We study the role of face-to-face interaction for gender differences in deceptive behavior and perceived honesty. In the first part, we compare women to men’s deceptive behavior using data from an incentivized income-reporting experiment with three treatments. Reporting is fully computerized in a baseline treatment but occurs face-to-face in the second and third treatment. Lies can be detected in the ...
This study examines the association between employment trajectories and retired men’s and women’s individual wealth at older ages in the two distinct welfare state contexts of Eastern and Western Germany. Because of the increasing re-marketization of retirement provisions, wealth is becoming increasingly important for retirees’ economic well-being. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study ...
Die Vielfalt von geschlechtlichen Identitäten wie auch sexuellen Orientierungen repräsentieren ein gesellschaftliches Phänomen, das in Wissenschaft, Politik und Öffentlichkeit zunehmend an Bedeutung gewinnt. Die soziale Lage von Lesben, Schwulen, Bisexuellen, Trans-, Inter- und queeren Menschen (LGBTIQ) betrifft dabei thematisch verschiedenste Bereiche des Lebens wie Familien, Bildung,...
It is very rare that the causal link between actions and outcomes can be observed directly. Often, it is much easier to observe correlation. To derive causality from correlation, economists use elaborate techniques. However, little is known about individuals’ capabilities to infer from correlational data in their everyday lives. I test if individuals erroneously infer...
In 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) produced a special report on the impacts of average global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas (GHG) emission pathways. It is set in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty. This paper, which differs ...
Gemäß dem Urteil des Europäischen Gerichtshofs (EuGH) vom 19. Oktober 2016 ist das deutsche Arzneimittelpreisrecht nicht auf Versandapotheken mit Sitz in einem anderen Mitgliedstaat der Europäischen Union anwendbar. Infolgedessen können diese bei der Abgabe von verschreibungspflichtigen Arzneimitteln an Patientinnen und Patienten Boni und Rabatte gewähren. Vor...
Last year, the Climate Friendly Materials Platform proposed an innovative policy framework to support the decarbonisation of the basic materials sector in the EU. A new policy brief from the platform focuses on one major component of this package: introducing the climate contribution to compliment the free allocation in the EU Emissions Trading System. The brief clarifies the concept and explains why ...
