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Peer learning in teams and work performance: Evidence from a randomized field experiment (2023)
Journal Article
Kamei, K., & Ashworth, J. (2023). Peer learning in teams and work performance: Evidence from a randomized field experiment. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 207, 413-432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2023.01.015

A novel field experiment shows that learning activities in pairs with a greater spread in abilities lead to better individual work performance, relative to those in pairs with similar abilities. The positive effect of the former is not limited to the... Read More about Peer learning in teams and work performance: Evidence from a randomized field experiment.

Gender Quotas, Female Representation and Public Expenditures: Evidence from Flemish Municipalities (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Flemish Municipalities. Presented at Public Choice Society World Meeting, Miami

Social Capital and the Effect of Female Representation: Expressive And Instrumental Considerations (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ashworth, J. (2014, December). Social Capital and the Effect of Female Representation: Expressive And Instrumental Considerations. Presented at IAES

Competition in the political arena and local government performance (2014)
Journal Article
Ashworth, B., Geys, B., Heyndels, B., & Wille, F. (2014). Competition in the political arena and local government performance. Applied Economics, 46(19), 2264-2276. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2014.899679

Competition reduces rent extraction in private-sector firms. In this article, we empirically assess whether it similarly disciplines politicians by evaluating local-level governments’ performance in Flanders. The results indicate that electoral compe... Read More about Competition in the political arena and local government performance.

Sectoral money demand behaviour and the welfare cost of inflation in the UK. (2013)
Journal Article
Ashworth, J., Barlow, D., & Evans, L. (2014). Sectoral money demand behaviour and the welfare cost of inflation in the UK. Manchester School, 82(6), 732-750. https://doi.org/10.1111/manc.12047

In this paper, we estimate separate UK money demand functions for the household and corporate sectors; and calculate estimates of the welfare cost of inflation. We find that the household sector bears most of the welfare burden which is in sharp cont... Read More about Sectoral money demand behaviour and the welfare cost of inflation in the UK..

Decentralization as a Constraint to Leviathan: A Panel Cointegration Analysis (2013)
Journal Article
Ashworth, J., Galli, E., & Padovano, F. (2013). Decentralization as a Constraint to Leviathan: A Panel Cointegration Analysis. Public Choice, 156(3-4), 491-516. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-012-9962-8

This paper extends the empirical literature about the effects of fiscal decentralization on the growth of government along three dimensions. It distinguishes between the effects of the level of decentralization from the way local governments finance... Read More about Decentralization as a Constraint to Leviathan: A Panel Cointegration Analysis.

Understanding Voters’ Preferences: How the Electorate’s Complexity Affects Prediction Accuracy and Wishful Thinking among Politicians with Respect to Election Outcomes (2012)
Journal Article
Jottier, D., Ashworth, J., & Heyndels, B. (2012). Understanding Voters’ Preferences: How the Electorate’s Complexity Affects Prediction Accuracy and Wishful Thinking among Politicians with Respect to Election Outcomes. Kyklos, 65(3), 340-370. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6435.2012.00542.x

Expert judgements and the demand for novels in Flanders (2010)
Journal Article
Ashworth, J., Heyndels, B., & Werck, K. (2010). Expert judgements and the demand for novels in Flanders. Journal of Cultural Economics, 34(3), 197-218. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10824-010-9121-3

This paper analyses the effect of literary prizes and nominations on the subsequent market success using a panel dataset of Dutch-language titles from January 2003 to June 2005. The analysis indicates winning a prize generally has a positive effect o... Read More about Expert judgements and the demand for novels in Flanders.

Selection Bias and Peer Effects in Team Sports: the Effect of Age Grouping on Earnings of German Soccer Players (2007)
Journal Article
Ashworth, J., & Heyndels, B. (2007). Selection Bias and Peer Effects in Team Sports: the Effect of Age Grouping on Earnings of German Soccer Players. Journal of Sports Economics, 8(4), 355-377. https://doi.org/10.1177/1527002506287695

This article analyzes how age grouping in youth competitions and soccer education programs affects wage formation at the professional level. A simple theoretical model shows that professional players born late after the cutoff date are expected to ea... Read More about Selection Bias and Peer Effects in Team Sports: the Effect of Age Grouping on Earnings of German Soccer Players.

Everyone Likes a Winner: An Empirical Test of The Effect of Electoral Closeness on Turnout in a Context Of Expressive Voting (2006)
Journal Article
Ashworth, J., Geys, B., & Heyndels, B. (2006). Everyone Likes a Winner: An Empirical Test of The Effect of Electoral Closeness on Turnout in a Context Of Expressive Voting. Public Choice, 128(3-4), 383-405. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-005-9006-8

Under instrumental voting closer elections are expected to have higher turnout. Under expressive voting, however, turnout may increase with decreasing closeness when voters have a preference for winners. An empirical test using data on Belgian munici... Read More about Everyone Likes a Winner: An Empirical Test of The Effect of Electoral Closeness on Turnout in a Context Of Expressive Voting.