1. Refereed Journal // 2004

    Aggressive and Peaceful Behaviour in Contests - The Evolution of Strategies in a Dynamic Game

    Departing from Hirshleifer (1995),we analyse a dynamic contest situation by means of evolutionary simulations. The dynamic link in the model consists in that the resource input in one period of the contest…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-63 // 2004

    Reduction in the Long-Term Unemployment of the Elderly: A Success Story from Finland

    In Finland the elderly unemployed are allowed to collect unemployment benefits up to the age of 60, when they can retire via a particular unemployment pension. In 1997 the eligibility age of persons benefiting…