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Want freedom, will travel : emigrant self-selection according to institutional quality

Naghsh Nejad, Maryam; Young, Andrew T. - 2015

We investigate emigrant self-selection according to institutional quality using up to 3,566 observations on bilateral migration flows from 77 countries over the 1990-2000 period. We relate these flows to differences in political and economic institutions. We improve and expand upon previous...

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Education and freedom of choice : evidence from arranged marriages in Vietnam

Emran, M. Shahe; Maret-Rakotondrazaka, Fenohasina; … - 2012

Using household data from Vietnam, we provide evidence on the effects of education on freedom of spouse choice. We use … significantly weaker for men. -- arranged marriage ; education ; schooling ; freedom of choice ; development ; Vietnam ; Red River …

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Liberty and the post-utilitarian society

Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2012

. Individual responsibility is seriously undermined, as is faith in markets. He concludes that supporters of individual freedom …

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Capabilities and skills

Heckman, James J.; Corbin, Chase O. - 2016

This paper discusses the relevance of recent research on the economics of human development to the work of the Human Development and Capability Association. The recent economics of human development brings insights about the dynamics of skill accumulation to an otherwise static literature on...

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Influence of freedom of choice on happiness

Koohborfardhaghighi, Somayeh; Summers, Christopher R.; … - 2022

studies, we investigate the role of the freedom of choice as a key contributing construct in influencing a person's happiness …. We define two hypothetical sub-constructs for the freedom of choice to fully develop a model of happiness. We name those …

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Free to fail? : paternalistic preferences in the United States

Bartling, Björn; Cappelen, Alexander W.; Hermes, Henning; … - 2023

hard intervention that removes the stakeholder's freedom to choose, while a large majority implement a soft intervention …

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Does economic freedom moderate perceived corruption for firms in India?

Dutta, Nabamita; Kar, Saibal; Stivers, Adam - 2023

Available wisdom suggests that a negative relationship prevails between economic freedom and perceived corruption among … economic freedom in influencing perceived corruption. The firm-level data helps to explore the relationship between economic … freedom across Indian states and the perceived corruption in the formal sector. A statistically significant negative …

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The meaning of failed replications : a review and proposal

Clemens, Michael A. - 2015

The welcome rise of replication tests in economics has not been accompanied by a single, clear definition of replication. A discrepant replication, in current usage of the term, can signal anything from an unremarkable disagreement over methods to scientific incompetence or misconduct. This...

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Dark versus light personality types and moral choice

Dickinson, David L. - 2023

, participants completed 3 tasks of interest that contribute to an understanding or one's ethics: a task assessing prosociality, a …

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Why is child labor illegal?

Dessy, Sylvain Eloi (contributor); Knowles, John (contributor) - 2007

"We present a theory of the emergence of laws restricting child labor or imposing mandatory education that is consistent with the fact that poor parents tend to oppose such laws. We find that if altruistic parents are unable to commit to educating their children, child-labor laws can increase...

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