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The causal links between health and economic resources have long concerned social
scientists. We use four waves of data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) to
analyze the impact of wealth upon an individual's health status. The difficulty in ...
J Meer… - Social Science & Medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
Most data sets indicate a positive correlation between having health insurance and utilizing
health care services. Yet the direction of causality is not at all clear. If we observe a positive
correlation between the utilization of health care services and insurance status, we do not ...
J Meer - Economics of Education Review, 2007 - Elsevier
Vocational education in high schools has frequently been stigmatized as an anachronistic,
dead-end path for students. We use data from the National Education Longitudinal Survey of
1988 to examine claims that students on a vocational track would benefit from a more ...
BD Bernheim,
J Meer… - 2008 - www-siepr.stanford.edu
ABSTRACT Sales commissions for residential real estate brokers historically average nearly
six percent of a home's closing price. Do brokers add sufficient value to justify those
commissions? We address this question using a unique data set pertaining to sales of ...
J Meer… - American Economic Journal: Economic …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
Abstract: We study alumni contributions to an anonymous research university. If alumni
believe donations will increase the likelihood of their child's admission, and if this belief
helps motivate their giving, then the pattern of giving should vary systematically with the ...
An ongoing controversy in the literature on the economics of higher education centers on
whether the success of a school's athletic program affects alumni donations. This paper uses
a unique data set to investigate this issue. The data contain detailed information about ...
This paper uses a unique data set to assess whether donors' contributions to a nonprofit
institution are affected by the perception that the institution might confer a reciprocal benefit.
We study alumni contributions to an anonymous research university. Inter alia, the data ...
J Meer, HS Rosen… - 2002 - princeton.edu
ABSTRACT Most data sets indicate a positive correlation between having health insurance
and good health, and between having health insurance and utilizing health care services.
Yet the direction of causality is not at all clear. If we observe a positive correlation between ...
J Meer - 2008 - econweb.tamu.edu
Abstract Many charitable organizations believe it is worthwhile to solicit very small
donations, particularly from young people, because these gifts form a habit of giving which
leads to larger donations in the future. Indeed, there is some evidence of a positive ...
J Meer - Journal of Public Economics, 2011 - Elsevier
While the effects of peer pressure in charitable giving have been of considerable interest to
social scientists, there is little empirical evidence on the magnitude of these effects. A
correlation between giving or volunteering by one's peers and one's own giving can be ...
J Meer - Discussion Papers, 2009 - www-siepr.stanford.edu
Abstract While the effects of peers on charitable giving have been of considerable interest to
social scientists, there is little empirical evidence on the magnitude of these effects. A
correlation between giving or volunteering by one's peers and one's own giving can be ...
J Meer - BYU Educ. & LJ, 2006 - HeinOnline
In today's digital agef there is an increasing societal pressure to be connected to the Internet
and those who are not are being left behind. The digital divide is separating many groups of
Americans from mainstream society, particularly low-income Americans. Public access to ...
[CITATION] rHow Much Value do Real Estate Brokers Add: A Case Studysmimeo Stanford University
D Bernheim… - 2007
BD Bernheim… - 2008 - nber.org
This paper measures the effects of real estate brokerage services provided to sellers, other
than MLS listings, on the terms and timing of home sales. Because the relationship between
the homeowner and the broker resembles a classical principal-agent problem, the broker ...
J Meer… - Research in Higher Education, 2010 - Springer
Abstract One justification offered for legacy admissions policies at universities is that that
they bind entire families to the university. Proponents maintain that these policies have a
number of benefits, including increased donations from members of these families. We ...
[CITATION] Insurance and the utilization ofmedical services
J Meer… - Social Science&Medicine, 2O04
[CITATION] Essays on the Economics of Education
J Meer - 2009 - Stanford University
BD Bernheim… - Discussion Papers, 2007 - ideas.repec.org
Sales commissions for residential real estate brokers historically average nearly six percent
of a home's closing price. Do brokers add sufficient value to justify those commissions? We
address this question using a unique data set pertaining to sales of faculty and staff ...
J Meer… - Manuscript, Stanford University, 2007 - econweb.tamu.edu
Abstract We test the theory put forth by Compte and Postlewaite (2004) that overconfidence
might persist because it is welfare improving. They argue that because confidence
enhances performance, some overconfidence is optimal in spite of its negative effect on ...
We investigate how undergraduates' financial aid packages affect their subsequent donative
behavior as alumni. The empirical work is based upon micro data on alumni giving at an
anonymous research university. We focus on three types of financial aid, scholarships, ...
[CITATION] The effects of external law on collective bargaining: the case of the UAW and health and safety bargaining
JD Meer - 1986 - Cornell University
JE Meer - Comm. Law., 2007 - HeinOnline
Page 1. Is the Federal Government Making VoIP Safer? JONATHAN E. MEER As Voice
over Internet Protocol (VoTP) has increased in popularity and become a mainstream
communications technology with more than eight million ...
BD Bernheim,
J Meer… - 2012 - nber.org
The object of this paper is to provide evidence concerning the extent to which consumers of
liquor exhibit a demand for precommitment devices. One of the most frequently mentioned
strategies for exercising self-control is to limit the availability of a problematic good by not ...
J Meer… - 2011 - econweb.tamu.edu
Abstract The importance of various motivations for altruistic behavior is still an open
question. We use data from a field experiment at Kiva, the online microfinance platform, to
examine the role of transactions costs and social distance in philanthropy. Requests for ...
J Meer… - American Economic Journal: Economic …, 2009 - econpapers.repec.org
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[CITATION] Learning Learning and Overconfidence Bias and Overconfidence Bias and Overconfidence Bias: Evidence from US College Debaters Evidence from US …
[CITATION] DO CONSUMERS EXPLOIT PRECOMMITMENT OPPORTUNITIES? EVIDENCE FROM NATURAL EXPERIMENTS INVOLVING LIQUOR CONSUMPTION
B Douglas Bernheim,
J Meer… - NBER Working Paper Series-National …, 2012
J Meer - 2010 - research.upjohn.org
This research will address the economic implications of mandated health insurance benefits.
Given that mandates almost inevitably increase the cost of providing health insurance and
therefore overall compensation, it seems obvious that they will have effects on ...
B Bernheim… - 2012 - papers.ssrn.com
Abstract: This paper measures the effects of real estate brokerage services provided to
sellers, other than MLS listings, on the terms and timing of home sales. It is not obvious that
sellers benefit from those services. On the one hand, brokers offer potentially useful ...
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