Publications des institutions partenaires
Organizational responses to uncertainty in the airline industry: : changes in patterns of communication networks
Changing environmental conditions introduce uncertainty into organizational operations, and airlines respond in various ways. Scholars traditionally explore responses to environmental uncertainty by drawing upon theories of communication networks, coordination, organizational resilience, and high reliability organizing. Yet, the research has competing communication predictions, which…
Institution partenaire
English / 20/02/2017
Nursing homes: : how can residents' experience be improved?
This study aims to analyze whether nursing homes residents are satisfied with the services and support they receive. Twenty-five semi-structured interviews with residents, families, and staff were conducted in Switzerland. The results indicate that the majority of the residents entered nursing homes due to a decrease in autonomy but also following a decision made by their relatives.…
Institution partenaire
English / 14/02/2017
Firm boundaries, transaction costs economics, and capabilities of lodging corporations: : a conceptual model for the adoption of the asset light model
Why did lodging corporations opt for the asset light model in the first place and why did they adopt it at different times? The answer to such questions could not only help further explore the fundamental question in strategy of why do firms’ strategy differ, but also provide insights to managers as to the implications of such strategic choices on corporate performance. Built around…
Institution partenaire
English / 14/02/2017
Operator splitting algorithms for free surface flows: application to extrusion processes
We explore the benefits of operator splitting algorithms in the context of computational fluid dynamics. In particular, we exploit their capacity in handling free surface flows and a large variety of physical phenomena in a flexible way. A mathematical and computational framework is presented for the numerical simulation of free surface flows, where the operator splitting strategy…
Institution partenaire
English / 13/02/2017
Dopamine modulates the functional organization of the orbitofrontal cortex
Neuromodulators such as dopamine can alter the intrinsic firing properties of neurons, and may thereby change the configuration of larger functional circuits. The primate orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) receives dopaminergic input from midbrain nuclei, but the role of dopamine in the OFC is still unclear. Here we tested the idea that dopaminergic activity changes the pattern of…
Institution partenaire
English / 08/02/2017
When satisfaction with work-family balance pays
This study examines the mechanism through which family supportive environments in organizations (i.e. family supportive supervisor behaviors and work-family friendly culture) relate to turnover intentions. In a sample of 340 individuals, analysis using structural equation modeling showed that satisfaction with work-family balance mediates the relation between family supportive…
Institution partenaire
English / 06/02/2017
Network formation with local complements and global substitutes: the case of R&D networks
In this paper we introduce a stochastic network formation model where agents choose both actions and links. Neighbors in the network benefit from each other’s action levels through local complementarities and there exists a global interaction effect reflecting a strategic substitutability in actions. The tractability of the model allows us to provide a complete equilibrium…
Institution partenaire
English / 01/02/2017
Essays on mental characteristics of traders and financial markets
Institution partenaire
English / 01/02/2017
The taxation of superstars
How are optimal taxes affected by superstar phenomena? To answer this question, we extend the Mirrlees model to incorporate an assignment problem in the labor market that generates superstar effects. Perhaps surprisingly, rather than providing a rationale for higher taxes, we show that superstar effects provide a force for lower marginal taxes conditional on the observed distribution…
Institution partenaire
English / 01/02/2017
The lasting legacy of seasonal influenza: in-utero exposure and labor market outcomes
Pregnancy conditions have been shown to matter for later economic success, but many threats to fetal development that have been identified are difficult to prevent. In this paper I study seasonal influenza, a preventable illness that comes around every year and causes strong inflammatory responses in pregnant women. Using administrative data from Denmark, I identify the effects of…
Institution partenaire
English / 01/02/2017
How do people perceive information? Three essays in empirical economics
Institution partenaire
English / 01/02/2017
When work disappears: manufacturing decline and the falling marriage-market value of men
The structure of marriage and child-rearing in U.S. households has undergone two marked shifts in the last three decades: a steep decline in the prevalence of marriage among young adults, and a sharp rise in the fraction of children born to unmarried mothers or living in single-headed households. A potential contributor to both phenomena is the declining labor-market opportunities…
Institution partenaire
English / 01/02/2017
High-skilled immigration, STEM employment, and non-routine-biased technical change
We study the role of foreign-born workers in the growth of employment in STEM occupations since 1980. Given the importance of employment in these fields for research and innovation, we consider their role in a model featuring endogenous non-routine-biased technical change. We use this model to quantify the impact of high-skilled immigration, and the increasing tendency of such…
Institution partenaire
English / 01/02/2017
Nonlinear effects of taxation on growth
We propose a model consistent with two observations. First, the tax rates adopted by different countries are generally uncorrelated with their growth performance. Second, countries that drastically reduce private incentives to invest severely hurt their growth performance. In our model, the effects of taxation on growth are highly nonlinear. Low tax rates have a very small impact on…
Institution partenaire
English / 01/02/2017
Revealed preferences in a sequential prisoners' dilemma: a horse-race between five utility functions
We experimentally investigate behavior and beliefs in a sequential prisoner’s dilemma. Each subject had to choose an action as first-mover and a conditional action as second-mover. All subjects also had to state their beliefs about others’ second-mover choices. We find that subjects’ beliefs about others’ choices are fairly accurate on average. Using the elicited beliefs, we compare…
Institution partenaire
English / 01/02/2017
Herding: a new phenomenon affecting medical decision-making in multiple sclerosis care? Lessons learned from DIScUTIR MS
Purpose: Herding is a phenomenon by which individuals follow the behavior of others rather than deciding independently on the basis of their own private information. A herding-like phenomenon can occur in multiple sclerosis (MS) when a neurologist follows a therapeutic recommendation by a colleague even though it is not supported by best practice clinical guidelines. Limited…
Institution partenaire
English / 31/01/2017
SEPIA: : social cushioning of energy price increases and public acceptability
Bien que les taxes environnementales soient un instrument efficient pour atteindre les objectifs des politiques climatique et énergétique, elles ne sont pas toujours socialement acceptées. Une crainte fréquente est que ces taxes pourraient avoir un effet régressif sur la distribution des revenus. Dans ce projet, nous analysons dès lors les impacts sociaux de ces taxes, ainsi que…
Institution partenaire
English / 17/01/2017
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