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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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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 Cultural Roots of Effective Institutions

Philippe d'Iribarne - 2015

In many countries, the resistances that obstruct the setting-up of development-enhancing forms of governance are problematic. In many cases, these resistances are linked to firmly anchored beliefs that have to do with to the proper ways of acting in society. For many years, much was expected...

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The interplay of policy, institutions, and culture in the time of Covid-19

Fang, Sheng; Xu, Lixin Colin; Yi, Yuanyuan - 2020

preexisting vulnerabilities, the government's mobility restriction policy, institutions (democracy), and culture (individualistic … culture and trust). Preexisting vulnerabilities (that is, the share of the elderly, urbanization, obesity prevalence, and air … restriction, democracy, and culture indicators are not significantly associated with the pandemic outcomes. However, government …

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The social value of health insurance : results from Ghana

Garcia Mandico, Silvia; Reichert, Arndt R.; Strupat, … - 2019

This paper uses the roll-out of the national health insurance in Ghana to assess the cushioning effect of coverage on the financial consequences of health shocks and resulting changes in coping behaviors. The analysis finds a strong reduction in medical expenditures, preventing households from...

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