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The causal effect of cultural identity on cooperation
Butler, Jeffrey; Fehr, Dietmar - 2021
The impact of culture on non-kin cooperation has been singled out as critical for economic activity. However, causal … evidence of culture's influence on cooperation remains scant. In this paper we provide such evidence, focusing on two key … components of culture: preferences and beliefs. Adopting the view that culture is one aspect of an individual's multi …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012508741
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The impact of gender role norms on mothers' labor supply
Cavapozzi, Danilo; Francesconi, Marco; Nicoletti, Cheti - 2021
We study whether mothers' labor supply is shaped by the gender role attitudes of their peers. Using detailed information on a sample of UK mothers with dependent children, we find that having peers with gender-egalitarian norms leads mothers to be more likely to have a paid job and to have a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012495148
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The efficacy of tournaments for non-routine team tasks
Englmaier, Florian; Grimm, Stefan; Grothe, Dominik; … - 2021
Tournaments are often used to improve performance in innovation contexts. Tournaments provide monetary incentives but … also render teams’ identity and social-image concerns salient. We study the effects of tournaments on team performance in a …,700 participants), we vary the salience of team identity, social-image concerns, and whether teams face monetary incentives. Increased …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012597694
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Immigration and nationalism in the long run
Lang, Valentin; Schneider, Stephan A. - 2023
experience with immigration can curb nationalism. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014334359
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Weber revisited : the protestant ethic and the spirit of nationalism
Kersting, Felix; Wohnsiedler, Iris; Wolf, Nikolaus - 2020
We revisit Max Weber's hypothesis on the role of Protestantism for economic development. We show that nationalism is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012244499
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Is Europe an optimal political area?
Alesina, Alberto; Tabellini, Guido Enrico; Trebbi, Francesco - 2017
Employing a wide range of individual-level surveys, we study the extent of cultural and institutional heterogeneity within the EU and how this changed between 1980 and 2008. We present several novel empirical regularities that paint a complex picture. While Europe has experienced both systematic...
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Self-enforcing international agreements and domestic policy credibility
Conconi, Paola; Perroni, Carlo - 2003
We explore the relationship between international policy coordination and domestic policy credibility when both must be self-supporting. Our arguments are presented in the context of a two-country, two-period model of dynamic emission abatement with transboundary pollution, where government...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011508081
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International antitrust enforcement and multi-market contact
Choi, Jay Pil; Gerlach, Heiko A. - 2009
This paper analyzes international antitrust enforcement when multinational firms operate in several markets with antitrust authorities in each market. We are concerned with how the sustainability of collusion in one local market is affected by the existence of collusion in other markets when...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003824697
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Does membership on the UN security council influence IMF decisions? : evidence from panel data
Dreher, Axel (contributor); Sturm, Jan-Egbert (contributor);  … - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003377296
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Does membership in international organizations increase governments' credibility? : testing the effects of delegating powers
Dreher, Axel (contributor); Voigt, Stefan (contributor) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003688912