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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 crucial to both, the interpretation of Weber's Protestant Ethic and empirical tests thereof. For late nineteenth-century Prussia we reject Weber's suggestion that Protestantism...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012244499
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The dynamic interplay of inequality and trust : an experimental study
Greiner, Ben (contributor); Ockenfels, Axel (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003624788
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Non-welfarist optimal taxation and behavioral public economics : presented at CESifo Venice Summer Institute, Workshop on Behavioral Public Economics, July 2004
Kanbur, Ravi; Pirttilä, Jukka; Tuomala, Matti - 2004
Research in behavioral economics has uncovered the widespread phenomenon of people making decisions against their own good intentions. In these situations, the government might want to intervene, indeed individuals might want the government to intervene, to induce behavior that is closer to what...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011451127
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On the elasticity of substitution between labor and ICT and IP capital and traditional capital
Jerbashian, Vahagn - 2022
I estimate CES aggregate production functions for the US, the UK, Japan, Germany, and Spain using data from the EU KLEMS database. I distinguish between three types of capital: information and communication technologies (ICT), intellectual property (IP) capital, and traditional capital. I assume...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013390934
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The rise of capitalism and the roots of Anti-American terrorism
Krieger, Tim; Meierieks, Daniel - 2014
, consistent with economic norms theory, higher levels of market-capitalism are associated with less anti-American terrorism …This contribution examines the role of capitalism in anti-American terrorism. Using data for 149 countries between 1970 … and 2007, this contribution, contrary to expectations from capitalist peace theory, does not find that Anti …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010375158
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Running the U.S. economy at full throttle is a stressful variant of capitalism
Komlos, John - 2022
Maximizing output without taking into consideration the negative externalities generated, including the harm to the mental and physical health of the population creates psychological stress. Focusing on the bellwether indicators of economic performance including working more, generating income,...
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A theory of tolerance
Corneo, Giacomo (contributor); Jeanne, Olivier (contributor) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003496581
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An economic theory of Switzerland
Blankart, Charles B. - 2011
provide a proper understanding of the country. A theory of Switzerland is necessary. A consideration of the initial, exogenous …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009378387
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Rationality in economics : theory and evidence
Dhami, Sanjit S.; Al-Nowaihi, Ali - 2018
We examine the various senses in which economist use the term "rationality" and then outline some of the commonly drawn implications and auxiliary assumptions. Finally, we confront the implications with the empirical evidence, drawing on the insights from the exciting new field of behavioral...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011793877
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Politics-business interaction paths
Belloc, Marianna; Pagano, Ugo - 2009
Most pre-crisis explanations of the various corporate governance systems have considered the separation between ownership and control to be an advantage of the Anglo-American economies. They have also attributed the failure of other countries to achieve these efficient arrangements to their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003923223