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Otto Swank

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Tinbergen Instituut (Tinbergen Institute)

Amsterdam, Netherlands
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RePEc:edi:tinbenl (more details at EDIRC)

Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen (Erasmus School of Economics)
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (Erasmus University of Rotterdam)

Rotterdam, Netherlands
http://www.few.eur.nl/few/
RePEc:edi:feeurnl (more details at EDIRC)

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Working papers

  1. Josse Delfgaauw & Otto H. Swank, 2014. "Task-specific Human Capital and Organizational Inertia," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 14-034/VII, Tinbergen Institute.
  2. Jurjen J.A. Kamphorst & Otto H. Swank, 2014. "Don't demotivate, discriminate," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 14-017/VII, Tinbergen Institute.
  3. Suzanne H. Bijkerk & Vladimir A. Karamychev & Otto H. Swank, 2013. "Aggressive Reporting and Probabilistic Auditing in a Principles-Based Environment," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 13-131/VII, Tinbergen Institute.
  4. Zara Sharif & Otto H. Swank, 2012. "Do More Powerful Interest Groups have a Disproportionate Influence on Policy?," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 12-134/VII, Tinbergen Institute.
  5. Rei S. Sayag & Otto H. Swank, 2012. "What to put on and what to keep off the Table? A Politician's Choice of which Issues to address," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 12-127/VII, Tinbergen Institute.
  6. Jurjen J.A. Kamphorst & Otto H. Swank, 2012. "The Role of Performance Appraisals in Motivating Employees," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 12-034/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  7. Silvia Dominguez Martinez & Otto H. Swank, 2011. "On the Role of Pre-Determined Rules for HRM Policies," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 11-034/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  8. Jurjen J.A. Kamphorst & Otto H. Swank, 2010. "When Galatea cares about her Reputation: How having Faith in your Workers reduces their Motivation to shine," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 10-123/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  9. Otto H. Swank, 2009. "Why Are Residents Reluctant to Consult Attending Physicians?," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 09-042/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  10. Otto H. Swank & Bauke Visser, 2009. "Decision Making and Learning in a Globalizing World," Economics Working Papers ECO2009/20, European University Institute.
  11. Otto H. Swank & Bauke Visser, 2008. "Is Transparency to No Avail? Committee Decision-Making, Pre-Meetings, and Credible Deals," Economics Working Papers ECO2008/18, European University Institute.
  12. Benoît S.Y. Crutzen & Otto H. Swank & Bauke Visser, 2007. "Confidence Management: On Interpersonal Comparisons in Teams," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 07-040/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  13. Otto H. Swank, 2006. "The Self-Perception Theory vs. a Dynamic Learning Model," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 06-092/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  14. Job Swank & Otto Swank & Bauke Visser, 2006. "Transparency and Pre-meetings," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 06-051/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  15. Silvia Dominguez Martinez & Otto H. Swank & Bauke Visser, 2006. "Disciplining and Screening Top Executives," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 06-054/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  16. Silvia Dominguez Martinez & Otto H. Swank, 2006. "A Simple Model of Self-Assessments," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 06-010/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  17. Bauke Visser & Otto H. Swank, 2005. "On Committees of Experts," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 05-028/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  18. Phongthorn Wrasai & Otto H. Swank, 2004. "Policy Makers, Advisors, and Reputation," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 04-037/1, Tinbergen Institute, revised 09 Dec 2004.
  19. Silvia Dominguez Martinez & Otto H. Swank, 2004. "Does Electoral Competition create Incentives for Political Parties to collect Information about the Pros and Cons of Alternative Policies?," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 04-133/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  20. Silvia Dominguez Martinez & Otto H. Swank, 2004. "Polarization, Information Collection and Electoral Control," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 04-035/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  21. Otto H. Swank & Bauke Visser, 2003. "Do Elections lead to Informed Public Decisions?," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 03-067/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  22. Ioulia V. Ossokina & Otto H. Swank, 2003. "Environmental Policy Choice under Uncertainty," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 03-011/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  23. Otto H. Swank & Bauke Visser, 2003. "The Consequences of Endogenizing Information for Herd Behavior," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 03-021/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  24. Robert Dur & Otto H. Swank, 2003. "Producing and Manipulating Information," CESifo Working Paper Series 908, CESifo.
  25. Klaas J. Beniers & Otto H. Swank, 2003. "On the Composition of Committees," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 03-006/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  26. Otto H. Swank & Phongthorn Wrasai, 2002. "Deliberation, Information Aggregation and Collective Decision Making," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 02-006/1, Tinbergen Institute, revised 03 Dec 2002.
  27. Klaas J. Beniers & Robert A.J. Dur & Otto H. Swank, 2002. "Sequential Advocacy," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 02-016/1, Tinbergen Institute, revised 10 Jun 2003.
  28. Otto H. Swank & Bauke Visser, 2002. "Delegation or Voting," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 02-005/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  29. Guido Suurmond & Otto H. Swank & Bauke Visser, 2002. "Vanity in Politics: A Problem?," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 02-123/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  30. Ioulia V. Ossokina & Otto Swank, 2001. "The Optimal Degree of Polarization," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 01-063/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  31. Robert A.J. Dur & Otto H. Swank, 2001. "Producing and Manipulating Information: Private Information Providers versus Public Information Providers," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 01-052/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  32. Ioulia V. Ossokina & Otto H. Swank, 2001. "How Polarization and Political Instability affect Learning through Experimentation," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 01-040/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  33. Robert A.J. Dur & Ben D. Peletier & Otto H. Swank, 1998. "The Effect of Fiscal Rules on Public Investment if Budget Deficits Are Politically Motivated," Public Economics 9801003, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 25 Feb 1999.
  34. Robert A.J. Dur & Otto H. Swank, 1997. "A Theory of Policy Reversal," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 97-079/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  35. Robert A.J. Dur & Otto H. Swank, 1997. "On the Role of the Governmental Agreement in Breaking Political Deadlocks," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 97-023/1, Tinbergen Institute.
  36. Letterie, W.A. & Swank, O.H., 1993. "Economic Policy, Model Uncertainty and Elections," Papers 9307-p, Erasmus University of Rotterdam - Institute for Economic Research.
  37. Lippi, F. & Swank, O.H., 1993. "Do Policy Makers, Disrtibutional Desires lead to an Inflationary Bias?," Papers 9306-m, Erasmus University of Rotterdam - Institute for Economic Research.
  38. Lippi, F. & Swank, O.H., 1993. "Rational Voters, Election and Central Banks," Papers 9305-m, Erasmus University of Rotterdam - Institute for Economic Research.
  39. Swank, O.H. & Hebbink, G.E., 1992. "Estimation of Preference Weights in a Model of Monetary Policy with Multiplicative Uncertainty," Papers 9216-g, Erasmus University of Rotterdam - Institute for Economic Research.
  40. Swank, O.T., 1992. "Rational Voters in Partisanship Model," Papers 9222-p, Erasmus University of Rotterdam - Institute for Economic Research.
  41. Letterie, W.A. & Reedijk, P.J. & Swank, O.H., 1992. "Models of Voter Behaviour: An Application to the Netherlands," Papers 9219-gp, Erasmus University of Rotterdam - Institute for Economic Research.
  42. Swank, O.T., 1992. "The Advantage of Tying One's Economist's Hand: The Value of Information in a Monetary Policy Model," Papers 9223-m, Erasmus University of Rotterdam - Institute for Economic Research.
  43. Swank, O.H., 1991. "Why Do Administrations Postpone Policy on Which There is Overall Agreement," Papers 9111-g, Erasmus University of Rotterdam - Institute for Economic Research.
  44. Swank, O.H. & Swank, J., 1991. "In Search of the Motives Behind U.S. Fiscal Macroeconomic Economic Policy," Papers 9110-g, Erasmus University of Rotterdam - Institute for Economic Research.
  45. Swank, O.H., 1991. "Popularity Functions Based on the Partisan Theory," Papers 9112-g, Erasmus University of Rotterdam - Institute for Economic Research.
  46. Swank, J. & Swank, O.H., 1990. "The Estimation Of Preferences Behind Us Monetary Policy," Papers 9018, Erasmus University of Rotterdam - Institute for Economic Research.
  47. Swank, O.H., 1990. "A Voter Model Based On The Partisan Theory," Papers 901201, Erasmus University of Rotterdam - Institute for Economic Research.
  48. Otto H. Swank & Bauke Visser, 0000. "Sharing Information through Delegation and Collaboration," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 04-042/1, Tinbergen Institute.

Articles

  1. Otto H. Swank & Bauke Visser, 2015. "Learning from Others? Decision Rights, Strategic Communication, and Reputational Concerns," American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association, vol. 7(4), pages 109-149, November.
  2. Kamphorst, Jurjen J.A. & Swank, Otto H., 2013. "When Galatea cares about her reputation: How having faith in your workers reduces their motivation to shine," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 60(C), pages 91-104.
  3. Otto H. Swank & Bauke Visser, 2013. "Is Transparency To No Avail?," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 115(4), pages 967-994, October.
  4. Benoît S. Y. Crutzen & Otto H. Swank & Bauke Visser, 2013. "Confidence Management: On Interpersonal Comparisons in Teams," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 22(4), pages 744-767, December.
  5. Swank, Otto H., 2010. "Why are junior doctors reluctant to consult attending physicians?," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 29(2), pages 317-324, March.
  6. Silvia Dominguez-Martinez & OttoH. Swank, 2009. "A Simple Model of Self-Assessment," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 119(539), pages 1225-1241, July.
  7. Job Swank & Otto H. Swank & Bauke Visser, 2008. "How Committees of Experts Interact with the Outside World: Some Theory, and Evidence from the FOMC," Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press, vol. 6(2-3), pages 478-486, 04-05.
  8. Swank, Otto & Visser, Bauke, 2008. "The consequences of endogenizing information for the performance of a sequential decision procedure," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 65(3-4), pages 667-681, March.
  9. Silvia Dominguez‐Martinez & Otto H. Swank & Bauke Visser, 2008. "In Defense of Boards," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 17(3), pages 667-682, September.
  10. Ioulia Ossokina & Otto Swank, 2008. "Adoption Subsidy Versus Technology Standards Under Asymmetric Information," De Economist, Springer, vol. 156(3), pages 241-267, September.
  11. Wrasai, Phongthorn & Swank, Otto H., 2007. "Policy makers, advisers, and reputation," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 62(4), pages 579-590, April.
  12. Bauke Visser & Otto H. Swank, 2007. "On Committees of Experts," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 122(1), pages 337-372.
  13. Otto Swank & Bauke Visser, 2006. "Do elections lead to informed public decisions?," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 129(3), pages 435-460, December.
  14. Silvia Dominguez-Martinez & Otto Swank, 2006. "Polarization, Information Collection and Electoral Control," Social Choice and Welfare, Springer;The Society for Social Choice and Welfare, vol. 26(3), pages 527-545, June.
  15. Robert Dur & Otto H. Swank, 2005. "Producing and Manipulating Information," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 115(500), pages 185-199, January.
  16. Ossokina, Ioulia V. & Swank, Otto H., 2004. "The optimal degree of polarization," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 20(1), pages 255-262, March.
  17. Suurmond, Guido & Swank, Otto H. & Visser, Bauke, 2004. "On the bad reputation of reputational concerns," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 88(12), pages 2817-2838, December.
  18. Ioulia V. Ossokina & Otto H. Swank, 2003. "Polarization, Political Instability and Active Learning," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 105(1), pages 1-14, March.
  19. Swank, Otto H, 2002. "Budgetary Devices for Curbing Spending Prone Ministers and Bureaucrats," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 111(3-4), pages 237-257, June.
  20. Swank, Otto H., 2001. "A comment on sequential elections and overlapping terms: voting for US Senate," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 46(4), pages 437-440, December.
  21. Otto H. Swank & Robert A. J. Dur, 2001. "Why Do Policy Makers Give (Permanent) Power to Policy Advisers?," Economics and Politics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 13(1), pages 73-94, March.
  22. Swank, Otto H., 2000. "Policy advice, secrecy, and reputational concerns," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 16(2), pages 257-271, June.
  23. Hillman, Arye L. & Swank, Otto, 2000. "Why political culture should be in the lexicon of economics," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 16(1), pages 1-4, March.
  24. Otto H. Swank, 2000. "Why do Workers Spend so Much Time on Inferior Tasks?," Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, vol. 156(3), pages 501-501, September.
  25. Otto H. Swank & Wilko Letterie & Hendrik P. van Dalen, 2000. "When policy advisors cannot reach a consensus," Social Choice and Welfare, Springer;The Society for Social Choice and Welfare, vol. 17(3), pages 439-461.
  26. Swank, Otto H & Letterie, Wilko & van Dalen, Hendrik P, 1999. "A Theory of Policy Advice," The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press, vol. 15(3), pages 602-614, October.
  27. Swank, O H & Eisinga, R, 1999. "Economic Outcomes and Voting Behaviour in a Multi-party System: An Application to the Netherlands," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 101(3-4), pages 195-213, December.
  28. Lippi, Francesco & Swank, Otto H., 1999. "Rational Voters, Elections, and Central Banks: Do Representative Democracies Need Nonrepresentative Institutions?," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 21(4), pages 515-525, July.
  29. Robert A. J. Dur & Ben D. Peletier & Otto H. Swank, 1999. "Voting on the Budget Deficit: Comment," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 89(5), pages 1377-1381, December.
  30. Dur, Robert A. J. & Swank, Otto H., 1998. "The role of governmental agreements in breaking political deadlock," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 14(3), pages 561-572, August.
  31. Swank, Otto H., 1998. "Partisan Policies, Macroeconomic Performance and Political Support," Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, vol. 20(2), pages 367-386, April.
  32. Swank, Otto H., 1998. "Towards an economic theory of party ideology," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 14(2), pages 223-240, May.
  33. Wilko Letterie & Otto H. Swank, 1998. "Economic Policy, Model Uncertainty and Elections," Economics and Politics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 10(1), pages 85-103, March.
  34. Wilko Letterie & Otto Swank, 1997. "Electoral and partisan cycles between US economic performance and presidential popularity: a comment on Stephen E. Haynes," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(12), pages 1585-1592.
  35. Otto Swank, 1997. "Some evidence on policy makers' motives, macroeconomic performance and output-inflation trade-offs," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(2), pages 251-258.
  36. Letterie, Wilko & Swank, Otto H, 1997. "Learning and Signalling by Advisor Selection," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 92(3-4), pages 353-367, September.
  37. Lippi, Francesco & Swank, Otto H., 1996. "Do policymakers' distributional desires lead to an inflationary bias?," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 18(1), pages 109-116, February.
  38. van Dalen, Hendrik P & Swank, Otto H, 1996. "Government Spending Cycles: Ideological or Opportunistic?," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 89(1-2), pages 183-200, October.
  39. Siebrand, Jan C. & Swank, Otto H., 1994. "Partisan profiles in presidential policies: An extension of "presidential preferences for inflation versus unemployment"," Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, vol. 16(3), pages 553-558.
  40. Swank, Otto H, 1994. "Partisan Views on the Economy," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 81(1-2), pages 137-150, October.
  41. Swank, O H, 1993. "Popularity Functions Based on the Partisan Theory," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 75(4), pages 339-356, April.
  42. Swank, Otto, 1992. "The political economy of American monetary policy : T. Mayer, ed., (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1990), ISBN 0-521-36316-0, [UK pound]30.00," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 8(1), pages 141-145, February.

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  1. NEP-CDM: Collective Decision-Making (7) 2002-03-14 2002-06-13 2003-04-27 2005-04-03 2007-08-14 2008-06-13 2013-01-07. Author is listed
  2. NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (5) 2004-05-26 2013-01-07 2015-04-25 2015-04-25 2015-04-25. Author is listed
  3. NEP-POL: Positive Political Economics (5) 2003-09-08 2004-04-25 2007-08-14 2008-06-13 2013-01-07. Author is listed
  4. NEP-BEC: Business Economics (4) 2006-07-02 2007-08-14 2012-04-23 2015-04-25
  5. NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (3) 2007-06-11 2008-06-13 2010-12-18
  6. NEP-CBE: Cognitive and Behavioural Economics (2) 2006-04-22 2006-11-18
  7. NEP-CTA: Contract Theory and Applications (2) 2009-07-03 2013-01-07
  8. NEP-HRM: Human Capital and Human Resource Management (2) 2012-04-23 2015-04-25
  9. NEP-ACC: Accounting and Auditing (1) 2015-04-25
  10. NEP-CFN: Corporate Finance (1) 2006-07-02
  11. NEP-GTH: Game Theory (1) 2005-04-03
  12. NEP-HEA: Health Economics (1) 2009-07-03
  13. NEP-LAW: Law and Economics (1) 2002-03-14
  14. NEP-SOC: Social Norms and Social Capital (1) 2010-12-18

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