Social and Political Economics: Theory and Evidence01/01/2016 - 31/12/2025 This application concerns research on two different programs, each of which includes theoretical as well as empirical research. I give examples of a first set of projects in the two programs, which will be carried out by myself and eleven different collaborators in the U.S., E... |
Social and Political Economics: Theory and Evidence01/11/2016 - 31/10/2021 In this project, I will study how individual and social motives interact to drive individual decisions, a question that has fallen between the cracks of different social-science approaches. I will use a common theoretical framework to approach an important, but badly understoo... |
Future directions of economic growth01/01/2017 - 31/12/2020 Recently, there have been increasing worries about the future growth prospects in developed countries. The standard measure of technical change, the TFP growth, shows in many countries a slightly decreasing trend since the early 2000s. Moreover, the “Great Recession” has led t... |
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Temperature, behavior and economic choices01/01/2016 - 31/12/2018 The aim of this research project is to study how temperature influences economic decision making in an experimental setting. There is an extensive literature documenting a relationship between high temperatures, conflict and poor economic performance (Burke et al 2009, Burke e... |
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Global boundaries for sustainable growth01/11/2016 - 31/12/2018 The physical resources available to mankind are limited by “global boundaries”. The need to phase out fossil fuel is now on the agenda but is in principle just one of many potential limits the world community has to operate within.<... |
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