Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 149
Cover Image
Living with HIV post-diagnosis: a qualitative study of the experiences of Nairobi slum residents
Wekesa, Eliud; Coast, Ernestina - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
these experiences in relation to their identity and sexuality. Design: Qualitative study using in-depth interviews and … were able to incorporate HIV/AIDS in their identity without it being disruptive to their biography, were pursuing safer …-diagnosis identity and sexual behaviour. Conclusions: People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) had to rework their sense of identity following …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126336
Cover Image
The power of the interviewer: a qualitative perspective on African survey data collection
Randall, Sara; Coast, Ernestina; Compaore, Natacha; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
BACKGROUND African censuses and surveys remain dependent on interviewers for data collection. Data quality is assured through training and supervision. Many survey concepts are difficult to translate into African languages and some, such as “household”, may have multiple criteria which are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071335
Cover Image
Terrorism and international tourism: the case of Germany
Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M.; Franke, Bastian; Maennig, Wolfgang - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2015
We analyse how German tourists react to unanticipated shocks that alter their risk perception of selected tourism destinations. Using a difference-in-difference strategy which flexibly accounts for macroeconomic conditions and also addresses potential problems of serial correlation, we isolate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011201253
Cover Image
Calvin's reformation in Geneva: self and social signalling
Levy, Gilat; Razin, Ronny - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
As Weber (1904) recognized, Calvinistic beliefs about predestination may constitute a powerful incentive for good works; an individual wishes to receive assurances about her future prospects of salvation, and good works may provide a positive signal about such prospects. These beliefs can in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071078
Cover Image
Theory of values
Georgiadis, Andreas; Manning, Alan - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
Economists have a well-developed theory of value but the theory of why people hold the values they do is rudimentary at best. In spite of the fact that it is common to argue that values are important, most work on values is normative and the positive theory of values is relatively under-...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010744932
Cover Image
Membership has its priveleges : the effect of social capital and neighbourhood characteristics on the earnings of microfinance borrowers
Gomez, Rafael; Santor, Eric - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2001
This paper examines the determinants of self-employment success for microcredit borrowers. Theories of social capital and neighbourhood effects are integrated in an attempt to account for earnings differentials amongst a unique sample of microfinance borrowers. The paper posits that social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745098
Cover Image
On the theory of ethnic conflict
Caselli, Francesco; Coleman II, Wilbur John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
We present a theory of ethnic conflict in which coalitions formed along ethnic lines compete for the economy’s resources. The role of ethnicity is to enforce coalition membership: in ethnically homogeneous societies members of the losing coalition can defect to the winners at low cost, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745137
Cover Image
One nation under a groove? Identity and multiculturalism in Britain
Georgiadis, Andreas; Manning, Alan - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
There is a lot of evidence that identity matters for behavior. There is a widespread belief that societies will function better if they manage to establish a common sense of identity among the population. And there are also contemporary fears that this common identity is threatened in several...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745759
Cover Image
Not all incentives wash out the warm glow: the case of blood donation revisited
Costa-i-Font, Joan; Jofre-Bonet, Mireia; Yen, Steven T. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012
The issue of the nature of the altruism inherent in blood donation and the perverse effects of financial rewards for blood and/or organ donation has been recently revisited in the economic literature with limited consensus. As Titmuss (1970) famously pointed out, providing monetary incentives to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745926
Cover Image
Does envy destroy social fundamentals? The impact of relative income position on social capital
Fischer, Justina A. V.; Torgler, Benno - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
Research evidence on the impact of relative income position on individual attitudes and behaviour is sorely lacking. Therefore, this paper assesses such positional impact on social capital by applying 14 different measurements to International Social Survey Programme data from 25 countries. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746066