Spillovers in welfare dependency within the family
VIDI project In an attempt to fight social inequalities, most Western countries offer individuals in need a wide range of …
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The Persistence of Foreign Ownership Benefits
Countries around the world compete fiercely to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). Their interest in doing so is motivated by …
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Bank Competition and Risk Taking in a Zero Interest Environment
How do near-zero interest rates affect bank competition, risk taking and financial regulation? To answer these questions, I develop a …
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Secular Stagnation, Rational Bubbles and Fiscal Policy
In the debate on Secular Stagnation, people have worried about the risk of bubbles blowing up. While for most people …
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Cartel Dating
The begin and end dates of cartels are often ambiguous, despite competition authorities stating them with seeming precision. The legally …
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Complexity Theory and Financial Regulation
Complex systems are characterized by many interacting particles or agents. Such systems often exhibit critical transitions: seemingly unpredictable, catastrophic changes …
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Gender Differences in Willingness to Compete
Women are generally found to be less competitive than men, and research has shown that this explains gender differences in …
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Measuring Discounting without Measuring Utility
This paper introduces a new method to measure intertemporal discounting, which is much easier than existing methods. Samuelson’s discounted utility …
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