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Autor:
Eva Krczal, Walter Hyll
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 10 (2022)
ObjectiveThis paper explores physical activity patterns and compensation strategies of people with cardiovascular diseases. The aim is to provide insights into the factors and their relationships that may affect physical activity levels positively or
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/50ea2291de52497b8ca34a649e7caee5
Autor:
Peter Bönisch, Walter Hyll
Publikováno v:
Empirical Economics.
In this paper, we study the effect of television exposure on fertility. We exploit a natural experiment that took place in Germany after WWII. For topographical reasons, Western TV programs, which promoted one/no child families, could not be received
Publikováno v:
Small Business Economics. 55:1057-1074
Most of the existing empirical literature on self-employment decisions assumes that individuals’ risk-taking propensities are stable over time. We allow for endogeneity on both sides when examining the relationship between individual risk-taking pr
Autor:
Lutz Schneider, Walter Hyll
Publikováno v:
Journal of Comparative Economics. 46:634-655
We exploit a natural experiment related to the German re-unification to address whether disutility from income comparisons affects attitudes towards foreigners. Our empirical approach rests upon East German individuals with West German relatives and
Autor:
Aida Ćumurović, Walter Hyll
Publikováno v:
Journal of Consumer Affairs. 53:455-487
* We thank Steffen Muller and Manuel Buchholz for very helpful comments. We also thank seminar participants at numerous seminars and conferences, in particular Jena Economic Research Seminar at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, IWH Research Sem
Autor:
Walter Hyll
Publikováno v:
Journal of Evolutionary Economics. 28:245-264
This paper analyzes firm organization when social comparisons pervade the setting. We consider a firm employing two types of workers associated with different earnings. We assume that inter-group comparisons impinge significantly on the workers’ se
Autor:
Walter Hyll
Publikováno v:
German Economic Review. 18:302-326
We study a quota’s effect on individual human capital investment incentives beyond merely altering individual’s overall probability of being promoted. We assume that individuals sense relative deprivation from unfavorable (income) comparisons wit
Publikováno v:
Applied Economics Letters. 24:477-480
We consider the simultaneity bias when examining the effect of individual risk attitudes on entrepreneurship. We demonstrate that entry into self-employment is related to changes in risk attitudes. We further show that these changes are correlated wi
Autor:
Lutz Schneider, Walter Hyll
Publikováno v:
Economics Letters. 122:334-337
In this letter, we overcome the existing shortages with respect to the assignment of individuals to reference groups and are the first to show that individual aversion to relative deprivation plays a decisive role in shaping migration preferences.
The causal effect of watching TV on material aspirations: Evidence from the 'valley of the innocent'
Autor:
Lutz Schneider, Walter Hyll
Publikováno v:
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 86:37-51
The paper addresses the question of whether TV consumption has an impact on material aspirations. We exploit a natural experiment that took place during the period in which Germany was divided. Owing to geographical reasons TV programs from the Feder