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A constitutional theory of the family
Cigno, Alessandro - 2005
The paper re-examines the idea that a family can be viewed as a community governed by a self-enforcing constitution, and extends existing results in two directions. First, it identifies circumstances in which a constitution is renegotiation-proof. Second, it introduces parental altruism. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267482
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A Constitutional Theory of the Family
Cigno, Alessandro - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
The paper re-examines the idea that a family can be viewed as a community governed by a self-enforcing constitution, and extends existing results in two directions. First, it identifies circumstances in which a constitution is renegotiation-proof. Second, it introduces parental altruism. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762141
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UN Interventions: The Role of Geography
Duque, Juan Carlos; Jetter, Michael; Sosa, Santiago - 2014
This paper argues that UN military interventions are geographically biased. For every 1,000 kilometers of distance from the three Western permanent UNSC members (France, UK, US), the probability of a UN military intervention decreases by 4 percent. We are able to rule out several alternative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352306
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UN Interventions: The Role of Geography
Duque, Juan Carlos; Jetter, Michael; Sosa, Santiago - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper argues that UN military interventions are geographically biased. For every 1,000 kilometers of distance from the three Western permanent UNSC members (France, UK, US), the probability of a UN military intervention decreases by 4 percent. We are able to rule out several alternative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959603
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Minding the Happiness Gap: Political Institutions and Perceived Quality of Life in Transition
Nikolova, Milena - 2015
satisfaction gap between post-socialist and advanced countries and the role of political institutions in explaining this gap. My … and may have even reversed it in the post-crisis years. As institutions and macroeconomic conditions continue to improve …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401763
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The Ideological Roots of Institutional Change
Iyigun, Murat; Rubin, Jared - 2017
Why do some societies fail to adopt more efficient institutions in response to changing economic conditions? And why do … institutions. When new technologies emerge, uncertainty results from a lack of understanding how the technology will fit with … prevailing ideologies and institutions. This uncertainty discourages investment in institutions and the cultural capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653431
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The Causal Effect of Trust
Bartling, Björn; Fehr, Ernst; Huffman, David B.; … - 2018
Trust affects almost all human relationships – in families, organizations, markets and politics. However, identifying the conditions under which trust, defined as people's beliefs in the trustworthiness of others, has a causal effect on the efficiency of human interactions has proven to be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984477
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A Theory of Conservative Revivals
Iyigun, Murat; Rubin, Jared; Seror, Avner - 2018
Why do some societies fail to adopt more efficient political and economic institutions in response to changing economic … productivity, cultural beliefs and institutions. In our model, production shocks that benefit one sector of the economy may induce …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984514
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Slavery, education, and inequality
Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - 2010
We investigate the impact of slavery on the current performances of the US economy. Over a cross section of counties, we find that the legacy of slavery does not affect current income per capita, but does affect current income inequality. In other words, those counties that displayed a higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278600
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Institutions, Opportunism and Prosocial Behavior: Some Experimental Evidence
Cabrales, Antonio; Clots-Figueras, Irma; … - 2020
Formal or informal institutions have long been adopted by societies to protect against opportunistic behavior. However …, we know very little about how these institutions are chosen and their impact on behavior. We experimentally investigate … the demand for different levels of institutions that provide low to high levels of insurance and its subsequent impact on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012269948