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An Explanation of the Greek Crisis: "The Insiders - Outsiders Society"
Kollintzas, Tryphon; Papageorgiou, Dimitris; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
In this paper we present stylized facts of the Greek economy that characterize the causes and the consequences of its ongoing crisis. Then, we offer an explanation that can account for those causes and consequences. This explanation is based on the view of Greek society as consisting of two...
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Social Capital, Government Expenditures, and Growth
Ponzetto, Giacomo AM; Troiano, Ugo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
making its returns higher and less variable. Our theory also predicts that a more unequal distribution of social capital …
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Religion and Innovation
Bénabou, Roland; Ticchi, Davide; Vindigni, Andrea - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
In earlier work (Bénabou, Ticchi and Vindigni 2013) we uncovered a robust negative association between religiosity and patents per capita, holding across countries as well as US states, with and without controls. In this paper we turn to the individual level, examining the relationship between...
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Forbidden Fruits: The Political Economy of Science, Religion, and Growth
Bénabou, Roland; Ticchi, Davide; Vindigni, Andrea - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
We analyze the joint dynamics of religious beliefs, scientific progress and coalitional politics along both religious and economic lines. History offers many examples of the recurring tensions between science and organized religion, but as part of the paper’s motivating evidence we also...
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Growth, Colonization, and Institutional Development: In and Out of Africa
Bertocchi, Graziella - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader research agenda which accounts not only for basic economic and demographic factors, but also for the role of history and institutional development. After reporting results from...
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Transparency, Appropriability and the Early State
Mayshar, Joram; Moav, Omer; Neeman, Zvika - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We propose a general theory that explains the extent of the state and accounts for related institutions as byproducts … of the production technology. This theory is applied to examine two principal phases in the evolution of the early state … transparency of the new farming technology. We then apply our theory to explain key institutional features that distinguished …
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The Democratic Transition
Murtin, Fabrice; Wacziarg, Romain - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
Over the last two centuries, many countries experienced regime transitions toward democracy. We document this democratic transition over a long time horizon. We use historical time series of income, education and democracy levels from 1870 to 2000 to explore the economic factors associated with...
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Long Term Persistence
Guiso, Luigi; Sapienza, Paola; Zingales, Luigi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
Is social capital long lasting? Does it affect long term economic performance? To answer these questions we test Putnam’s conjecture that today marked differences in social capital between the North and South of Italy were due to the culture of independence fostered by the free city-states...
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Finance and Growth: When Does Credit Really Matter?
Coricelli, Fabrizio; Roland, Isabelle - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
The paper provides a simple theory and empirical evidence on the asymmetric effect of credit markets on output decline …
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Women's Liberation: What's in It for Men?
Doepke, Matthias; Tertilt, Michèle - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
The nineteenth century witnessed dramatic improvements in the legal rights of married women. Given that these changes took place long before women gained the right to vote, they amounted to a voluntary renouncement of power by men. In this paper, we investigate men's incentives for sharing power...
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