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Crimonometric Analysis: Testing the Deterrence Hypothesis in Sabah
Lau, Evan; Hamzah, Siti Nur Zahara - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper empirically estimates disaggregated crime categories for Sabah from 1968 to 2006. The criminometric analysis … prison or courts related variables. In the long run we find that only robbery is exogenous in all crime model tested however …, the beyond sample estimation proves that in longer time period of approximately 50 years the post-sample dynamic VDCs …
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ДЕОНТОЛОГІЯ СОЦІАЛЬНОЇ ВІДПОВІДАЛЬНОСТІ І МЕХАНІЗМ СОЦІАЛЬНОГО КОНТРОЛЮ
Filippova, Irina; Sumcov, Victor - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
The institute of social responsibility is regarded in the article as mandatory addition to market' institutes and to the institute of state power, because it reduces transaction costs in the socio-economic system by eliminating the relations of discrimination. The most important function of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258974
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Measuring social capital with a myograph
Roberto, Censolo; Laila, Craighero; Luciano, Fadiga; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
We study the behavior of 12 pairs of undergraduate students while they were involved in a simple coordination game requiring motor interaction. Three experimental conditions were defined according to whether a monetary prize was given to both or only one subject, if the couple was in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835965
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NEA presidential address: identity, markets, and persistent racial inequality
Mason, Patrick L. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
This paper contrasts competing theories and evidence on the nature and significance of African American racial identity. In particular, we seek to examine whether race is best understood as a set of values and behaviors or whether race is best understood as a social norm.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836196
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Le Capital Social: Entre Evidences Théoriques et Balbutiemments Empiriques
Yogo, Urbain Thierry - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper surveys research on social capital with a specific emphasis on Africa studies. We explore deeply the definition and the main dimensions of social capital, following Bourdieu, Coleman and Putnam. We also question the formation of social capital and address the issue of measurement. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008502735
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The Solaria Syndrome: Social Capital in a Growing Hyper-technological Economy
Antoci, Angelo; Sabatini, Fabio; Sodini, Mauro - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
We develop a dynamic model to analyze the sources and the evolution of social participation and social capital in a growing economy characterized by exogenous technical progress. Starting from the assumption that the well-being of agents basically depends on material and relational goods, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008490498
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Social Capital and Network Externalities: Evidence from Gender Sensitive JFM Programme in West Bengal
Das, Nimai; Sarker, Debnarayan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This empirical exercise examines the impact of network externalities of social capital in a gender sensitive planning on Joint Forest Management Programme in West Bengal. One impact is that the pre-existing traditional characteristics of community solidarity, mutual trust and coordinated actions...
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Measuring Europe 2020: a new tool to assess the strategy
Pasimeni, Paolo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper aims at analysing the performances of the EU member states in the Europe 2020 Strategy and understanding the main factors of success. It builds on the Europe 2020 Index developed in Pasimeni (2011) to quantify and measure progress achieved by the 27 countries in pursuing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109968
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Social responsibility as an obligatory element of the institutional system
Filippova, Irina; Sumcov, Victor - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
The institute of social responsibility is considered as mandatory addition of market and state institutes, since it reduces the transaction costs of the socio-economic system by eliminating discrimination in the relations. One of the most important missions of the state is the formation and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110299
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Eksperci i narcyzm kulturowy - próba analizy wzajemnych relacji
Klimczuk, Andrzej - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
At the beginning of the XXI century, human societies are entering a period of "late modernity" characterized by new forms of trust and risk, untransparent social situations and economic, political and cultural globalization. These processes are associated with the presence of abstract systems...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011163533