infonet-economy

Im Rahmen des Artikels wird argumentiert, dass die institutionellen Rahmenbedingungen dazu führen, dass Schweizer Unternehmen - im Vergleich zu deutschen - in geringerem Ausmaß auf ihre eigenen Lehrlinge zurückgreifen, wenn es darum geht, freie Facharbeiterstellen in der Produktion zu decken.

This paper studies profit-maximizing seller behavior when brand image affects demand. We consider a seller facing a population of consumers with heterogeneous tastes regarding product quality and brand image. First, we analyze<I> active branding</I> by the seller through costly advertising. Our analysis shows that advertising, price, and profits are all increasing in the...

Almost all social interations between people, but also within and between social groups rely on trust. Thus trust is one of the most relevant social phenomena, influencing our thinking, our feelings, our decisions and the way we act. The decision to trust typically requires the willingness of one party to rely on the actions of another party. Examples of trust relationships within...

Financial attributes are potentially important influences on the viability of apprenticeship as a mode of vocational education and training. Two financial aspects are considered: apprentices’ pay, which determines the division of training costs between the trainee and the employer; and corporate ownership, which may influence the incentive
to employers to provide training,...

We analyse a two-country model of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and R&Doffshoring. In the basic model, two firms, each of which is originally situated in only one of the two countries, first decide whether to build a plant abroad. Then,they decide whether to relocate R&D activities offshore. Finally, they engage in product-market competition. In this model, FDI...

Recent evidence indicates that priming participants with religious concepts promotes prosocial sharing behaviour. In the present study, we investigated whether religious priming also promotes the costly punishment of unfair behaviour. A total of 304 participants played a punishment game. Before the punishment stage began, participants were subliminally primed with religion primes,...