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Using Instagram While "In a Relationship" - The Roles of Narcissism and Self-Esteem
No full textDespite the continued attention on the distinct behavioral and relational outcomes of narcissism and self-esteem, limited academic research has been devoted to investigating the influences of those individual differences upon behaviors of seeking and retaining a romantic relationship concurrently in the digital environment. The present study aimed to test the role that narcissism and self-esteem play in predicting individuals' attitudes toward behaviors in current and possible romantic relationships. The results demonstrated that individuals high in narcissism showed positive attitudes toward interacting with potential romantic partners on Instagram. Furthermore, they showed positive attitudes toward current relationship-related postings on Instagram. In contrast, individuals high in self-esteem exhibited negative attitudes toward interacting with potential romantic partners, whereas they showed positive attitudes toward posting photographs taken with their current romantic partners on Instagram. This study provides empirical evidence for the associations between individual differences and attitudes toward various behaviors on social networking sites (SNSs) in relation to both potential and current romantic relationships.1
Agricultural Plots, Labor Allocation, and Income Hiding in Ethiopia
No full textPast research has found that pressures to share income with family members and relatives can incentivize individuals to hide income, possibly distorting labor allocation and leading to inefficiencies. Due to the difficulty of observing hidden income, the majority of this research has used lab-in-the-field experiments, which raises concerns of external validity. In this paper, I present a novel way to observe hidden income on agricultural plots using household data from Ethiopia. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first paper to test income hiding hypotheses on agricultural plots. I develop a simple model which predicts income hiding is quadratic in distance from the plot to the dwelling, first increasing in distance and then decreasing. I construct a proxy for hidden income based on the difference between output per hectare constructed using enumerator-measured (crop-cut) yields and output per hectare constructed using self-reported yields. Analyses confirm the predictions of the model. Additional analyses suggest these findings are not driven by unobserved heterogeneity in plots. Ease of hiding income and the ability to translate output into cash are also important predictors of income hiding: plots with a single decision-maker and plots located in areas with easy access to markets are most likely to see the quadratic pattern predicted by the model. Finally, women appear to be more likely to hide income than men
The Impact of Minimum Wage Introduction on Characteristics of New Establishments: Evidence from South Korea
Get PDFThis paper examines whether imposing minimum wage alters the characteristics of new businesses. Applying a difference-in-differences framework to repeated cross-sectional data of new plants, we explore the impact of minimum wage introduction on characteristics of new plants in South Korea. We first confirm that the minimum wage introduction induced new plants to have higher remuneration to workers. Due to the imposed minimum wage, the new plants tend to start with fewer employees and to equip their employees with more capital. Finally, we find that the minimum wage introduction led to higher labor productivity among entering plants
Exploring Corporate Social Responsibility Dimensions that Affect Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty
No full textThe importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in corporate business is increasing worldwide. This study aims to provide insight into CSR practice by examining the effects of CSR’s social, environmental, and economic dimensions on customer satisfaction and loyalty. This study conducted an online survey and applied quantitative methods, such as factor analysis, regression analysis, and ANOVA. The outcomes demonstrate that the economic dimension across three dimensions of CSR is valid and significant for attitudes toward the firm, customer satisfaction, and loyalty. Finally, the findings of this research provided managerial and policy implications for both corporation and government.2
focusing on disease status of family member
Get PDFThesis(Master) --KDI School:Master of Public Policy,2019Among various factors that can affect labor supply, health expenditure also plays an essential role because depends on the size of health expenditure, we can presume the seriousness of the disease and possible side effects of health expenditure on household finance as well. However, forming a direct causal relationship between health expenditure and labor supply is complex, since there are other health factors that can affect the effects of health expenditure on labor choice of individuals. In addition, relatively trivial size of health expenditure may not provide a meaningful intuition about the effect on labor supply. Thus, this study focuses on the effects of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE), the health expenditure that exceeds a certain proportion of the capacity to pay, on the employment status of individuals while controlling for the existence of family member who is experiencing either serious disease or chronic disease. Regression results provide strong statistical evidence that catastrophic health expenditure is strongly associated with decreasing probability of an individual to be in employment status. The effects of having family members with either chronic or serious disease are varying by individual characteristics, especially when the sample is distinguished by gender. Given a family member experiences either chronic or serious disease, women are less likely to diminish their employment when the family member experiences chronic disease. On the other hand, the effect of the disease status of a family member does not statistically influence the employment status of men, but only when the family member experiences both chronic and serious disease. CHE has significant negative effects on the employment of individuals, but the effects of the disease status of the family member on the individual’s employment status vary by gender.Introduction
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