Becchetti Leonardo
31 October 2013
Pubblicato il 31 October 2013
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Abstract The legal origin literature documents that civil and common law traditions have different impact on rules and economic outcomes. We contribute to this literature by […]
27 March 2013
Pubblicato il 27 March 2013
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121- Sociability is like skiing: multiple equilibria in education, sociability and life satisfaction
Abstract Empirical evidence documents that other regarding activities (voluntary/charity work, helping friends/neighbours) done with other regarding motivations contribute positively and signi cantly to subjective wellbeing. The […]
15 March 2013
Pubblicato il 15 March 2013
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Abstract We provide non experimental evidence of the relevance of sociability on subjective wellbeing by investigating the determinants of life satisfaction on a large sample of […]
1 March 2013
Pubblicato il 1 March 2013
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Abstract We analyse the impact of the introduction of the French Tobin tax on volumes, liquidity and volatility of a ected stocks with parametric and non […]
15 November 2012
Pubblicato il 15 November 2012
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Abstract There may be a nexus between card games and financial markets. Akerlof and Shiller (2010) wonder whether the decline in the number of bridge players […]
30 September 2012
Pubblicato il 30 September 2012
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Abstract The poor in developing countries are the most exposed to natural catastrophes and microfinance organizations may potentially ease their economic recovery. Yet, no evidence on […]
27 June 2012
Pubblicato il 27 June 2012
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Abstract We investigate the finance-growth nexus before and around the global financial crisis using for the first time OTC derivative data in growth estimates. Beyond the […]
27 January 2012
Pubblicato il 27 January 2012
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Abstract We investigate factors affecting happiness on a sample of Italian secondary school students. We find that money matters since family’s house ownership, mortgages and (class) […]
24 January 2012
Pubblicato il 24 January 2012
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Abstract We analyze the effects of financial education on a large sample of secondary school students with a randomized experiment performed in the Center (Rome) and […]
27 November 2011
Pubblicato il 27 November 2011
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Abstract An always larger and more consolidated body of empirical evidence documents that individuals donate money and time and their sense and satisfaction of life is […]