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IZA Discussion Paper No. 8001

Euroskepticism in the Crisis: More Mood than Economy

Jo Ritzen, Klaus F. Zimmermann, Caroline Wehner

completely revised version published as 'Euroskepticism, Income Inequality and Financial Expectations' in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 2015, 16 (2), 539-576

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7604

Unmet Aspirations as an Explanation for the Age U-shape in Human Wellbeing

Hannes Schwandt

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2016, 122, 75-87

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7579

Preferences and Biases in Educational Choices and Labor Market Expectations: Shrinking the Black Box of Gender

Ernesto Reuben, Matthew Wiswall, Basit Zafar

published in: Economic Journal, 2017, 127, 2153-2186

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7395

Digital Labor-Market Intermediation and Job Expectations: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Ana C. Dammert, Jose C. Galdo, Virgilio Galdo

published in: Economics Letters, 2013, 120 (1), 112-116

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7265

Does Everyone Use Probabilities? Intuitive and Rational Decisions about Stockholding

Johannes Binswanger, Martin Salm

revised version published as 'Does everyone use probabilities? The role of cognitive skills' in: European Economic Review, 2017, 98, 73-85

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7170

The European Crisis and Migration to Germany: Expectations and the Diversion of Migration Flows

Simone Bertoli, Herbert Brücker, Jesús Fernández-Huertas Moraga

revised version published as 'The European Crisis and Migration to Germany' in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2016, 60, 61–72

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6844

Entrepreneurship: Cause or Consequence of Financial Optimism?

Christopher Dawson, David Emmanuel de Meza, Andrew Henley, Reza Arabsheibani

published in: Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 2014, 23(4), 717–742

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6656

Maternal Gender Role Attitudes, Human Capital Investment, and Labour Supply of Sons and Daughters

David W. Johnston, Stefanie Schurer, Michael A. Shields

published in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2014, 66 (3), 631-659

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5714

Do They Understand the Benefits from Education? Evidence on Dutch High School Students’ Earnings Expectations

Jacopo Mazza, Joop Hartog

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5679

Is Earnings Uncertainty Relevant for Educational Choice? An Empirical Analysis for China

Joop Hartog, Xiaohao Ding, Juan Liao

published in: Education Economics, 2014 , 22 (5), 471-483

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5485

The Threat Effect of Participation in Active Labor Market Programs on Job Search Behavior of Migrants in Germany

Annette Bergemann, Marco Caliendo, Gerard J. van den Berg, Klaus F. Zimmermann

published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2011, 32 (7), 777-795

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5339

Private Wealth and Planned Early Retirement: A Panel Data Analysis for the Netherlands, 1994-2009

Raun van Ooijen, Mauro Mastrogiacomo, Rob Euwals

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5277

A Longitudinal Analysis of Moving Desires, Expectations and Actual Moving Behaviour

Rory Coulter, Maarten van Ham, Peteke Feijten

published in: Environment and Planning A, 2011, 43 (11), 2742-2760

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5272

Nonresponse and Focal Point Answers to Subjective Probability Questions

Kristin J. Kleinjans, Arthur van Soest

published as 'Rounding, Focal Point Answers and Nonresponse to Subjective Probability Questions' in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2014, 29 (4), 567 - 585

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5037

Predictability of Asset Returns and the Efficient Market Hypothesis

M. Hashem Pesaran

published in: Aman Ullah and David E. Giles (eds.), Handbook of Empirical Economics and Finance, Taylor & Francis. 2010

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4933

Rational Expectations and the Puzzling No-Effect of the Minimum Wage

Sara Pinoli

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4738

Modeling College Major Choices Using Elicited Measures of Expectations and Counterfactuals

Peter Arcidiacono, V. Joseph Hotz, Songman Kang

published in: Journal of Econometrics, 2012, 166 (1), 3-16

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4536

A Structural Analysis of Disappointment Aversion in a Real Effort Competition

David Gill, Victoria L. Prowse

published in: American Economic Review, 2012, 102 (1), 469-503

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4490

Can Workers' Expectations Account for the Persistence of Discrimination?

Antonio Filippin

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4069

Do Students Expect Compensation for Wage Risk?

Jürg Schweri, Joop Hartog, Stefan C. Wolter

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2011, 30 (2), 215-227

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4064

Have You Heard the News? How Real-Life Expectations React to Publicity

Karen van der Wiel

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3939

Reference Points and Effort Provision

Johannes Abeler, Armin Falk, Lorenz Götte, David B. Huffman

published in: American Economic Review, 2011, 101 (2), 470-492

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3825

The Effect of Active Labor Market Programs on Not-Yet Treated Unemployed Individuals

Gerard J. van den Berg, Annette Bergemann, Marco Caliendo

published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2009, 7(2-3), 606-616

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3616

Do We Follow Others When We Should? A Simple Test of Rational Expectations

Georg Weizsäcker

published in: American Economic Review, 2010, 100 (5), 2340-2360

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3553

On Gender Gaps and Self-fulfilling Expectations: Theory, Policies and Some Empirical Evidence

Sara de la Rica, Juan J. Dolado, Cecilia García-Peñalosa

published in: Economic Inquiry, 2012, 51 (3), 1829-1848

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3121

Flexible Approximation of Subjective Expectations Using Probability Questions: An Application to the Investment Game

Charles Bellemare, Luc Bissonnette, Sabine Kröger

published separately as ‘Flexible Approximation of Subjective Expectations Using Probability Questions ‘in: Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 2012, 30 (1), 125 - 131 and as ‘Bounding Preference Parameters under Different Assumptions about Beliefs: a Partial Identification Approach’ in: Experimental Economics, 2010, 13, 334 - 345

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3073

Job Satisfaction and Co-worker Wages: Status or Signal?

Andrew E. Clark, Nicolai Kristensen, Niels C. Westergård-Nielsen

published in: Economic Journal, 2009, 119 (536), 430–447

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3022

Preferences, Intentions, and Expectations: A Large-Scale Experiment with a Representative Subject Pool

Charles Bellemare, Sabine Kröger, Arthur van Soest

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2011, 78 (3), 349-365

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2868

How Did the Elimination of the Earnings Test above the Normal Retirement Age Affect Retirement Expectations?

Pierre-Carl Michaud, Arthur van Soest

published in: Fiscal Studies, 2008, 29 (2), 197-231

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2820

Subjective Beliefs and Schooling Decisions

Christian Belzil

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2820

Subjective Beliefs and Schooling Decisions

Christian Belzil

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2788

A Land of Milk and Honey with Streets Paved with Gold: Do Emigrants Have Over-Optimistic Expectations about Incomes Abroad?

David McKenzie, John Gibson, Steven Stillman

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 102, 116 - 127

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2467

Can Subjective Mortality Expectations and Stated Preferences Explain Varying Consumption and Saving Behaviors among the Elderly?

Martin Salm

revised version published in: Canadian Journal of Economics / Revue canadienne d'économique, 2010, 43(3), 1040-1057

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2449

The Retirement Expectations of Middle-Aged Individuals

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Steven Stillman

published in: Economic Record, 2009, 85(269), 146-163

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2275

Seemingly Irrelevant Events Affect Economic Perceptions and Expectations: The FIFA World Cup 2006 as a Natural Experiment

Thomas Dohmen, Armin Falk, David B. Huffman, Uwe Sunde

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2237

Is Man Doomed to Progress?

Claudia Senik

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2008, 68 (1), 140-152

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1950

Subjective Income Expectations and Income Risk

Xavier Ramos, Christian Schluter

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1880

Cultural Transmission and Discrimination

Maria Saez-Marti, Yves Zenou

published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2012, 72 (2-3), 137-146

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1666

Actions and Beliefs: Estimating Distribution-Based Preferences Using a Large Scale Experiment with Probability Questions on Expectations

Charles Bellemare, Sabine Kröger, Arthur van Soest

published as ' Measuring Inequity Aversion in a Heterogeneous Population using Experimental Decisions and Subjective Probabilities' in: Econometrica, 2008, 76 (4), 815-839

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1010

Re-Employment Bonuses in a Signalling Model of Temporary Layoffs

Núria Rodríguez-Planas

published as 'A signaling model of temporary layoffs' in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2009, 61 (3), 566-585

IZA Discussion Paper No. 876

The European Phillips Curve: Does the NAIRU Exist?

Marika Karanassou, Hector Sala, Dennis J. Snower

published in: Applied Economics Quarterly, 2003, 49 (2), 93-121

IZA Discussion Paper No. 825

Gender Wage Gap in Expectations and Realizations

Antonio Filippin, Andrea Ichino

published in: Labour Economics, 2005, 12 (1), 125-145