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Divestment and bank competition. (2004)
Journal Article
Saha, B., & Sensarma, R. (2004). Divestment and bank competition. Journal of Economics, 81(3), 223-247

Dynamic costs of the draft (2004)
Journal Article
Lau, M., Poutvaara, P., & Wagener, A. (2004). Dynamic costs of the draft. German Economic Review, 5(4), 381-406. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-6485.2004.00114.x

We propose a dynamic general-equilibrium model with human capital accumulation to evaluate the economic consequences of compulsory services (such as military draft or social work). Our analysis identifies a so far ignored dynamic cost arising from di... Read More about Dynamic costs of the draft.

Earthquake fatalities: the interaction of nature and political economy (2004)
Journal Article
Anbarci, N., Escaleras, M., & Register, C. (2005). Earthquake fatalities: the interaction of nature and political economy. Journal of Public Economics, 89(9-10), 1907-1933. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2004.08.002

To say that the level of fatalities resulting from an earthquake is inversely related to a country's per capita level of income is hardly novel. What makes our approach novel is that we relate fatalities to both per capita income and the level of ine... Read More about Earthquake fatalities: the interaction of nature and political economy.

Exchange or covenant? The nature of the member-union relationship (2004)
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Snape, E., & Redman, T. (2004). Exchange or covenant? The nature of the member-union relationship. Industrial Relations, 43(4), 855-873. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0019-8676.2004.00365.x

Drawing on a study of members of the U.K. National Union of Teachers, this article considers the extent to which economic exchange, social exchange, and covenantal considerations underpin union members' willingness to continue membership and to parti... Read More about Exchange or covenant? The nature of the member-union relationship.

Explaining international variations in self-employment : Evidence from a panel of OECD countries (2004)
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Parker, S., & Robson, M. (2004). Explaining international variations in self-employment : Evidence from a panel of OECD countries. Southern Economic Journal, 71(2), 287-301

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) data from 1972 to 1996 reveals substantial differences in the levels and trends of self-employment rates across countries. This article uses recently developed panel integration and cointeg... Read More about Explaining international variations in self-employment : Evidence from a panel of OECD countries.

Optimal dynamic taxation with indivisible labour (2004)
Journal Article
Basu, P., Marsiliani, L., & Renström, T. (2004). Optimal dynamic taxation with indivisible labour. Manchester School, 72(s1), 34-54. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9957.2004.00418.x

How should a government arrange taxes on labour and capital over time? To provide an answer, we develop the field of optimal dynamic taxation further by (i) incorporating indivisible labour and (ii) analysing the short-run dynamics of the capital and... Read More about Optimal dynamic taxation with indivisible labour.

Do we detect and exploit mixed strategy play by opponents? (2004)
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Shachat, J., & Swarthout, J. (2004). Do we detect and exploit mixed strategy play by opponents?. Mathematical Methods of Operations Research, 59(3), 359-373. https://doi.org/10.1007/s001860400354

We conducted an experiment in which each subject repeatedly played a game with a unique Nash equilibrium in mixed strategies against some computer-implemented mixed strategy. The results indicate subjects are successful at detecting and exploiting de... Read More about Do we detect and exploit mixed strategy play by opponents?.

Kindling activism? Union commitment and participation in the UK fire service (2004)
Journal Article
Redman, T., & Snape, E. (2004). Kindling activism? Union commitment and participation in the UK fire service. Human Relations, 57(7), 845-869. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726704045768

Using survey data from a UK fire service, this article examines the antecedents of members’ intent to participate in their union. The authors identify three dimensions of intent to participate – in rankandfile activities, in militant activitiesand in... Read More about Kindling activism? Union commitment and participation in the UK fire service.

Competition among auctioneers in large markets (2004)
Journal Article
Hernando-Veciana, Á. (2005). Competition among auctioneers in large markets. Journal of Economic Theory, 121(1), 107-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jet.2004.03.001

We analyse a multistage game of competition among auctioneers. First, the auctioneers commit to some reserve prices; second, the bidders enter one auction, if any; and finally, the auctions take place. We show that for any finite set of feasible rese... Read More about Competition among auctioneers in large markets.

Unobserved heterogeneity and equilibrium: an experimental study of Bayesian and adaptive learning in normal form games. (2004)
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Shachat, J., & Walker, M. (2004). Unobserved heterogeneity and equilibrium: an experimental study of Bayesian and adaptive learning in normal form games. Journal of Economic Theory, 114(2), 280-309. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-0531%2803%2900125-x

We describe an experiment based on a simple two-person game designed so that different learning models make different predictions. Econometric analysis of the experimental data reveals clear heterogeneity in the subjects’ learning behavior. But the s... Read More about Unobserved heterogeneity and equilibrium: an experimental study of Bayesian and adaptive learning in normal form games..

Does a sudden death liven up the game? Rules, incentives and strategy in football (2004)
Journal Article
Banerjee, A., & Swinnen, J. (2004). Does a sudden death liven up the game? Rules, incentives and strategy in football. Economic Theory, 23(2), 411-421. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00199-003-0402-3

In an effort to stimulate more attractive football, the international football association FIFA, has recently introduced the "sudden death" or "golden goal" rule for games going into extra time play. This paper analyses under which conditions, if any... Read More about Does a sudden death liven up the game? Rules, incentives and strategy in football.