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On the Dynamics of Ethnic Fractionalization

Campos, Nauro F; Kuzeyev, Vitaliy - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Does fractionalization change over (short periods of) time? If so, are there any substantial implications for economic performance? To answer such questions, we construct a new panel data set with measures of fractionalization for 26 former communist countries covering the period from 1989 to...

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Trust, Growth and Well-Being: New Evidence and Policy Implications

Algan, Yann; Cahuc, Pierre - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

This survey reviews the recent research on trust, institutions and economic development. It discusses the various measures of trust and documents the substantial heterogeneity of trust across space and time. The conceptual mechanisms that explain the influence of trust on economic performance...

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Identity, Dignity and Taboos: Beliefs as Assets

Bénabou, Roland; Tirole, Jean - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

We analyze social and economic phenomena involving beliefs which people value and invest in, for affective or functional reasons. Individuals are at times uncertain about their own 'deep values' and infer them from their past choices, which then come to define 'who they are'. Identity...

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Does Equality Lead to Fraternity?

Leigh, Andrew - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2006

Several cross-country studies have observed a negative correlation between inequality and interpersonal trust. Using data from 59 countries, I instrument for inequality using the relative size of the mature-aged cohort, and find that a rise in inequality reduces trust.

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War Signals: A Theory of Trade, Trust and Conflict

Rohner, Dominic; Thoenig, Mathias; Zilibotti, Fabrizio - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

We construct a dynamic theory of civil conflict hinging on inter-ethnic trust and trade. The model economy is inhabitated by two ethnic groups. Inter-ethnic trade requires imperfectly observed bilateral investments and one group has to form beliefs on the average propensity to trade of the other...

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Does the Lunar Cycle Affect Birth and Deaths?

Gans, Joshua S.; Leigh, Andrew - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2006

births and deaths data from Australia, covering all 10,592 days from 1 January 1975 to 31 December 2003. We find that full … moons are not associated with any significant change in the number of conceptions, births, or deaths. Moreover, our standard …

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The Millennium Bub

Gans, Joshua S.; Leigh, Andrew - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2006

How much do non-medical factors affect the timing of conceptions, births and deaths? To test this, we estimate the … effect of the millennium on conceptions, births and deaths. With a highly flexible empirical specification, we find large and … significant increases in conceptions and births, and suggestive evidence of an effect on deaths. …

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Should Egalitarians Expropriate Philanthropists?

Dasgupta, Indraneel; Kanbur, Ravi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Wealthy individuals often voluntarily provide public goods that the poor also consume. Such philanthropy is perceived as legitimizing one’s wealth. Governments routinely exempt the rich from taxation on grounds of their charitable expenditure. We examine the normative logic of this exemption....

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Immigrants Assimilate as Communities, not just as Individuals

Hatton, Timothy J.; Leigh, Andrew - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2007

There is a large econometric literature that examines the economic assimilation of immigrants in the United States and elsewhere. On the whole immigrants are seen as atomistic individuals assimilating in a largely anonymous labour market, a view that runs counter to the spirit of the equally...

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Key Players

Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

In this chapter, we provide an overview on the literature on key players in networks. We first introduce the theoretical concept of the key player, which is the agent that should be targeted by the planner so that, once removed, she will generate the highest level of reduction in total activity....

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