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Religion and sanitation practices
Adukia, Anjali; Alsan, Marcella; Goldhaber-Fiebert, … - 2020
Infant mortality among Hindus is higher than among Muslims in India, and religious differences in sanitation practices have been cited as a contributing factor. To explore whether religion itself is associated with differences in sanitation practices, this study compares sanitation practices of...
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The third function of law is to transform cultural categories
Hoff, Karla Ruth; Walsh, James - 2019
How does law change society? In the rational actor model, law affects behavior only by changing incentives and information-the command and coordination function of law. Under the view that humans are social animals, law is also a guidepost for social norms that regulate behavior-the expressive...
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Striving for balance in economics : towards a theory of the social determination of behavior
Hoff, Karla Ruth; Stiglitz, Joseph E. - 2016
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Tastes, castes, and culture : the influence of society on preferences
Fehr, Ernst; Hoff, Karla Ruth - 2011
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Culture, politics, and development
Woolcock, Michael - 2014
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The making of behavioral development economics
Demeritt, Allison; Hoff, Karla Ruth - 2018
illuminates the tight interlinkages between preferences, culture, and institutions and points to new policy opportunities. It …
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The whys of social exclusion : insights from behavioral economics
Hoff, Karla Ruth; Walsh, James - 2017
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Does culture matter for development?
López-Claros, Augusto; Perotti, Valeria - 2014
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Trust and identity in a small, post-socialist, post-crisis society
Bjornskov, Christian; Bogetić, Željko; Hillman, Arye L.; … - 2014
The principal focus in the substantial literature on impediments to economic development has been on the inadequacies of policies and governance. However, successful economic development requires effectiveness of markets and incentives for investment, which in turn require trust. This paper...
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Does culture matter or firm? : demand for female labor in three Indian cities
Bordia Das, Maitreyi; Mehta, Soumya Kapoor; Žumbytė, Ieva - 2019
In discussing the inordinately low employment of Indian women in urban areas, several studies have argued that culture … and attitudes have created a labor market that is inherently discriminatory. The unsaid corollary is that culture is slow … the role of culture is slim at best. This paper fills the void in the policy literature, as it assesses the relative role …
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