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A cooperative instinct (2012)
Journal Article
Gaechter, S. (2012). A cooperative instinct. Nature, 489(7416), https://doi.org/10.1038/489374a

Acting on a gut feeling may sometimes lead to poor decisions, but it will usually support the common good, according to a study showing that human intuition favours cooperative, rather than selfish, behaviour.

How a firm can induce legislators to adopt a bad policy (2012)
Journal Article
Dahm, M., Dur, R., & Glazer, A. (2014). How a firm can induce legislators to adopt a bad policy. Public Choice, 159(1-2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-012-0016-z

This paper shows why a majority of legislators may vote for a policy that benefits a firm but harms all legislators. The firm may induce legislators to support the policy by suggesting that it is more likely to invest in a district where voters or th... Read More about How a firm can induce legislators to adopt a bad policy.

The more the better?: foreign ownership and corporate performance in China (2012)
Journal Article
Yu, Z., Greenaway, D., & Guariglia, A. (2014). The more the better?: foreign ownership and corporate performance in China. European Journal of Finance, 20(7-9), https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2012.671785

We examine the relationship between the degree of foreign ownership and performance of recipient firms, using a panel of 21,582 Chinese firms over the period 2000–2005. We find that joint-ventures perform better than wholly foreign-owned and purely d... Read More about The more the better?: foreign ownership and corporate performance in China.

Estimating panel time-series models with heterogeneous slopes (2012)
Journal Article
Eberhardt, M. (2012). Estimating panel time-series models with heterogeneous slopes. Stata Journal, 12(1), 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1177/1536867x1201200105

This article introduces a new Stata command, xtmg, that implementsthree panel time-series estimators, allowing for heterogeneous slope coefficients across group members: the Pesaran and Smith (1995, Journal of Econometrics 68: 79-113) mean group esti... Read More about Estimating panel time-series models with heterogeneous slopes.

Coöperatie in spelshows (2012)
Book Chapter
van den Assem, M. J., & van Dolder, D. (2012). Coöperatie in spelshows. In V. Buskens, & I. Maas (Eds.), Samenwerking in sociale dilemma's: voorbeelden van Nederlands onderzoek. Amsterdam University Press

In this chapter, we argue that game shows can be a useful source of data to study cooperative behavior. The unique combination of well-defined decision problems and large stakes makes game show data complementary to both experimental and field data.... Read More about Coöperatie in spelshows.

Split or steal? Cooperative behavior when the stakes are large (2011)
Journal Article
van den Assem, M. J., van Dolder, D., & Thaler, R. H. (2011). Split or steal? Cooperative behavior when the stakes are large. Management Science, 58(1), https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1110.1413

We examine cooperative behavior when large sums of money are at stake, using data from the TV game show “Golden Balls”. At the end of each episode, contestants play a variant on the classic Prisoner’s Dilemma for large and widely ranging stakes avera... Read More about Split or steal? Cooperative behavior when the stakes are large.

Volatility, financial constraints, and trade (2011)
Journal Article
García-Vega, M., Guariglia, A., & Spaliara, M.-E. (2012). Volatility, financial constraints, and trade. International Review of Economics and Finance, 21(1), 57-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2011.05.003

We construct a dynamic monopolistic competition model with heterogeneous firms to study the links between firms' earnings volatility, their degree of financial constraints, their survival probabilities, and their export market participation decisions... Read More about Volatility, financial constraints, and trade.

Determinants of International R&D Outsourcing: The Role of Trade (2011)
Journal Article
García-Vega, M., & Huergo, E. (2011). Determinants of International R&D Outsourcing: The Role of Trade. Review of Development Economics, 15(1), 93-107. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9361.2010.00595.x

This paper investigates the determinants of international R&D outsourcing, in particular the role of trade. We sketch a monopolistic competition model with heterogeneous firms where outsourcing increases a firm's fixed transaction costs as well as it... Read More about Determinants of International R&D Outsourcing: The Role of Trade.

Econometrics for grumblers: A new look at the literature on cross-country growth empirics (2011)
Journal Article
Eberhardt, M., & Teal, F. (2011). Econometrics for grumblers: A new look at the literature on cross-country growth empirics. Journal of Economic Surveys, 25(1), 109-155. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6419.2010.00624.x

Abstract Since the seminal contribution of N. Gregory Mankiw, David Romer and David N. Weil in 1992 the growth empirics literature has used increasingly sophisticated methods to select relevant growth determinants in estimating cross-section growth r... Read More about Econometrics for grumblers: A new look at the literature on cross-country growth empirics.

Determinants of abandoning innovative activities: Evidence from Spanish firms (2010)
Journal Article
Garcia-Vega, M., & Lopez, A. (2010). Determinants of abandoning innovative activities: Evidence from Spanish firms. Cuadernos de Economía y Dirección de la Empresa, 13(45), 69-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1138-5758%2810%2970024-4

We empirically analyse the effect of firms’ barriers to innovation on the probability of abandoning innovation projects. Specifically, we study factors related to the availability of finance, knowledge and market conditions. We use a sample of more t... Read More about Determinants of abandoning innovative activities: Evidence from Spanish firms.