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Political Discrimination in the Aftermath of Violence: the case of the Greek riots.
Hugh-Jones, David; Katsanidou, Alexia; Riener, Gerhard - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
We examine discrimination against outgroups in the context of the December 2008 riots in Greece after the killing of a … police, in modified Dictator games, allowing us to test theories of discrimination on behavior with real payoff consequences …. Treatments examined the effect of in-group norms and environmental cues on discrimination. We find that cues in the environment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008635789
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Offline social identity and online chat partner selection
Helsper, Ellen - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
This study examines whether the impact of offline identities on computer-mediated communication is stable across different social contexts or whether it depends on which identity aspect is salient. Field experiments with 206 teenagers tested the influence of gendered, ethnic, youth and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125936
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Terrorism and international tourism: the case of Germany
Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M.; Franke, Bastian; Maennig, Wolfgang - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2015
We analyse how German tourists react to unanticipated shocks that alter their risk perception of selected tourism destinations. Using a difference-in-difference strategy which flexibly accounts for macroeconomic conditions and also addresses potential problems of serial correlation, we isolate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011201253
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Calvin's reformation in Geneva: self and social signalling
Levy, Gilat; Razin, Ronny - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
As Weber (1904) recognized, Calvinistic beliefs about predestination may constitute a powerful incentive for good works; an individual wishes to receive assurances about her future prospects of salvation, and good works may provide a positive signal about such prospects. These beliefs can in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071078
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Like ripples on a pond: behavioral spillovers and their implications for research and policy
Dolan, Paul; Galizzi, Matteo M. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2015
No behavior sits in a vacuum, and one behavior can greatly affect what happens next. We propose a conceptual frame within which a broad range of behavioral spillovers can be accounted for when applying behavioral science to policy challenges. We consider behaviors which take place sequentially...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011150276
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Because I'm worth it: a lab-field experiment on the spillover effects of incentives in health
Dolan, Paul; Galizzi, Matteo M. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
We conduct a controlled lab-field experiment to directly test the short-run spillover effects of one-off financial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126577
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Theory of values
Georgiadis, Andreas; Manning, Alan - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
Economists have a well-developed theory of value but the theory of why people hold the values they do is rudimentary at best. In spite of the fact that it is common to argue that values are important, most work on values is normative and the positive theory of values is relatively under-...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010744932
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Membership has its priveleges : the effect of social capital and neighbourhood characteristics on the earnings of microfinance borrowers
Gomez, Rafael; Santor, Eric - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2001
This paper examines the determinants of self-employment success for microcredit borrowers. Theories of social capital and neighbourhood effects are integrated in an attempt to account for earnings differentials amongst a unique sample of microfinance borrowers. The paper posits that social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745098
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On the theory of ethnic conflict
Caselli, Francesco; Coleman II, Wilbur John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
’s resources. The role of ethnicity is to enforce coalition membership: in ethnically homogeneous societies members of the losing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745137
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One nation under a groove? Identity and multiculturalism in Britain
Georgiadis, Andreas; Manning, Alan - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
minorities is exaggerated – for most their ethnicity and religion seem no barrier to a British identity. But there is a segment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745759