TY - GEN AU - N., N. ID - 42304 TI - Kulturelle Unterschiede beim Lösen von Verhandlungsproblemen ER - TY - GEN AU - N., N. ID - 42298 TI - Productivity optimization through project matching ER - TY - GEN AU - N., N. ID - 42306 TI - Matching Mechanisms and Organ Exchange ER - TY - GEN AU - N., N. ID - 42300 TI - Cartel Fines in the European Union ER - TY - GEN AU - N., N. ID - 42302 TI - Anspruchsregeln in Verhandlungen ER - TY - GEN AU - N., N. ID - 42292 TI - Die Zusammenstellung eines Sortiments als Beispiel interdependenter Verhandlungen ER - TY - GEN AU - N., N. ID - 42294 TI - Matching in Netzwerken ER - TY - GEN AB - Theoretical papers show that optimal prevention decisions in the sense of selfprotection (i.e., primary prevention) depend not only on the level of (second-order) risk aversion but also on higher-order risk preferences such as prudence (third-order risk aversion). We study empirically whether these theoretical results hold and whether prudent individuals show less preventive (self-protection) effort than non-prudent individuals. We use a unique dataset that combines data on higher-order risk preferences and various measures of observed real-world prevention behavior. We find that prudent individuals indeed invest less in self-protection as measured by influenza vaccination. This result is driven by high risk individuals such as individuals >60 years of age or chronically ill. We do not find a clear empirical relationship between riskpreferences and prevention in the sense of self-insurance (i.e. secondary prevention). Neither risk aversion nor prudence is related to cancer screenings such as mammograms, Pap smears or X-rays of the lung. AU - Mayrhofer, Thomas AU - Schmitz, Hendrik ID - 46541 KW - prudence KW - risk preferences KW - prevention KW - vaccination KW - screening TI - Prudence and prevention: Empirical evidence VL - 863 ER - TY - JOUR AU - Gries, Thomas AU - Jungblut, Stefan AU - Krieger, Tim AU - Meyer, Henning ID - 2808 IS - 2 JF - German Economic Review TI - Economic Retirement Age and Lifelong Learning - a theoretical model with heterogeneous labor and biased technical change VL - 20 ER - TY - JOUR AB - We investigate the degree of price competition among telecommunication firms. Underlying a Bertrand model of price competition, we empirically model pricing behaviour in an oligopoly. We analyse panel data of individual pricing information of mobile phone contracts offered between 2011 and 2017. We provide empirical evidence that price differences as well as reputational effects serve as a signal to buyers and significantly affect market demand. Additionally, we find that brands lead to an increase in demand and thus are able to generate spillover effects even after price increase. AU - Kaimann, Daniel AU - Hoyer, Britta ID - 1139 IS - 1 JF - Applied Economics Letters TI - Price competition and the Bertrand model: The paradox of the German mobile discount market VL - 26 ER -