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Lessons from the Ottoman Harem (on ethnicity, religion and war)
Iyigun, Murat - 2008
examine the roles of ethnicity and religion in conflict and war. Based on one theory, the Ottoman conquests were driven by the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277709
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Diversity and public goods: A natural experiment with exogenous residential allocation
Algan, Yann; Hémet, Camille; Laitin, David - 2011
This paper demonstrates the effects of ethnic and religious diversity on the quality of public spaces. Its identification strategy relies on the exogeneity of public housing allocations in France, and thereby eliminates the bias from endogenous sorting. The paper uses micro evidence of social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282431
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Family values, social needs and preferences for welfare
Lucifora, Claudio; Meurs, Dominique - 2012
This paper investigates the links between family values, social needs and individual preferences for welfare using data from the 2005 French Generation and Gender Survey (GGS). We analyse individual preferences, for financial assistance and the provision of care services, with respect to welfare...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010289937
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Decorum und Mammon im Widerstreit?: Adeliges Wirtschaftshandeln zwischen Standesprofilen, Profitstreben und ökonomischer Notwendigkeit
Cremer, Annette Caroline (contributor);  … - 2022
Unternehmerisches Engagement von Adeligen wurde in der europäischen Frühen Neuzeit unterschiedlich bewertet, galt aber tendenziell als nicht standesgemäß. Dennoch war das Wirtschaften, das am Gewinn orientierte Handeln des Adels, eine ökonomische Notwendigkeit und stellte eine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014458249
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Lady and the Trump: Status and Wealth in the Marriage Market
Almenberg, Johan; Dreber, Anna - 2008
We examine a hitherto unexplored aspect of intergenerational transmission of economic standing, namely culturally determined status markers and their valuation in the marriage market. We take nobility to be such a status marker. We propose a two-trait extension of the optimal sorting model in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320056
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Lady and the trump: Status and wealth in the marriage market
Almenberg, Johan; Dreber, Anna - 2008
We examine a relatively neglected aspect of intergenerational transmission of economic standing, namely culturally determined status markers and their valuation in the marriage market. We take nobility to be such a status marker. Using data on Swedish marriages, we test the hypothesis that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281194
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Effects of Religiosity on Social Behaviour: Experimental Evidence from a Representative Sample of Spaniards
Brañas-Garza, Pablo; Espín, Antonio M.; Neuman, Shoshana - 2013
This study explores the effect of several personal religion-related variables on social behaviour, using three … no religion made decisions closer to rational selfish behaviour in the DG and the UG compared to those who affiliate with … religion raised in seems to have no effect on pro-sociality, beyond the effect of the current measures of religiosity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329145
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Are Japanese households financially healthy, and if so, why? A Group of Seven (G7) comparison
Horioka, Charles Yuji - 2012
In this paper, I conduct an international comparison of the financial health of households using data on household wealth and indebtedness for the Group of Seven (G7) countries and show that, even though household borrowings in Japan were the highest among the G7 countries, at least until 2000,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010332271
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The evolution of secularization: Cultural transmission, religion and fertility theory, simulations and evidence
Bar-El, Ronen; Garcia-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana; … - 2010
empirical estimation that employs data from 32 countries (included in the International Social Survey Program: Religion II …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336012
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Effects of religiosity on social behaviour: Experimental evidence from a representative sample of spaniards
Brañas-Garza, Pablo; Espín, Antonio M.; Neuman, Shoshana - 2013
This study explores the effect of several personal religion-related variables on social behaviour, using three … no religion made decisions closer to rational selfish behaviour in the DG and the UG compared to those who affiliate with … religion raised in seems to have no effect on pro-sociality, beyond the effect of the current measures of religiosity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336038