Experiment

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 11-120/1
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 12 Aug 2011
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Maastricht University and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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elimination tournaments, incentives, prize spread, performance measurement, field experiment

The Effects of Prize Spread and Noise in Elimination Tournaments: A Natural Field Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6480
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 21 Apr 2012
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Maastricht University and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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elimination tournaments, incentives, prize spread, performance measurement, field experiment

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Why Do Policy Makers Stick to Inefficient Decisions?

Erasmus University Rotterdam Working Paper No. 99na
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 11 Aug 1999
Robert Dur
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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Incentives and the Sorting of Altruistic Agents into Street-Level Bureaucracies

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 08-113/1
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 24 Nov 2008
Margaretha Buurman and Robert Dur
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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street-level bureaucracy, sorting, altruism, personnel policy, pay-for-performance

Incentives and the Sorting of Altruistic Agents into Street-Level Bureaucracies

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3847
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 01 Dec 2008
Margaretha Buurman and Robert Dur
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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street-level bureaucracy, sorting, altruism, personnel policy, pay-for-performance

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Producing and Manipulating Information

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 18 Apr 2003
Robert Dur and Otto H. Swank
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam - Department of Economics
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Product Market Competition and Trade Union Structure

Tinbergen Institute Working Paper No. 2003-005/1
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 03 Mar 2003
Klaas J. Beniers and Robert Dur
Tinbergen Institute, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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product market competition, trade union structure, wage dispersion

How to Reduce Discrimination? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Amateur Soccer

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15186
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 19 May 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
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correspondence test, ethnic discrimination, intervention, field experiment, amateur soccer

How to reduce discrimination? Evidence from a field experiment in amateur soccer

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 2022-005/VII
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 17 Mar 2022
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Business Administration and University of ZurichNorwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - NTNU Business School
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ethnic discrimination, intervention, field experiment, correspondence test, amateur soccer

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Subsidizing Enjoyable Education

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1560, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. TI 05-010/1
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 21 Jan 2005
Robert Dur and Amihai Glazer
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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Tuition policy, education subsidies, self-selection

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Social Exchange and Common Agency in Organizations

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2030, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 06-111/1
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 04 Jan 2007
Robert Dur and Hein J. Roelfsema
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Utrecht University - School of Economics
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social exchange, reciprocity, incentive contracts, common agency, organizational design

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Why Does Centralisation Fail to Internalise Policy Externalities?

Tinbergen Institute Working Paper No. 2002-056/3
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 19 Jul 2002
Robert Dur and Hein J. Roelfsema
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Utrecht University - School of Economics
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Centralised decision making, strategic delegation, financing rules

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Local Public Good Provision, Municipal Consolidation, and National Transfers

CESifo Working Paper No. 2061
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 25 Jul 2007
Robert Dur and Klaas Staal
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Institute for International Economic Policy (IIW), University of Bonn
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local public goods, municipal consolidation, voting, intergovernmental transfers, tax discrimination

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The Credibility Problem in Unemployment Insurance Policy

Tinbergen Institute Working Paper No. 983
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 30 Mar 1999
Robert Dur
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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Activating the Long-Term Inactive: Labor Market and Mental Health Effects

CESifo Working Paper No. 10830
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 22 Dec 2023
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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activation program, long-term inactive, welfare beneficiaries, mental health, intergenerational spillovers

Activating the Long-Term Inactive: Labor Market and Mental Health Effects

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15891
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 13 Feb 2023
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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activation program, long-term inactive, welfare beneficiaries, mental health, intergenerational spillovers

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Management Practices: Are not for Profits Different?

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 11-094/1
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 18 Jul 2011
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Imperial College London Business School and University of Bristol
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not-for-profits, management, impure altruism

Management Practices: Are Not-for-Profits Different?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8498
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 28 Jul 2011
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Imperial College London Business School and University of Bristol
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impure altruism, management, not-for-profits

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The Desire for Impact

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. TI 2004-115/1, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1535
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 01 Nov 2004
Robert Dur and Amihai Glazer
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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Impact, monopsonistic behavior, wage differentials, hold-up problem, contracts, autonomy

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Altruism and Relational Incentives in the Workplace

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7363
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 11 May 2013
Robert Dur and Jan Tichem
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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altruism, spite, incentives, relational contracts, efficiency wages, subjective performance evaluation, Nash bargaining

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Wage-Setting Institutions, Unemployment, and Voters' Demand for Redistribution Policy

Tinbergen Institute, Working Paper No. TI 98-075/1
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 28 Feb 1999
Robert Dur
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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Sequential Advocacy

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 2002-016/1
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 14 Feb 2002
Tinbergen Institute, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam - Department of Economics
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Information collection, advocates, sequential, budgetary process

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National Interference in Local Public Good Provision

Tinbergen Institute Working Paper No. 2003-074/1
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 20 Oct 2003
Robert Dur and Klaas Staal
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Institute for International Economic Policy (IIW), University of Bonn
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local public goods, municipal consolidation, voting, intergovernmental transfers

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How a Firm Can Induce Legislators to Adopt a Bad Policy

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3788
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 26 Apr 2012
Matthias Dahm, Robert Dur and Amihai Glazer
University of Leicester - Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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lobbying, voting, special interests, credibility

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Gift Exchange in the Workplace

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 08-082/1
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 05 Sep 2008
Robert Dur
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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manager-employee relationships, wages, extra-role behavior, sabotage, gift exchange, social exchange, conditional altruism, reciprocity, signaling game

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Status-Seeking in Violent Subcultures and the Double Dividend of Zero-Tolerance

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 2006-005/1
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 20 Jan 2006
Robert Dur
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics
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status concerns, violence, subcultures, penalties, zero-tolerance, broken windows policing

When Do Teachers Respond to Student Feedback? Evidence from a Field Experiment

CESifo Working Paper No. 8209
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 15 Apr 2020
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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field experiment, feedback, teachers, student evaluations, self-assessment, gender differences

When Do Teachers Respond to Student Feedback? Evidence from a Field Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12907
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 28 Jan 2020
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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field experiment, feedback, teachers, student evaluations, self-assessment, gender differences

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Labor-Market Conditions and Leadership Styles

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13860
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 16 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 19 May 2022
Robert Dur, Ola Kvaloy and Anja Schöttner
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, University of Stavanger and Humboldt University of Berlin - School of Business and Economics
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social preferences, motivation, incentives, leadership styles, labor-market conditions, wage-setting

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Lobbying of Firms by Voters

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 09-068/1
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 01 Aug 2009
Matthias Dahm, Robert Dur and Amihai Glazer
University of Leicester - Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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Lobbying, voting, special interests, influence

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Does Growing Up in Economic Hard Times Increase Compassion? The Case of Attitudes Towards Immigration

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 02 May 2023
Maria Cotofan, Robert Dur and Stephan Meier
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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immigration, attitudes, Social preferences, redistribution, Macroeconomic conditions, Impressionable years.

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Who's Afraid of Policy Experiments?

CESifo Working Paper No. 11194
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 10 Jul 2024
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Independent and Independent
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policy experiments, randomized controlled trials, voters, politicians, public policy, survey experiment, conformism

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Nudging Consumers to Reduce Inertia - a Two-Wave Survey Experiment in the Health Insurance Market

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 30 Jul 2024
authority for Consumers and Markets, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, University of Twente and The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets
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Survey experiment, Behavioral Economics, health insurance, consumer policy

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Leadership Styles and Labor-Market Conditions

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15790
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 11 Feb 2021
Robert Dur, Ola Kvaloy and Anja Schöttner
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, University of Stavanger and Humboldt University of Berlin - School of Business and Economics
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Optimal Contracts When a Worker Envies His Boss

The Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization, Vol. 24, Issue 1, pp. 120-137, 2008
Posted: 23 Jun 2008
Robert Dur and Amihai Glazer
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics

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Should Higher Education Subsidies Depend on Parental Income?

Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp.284-297, 2004
Posted: 17 Aug 2007
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Economics, University of Amsterdam and University of Warwick - Department of Economics

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