IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8202

The Illusion of School Choice: Empirical Evidence from Barcelona

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8171

Viral Altruism? Generosity and Social Contagion in Online Networks

Nicola Lacetera, Mario Macis, Angelo Mele

published as 'Viral Altruism? Charitable Giving and Social Contagion in Online Networks' in: Sociological Science, 2016, 3, 202 - 289

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8154

The Welfare State and Anti-Poverty Policy in Rich Countries

Ive Marx, Brian Nolan, Javier Olivera

published in: A. Atkinson and F. Bourguignon (eds.): Handbook of Income Distribution, 2, 2015, 2063-2139

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8145

A Review of Renewable Energy Supply and Energy Efficiency Technologies

Shahrouz Abolhosseini, Almas Heshmati, Jörn Altmann

published as 'Alternative Renewable Energy Production Technologies' in: The Development of Renewable Energy Sources and its Significance for the Environment, 2015, 31-64

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8136

Attitudes to Income Inequality: Experimental and Survey Evidence

Andrew E. Clark, Conchita D'Ambrosio

published in: A. Atkinson and F. Bourguignon (Eds.): Handbook of Income Distribution, 2A, 2015, 1147-1208

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8131

Economic Approaches to Understanding Change in Happiness

Nattavudh Powdthavee, Alois Stutzer

published in: K. Sheldon and R.E. Lucas (eds.): Stability of Happiness, 2014

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8119

A Survey of the Role of Fiscal Policy in Addressing Income Inequality, Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Growth

Almas Heshmati, Jungsuk Kim

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8078

An Empirical Survey of the Ramifications of a Green Economy

Almas Heshmati

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8046

Inputs, Gender Roles or Sharing Norms? Assessing the Gender Performance Gap Among Informal Entrepreneurs in Madagascar

Christophe Jalil Nordman, Julia Vaillant

Non-technical version published as 'Entreprenariat informel et genre à Madagascar : le rôle des normes de solidarité et des responsabilités domestiques dans les écarts de performances' in: Mondes en Développement, 2014, 42 (2), 166, 59-72

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8020

Donations, Risk Attitudes and Time Preferences: A Study on Altruism in Primary School Children

Silvia Angerer, Daniela Glätzle-Rützler, Philipp Lergetporer, Matthias Sutter

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2015, 115, 67-74

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7998

Rotten Spouses, Family Transfers and Public Goods

Helmuth Cremer, Kerstin Roeder

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2017, 30, 141-161

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7995

Referral Incentives in Crowdfunding

Victor Naroditskiy, Sebastian Stein, Mirco Tonin, Long Tran-Thanh, Michael Vlassopoulos, Nicholas R. Jennings

published in: Proceedings of the Second AAAI Conference on Human Computation and Crowdsourcing, 2014, 171-183

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7989

The Effect of Renewable Energy Development on Carbon Emission Reduction: An Empirical Analysis for the EU-15 Countries

Shahrouz Abolhosseini, Almas Heshmati, Jörn Altmann

published as 'Impact of Renewable Energy Development on Carbon Dioxide Emission Reduction' in: The Development of Renewable Energy Sources and its Significance for the Environment, 2015, pp. 119-146

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7988

When Banana Import Restrictions Lead to Exports: A Tale of Cyclones and Quarantine Policies

Chia Chiun Ko, Paul Frijters

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7946

The Effect of Behavioral Codes and Gender on Honesty

Yuval Arbel, Ronen Bar-El, Erez Siniver, Yossef Tobol

published as 'Roll a Die and Tell a Lie: What Affects Honesty?' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2014, 107, 153-172

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7943

Human Well-being and In-Work Benefits: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Richard Dorsett, Andrew J. Oswald

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7877

Explaining Well-Being over the Life Cycle: A Look at Life Transitions during Young Adulthood