Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 342
Cover Image
Forbidden Fruits: The Political Economy of Science, Religion, and Growth
Bénabou, Roland; Ticchi, Davide; Vindigni, Andrea - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
and economic lines. History offers many examples of the recurring tensions between science and organized religion, but as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262883
Cover Image
Making Democracy Work: Culture, Social Capital and Elections in China
Padró i Miquel, Gerard; Qian, Nancy; Xu, Yiqing; Yao, Yang - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
This paper aims to show that culture is an important determinant of the effectiveness of formal democratic institutions, such as elections. We collect new data to document the presence of voluntary and social organizations and the history of electoral reforms in Chinese villages. We use the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213313
Cover Image
Market Mechanisms for Policy Decisions
Casella, Alessandra - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
The thesis of this Paper is that more transparent, rule-bound and subtle mechanisms for policy coordination will be needed to ensure the success of an enlarged European Union. A common policy is a public good with distributional implications. Economists have developed a large number of plausible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123572
Cover Image
Infant Mortality and the Health of Survivors: Britain 1910-1950
Hatton, Timothy J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
The first half of the twentieth century saw rapid improvements in the health and height of British children. Average height and health can be related to infant mortality through a positive selection effect and a negative scarring effect. Examining town-level panel data on the heights of school...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530364
Cover Image
Belief in a Just World and Redistributive Politics
Bénabou, Roland; Tirole, Jean - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
concerning ‘money’ (consumption) and happiness, as well as religion. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005504312
Cover Image
Unravelling Secularization: an International Study
Brañas-Garza, Pablo; García-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
The current study examines individuals who were raised in a certain religion and at some stage of their life left it …. Currently, they define their religious affiliation as ‘no religion’. A battery of explanatory variables (country-specific ones … tendency of individuals to leave their religion is strongly correlated with the degree of strictness of their country and with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005656201
Cover Image
Parochial Politics: Ethnic Preferences and Politician Corruption
Banerjee, Abhijit; Pande, Rohini - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
politician corruption that we conducted in North India is remarkably consistent with our theoretical predictions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123795
Cover Image
Monitoring Works: Getting Teachers to Come to School
Duflo, Esther; Hanna, Rema - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
teaching activities and better learning. In 60 informal one-teacher schools in rural India, randomly chosen out of 120 (the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123987
Cover Image
School Meals as a Safety Net: An Evaluation of the Midday Meal Scheme in India
Dercon, Stefan; Park, Albert; Singh, Abhijeet - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
newly available longitudinal data from the state of Andhra Pradesh in India to estimate the impact of the introduction of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083345
Cover Image
Monitoring Works: Getting Teachers to Come to School
Duflo, Esther; Hanna, Rema; Ryan, Stephen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
can reduce teacher absence and increase learning. In 57 schools in India, randomly chosen out of 113, a teacher’s daily …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791888