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Social Capital as an Engine of Growth: Multisectoral Modelling and Implications
Bofota, Youyou Baende; Boucekkine, Raouf; Bala, Alain Pholo - HAL - 2012
We propose a multisector endogenous growth model incorporating social capital. Social capital only serves as input in the production of human capital and it involves a cost in terms of the final good. We show that in contrast to existing alternative specifications, this setting assures that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933921
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Effects of urbanization on economic growth and human capital formation in Africa
Arouri, Mohamed El Hedi; Youssef, Adel Ben; … - HAL - 2014
The objective of this paper is to investigate the impacts of urbanization on human capital andeconomic growth in Africa. It seeks to contribute to the urbanization-growth debate byinvestigating how urbanization is linked to human capital accumulation and economic growth.More precisely, compared...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010930231
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Why capital (physical and human) doesn't move from rich to poor countries
Darreau, Philippe; Pigalle, François - HAL - 2012
Capital (physical and human) doesn't flow from rich to poor countries. We show that in order to solve these twin paradoxes, assumption of externality of physical capital is better than assumption of externality of human capital.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010898504
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Immigration and economic growth in the OECD countries 1986-2006: A panel data analysis
Boubtane, Ekrame; Dumont, Jean-Christophe - HAL - 2013
This paper presents a reappraisal of the impact of migration on economic growth for 22 OECD countries between 1986 and 2006. It is based on a unique dataset that enables to distinguish net migration of the native-born and foreign-born by skill level. Migration is introduced in an augmented...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010635050
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Religion and Fertility : The French Connection
Baudin, Thomas - HAL - 2008
The dataset "Enqute Mode de Vie des Franais" is the first opportunity to measure the impact of religion and religiosity … assist to offices. Culture is not investigated only through the impact of religion on fertility. Indeed, I explore the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010738475
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Let us pray: religious interactions in life satisfaction
Clark, Andrew E.; Lelkes, Orsolya - HAL - 2009
their own religion is dominant, while Protestants are also more satisfied when Catholics dominate. The generic positive … spillover effect of others' religion is not explained by social capital, crime, or trust. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010739004
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Deliver us from evil: religion as insurance
Clark, Andrew E.; Lelkes, Orsolya - HAL - 2005
This paper focusses on the insurance role of religion in buffering the well-being impact of stressful life events, and … higher levels of life satisfaction, and that religion does insure against some adverse life events. All denominations suffer … results do not seem to come about from the endogeneity of religion. These patterns in subjective well-being correspond to data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010739093
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Happiness, habits and high rank: Comparisons in economic and social life
Clark, Andrew E. - HAL - 2008
The role of money in producing sustained subjective well-being seems to be seriously compromised by social comparisons and habituation. But does that necessarily mean that we would be better off doing something else instead? This paper suggests that the phenomena of comparison and habituation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010739114
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How does religion matter in the marketplace for minority settings? The case of Muslim consumers in France
Khenfer, Jamel; Roux, Elyette - HAL - 2012
This article proposes to go beyond the view of consumer religiosity as a stable characteristic. Rather, focusing on minority cultural settings, this research presents religiosity as a mobilized resource or a constraint the consumer faces in purchasing environments. The context preceding the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010584073
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"Ô les croyants ! Remplissez fidèlement vos engagements." ... ça dépend ! Vers une religiosité situationnelle dans la consommation des musulmans de France.
Khenfer, Jamel; Roux, Elyette - HAL - 2012
'islam comme deuxième religion de France soulève de nouveaux enjeux économiques (Pras et Vaudour-Lagrâce, 2007) désormais pris en …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010821069