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Hiring discrimination based on national origin and religious closeness: Results from a field experiment in the Paris area
Pierné, Guillaume - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 2 (2013), pp. 1-15
their religious closenesses and against applicants signaling closeness to the Muslim religion, regardless of their national …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010331918
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010332271
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Is religiosity of immigrants a bridge or a buffer in the process of integration? A comparative study of Europe and the United States
García-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana - 2012
several data sets (the International Social Survey Program - ISSP: Module Religion, 2008; the European Social Survey - ESS … religiosity and integration different in Europe and in the United States, due to historical differences in the state-religion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282226
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Happiness, habits and high rank: Comparisons in economic and social life
Clark, Andrew E. - 2011
suggests that the phenomena of comparison and habituation are actually found in a considerable variety of economic and social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280689
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Happiness, habits and high rank: Comparisons in economic and social life
Clark, Andrew E. - 2012
suggests that the phenomena of comparison and habituation are actually found in a considerable variety of economic and social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286974
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The puzzle of Muslim advantage in child survival in India
Bhalotra, Sonia; Valente, Christine; van Soest, Arthur - 2009
documents and analyses this seeming puzzle. The religion gap in survival is much larger than the gender gap but, in contrast to … literature on the role of religion or culture as encapsulating important unobservable behaviours or endowments that influence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276696
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Why does the amount of income redistribution differ between the United States and Europe? The Janus face of Switzerland
Akkoyunlu, Sule; Neustadt, Ilja; Zweifel, Peter - 2009
In this paper, the amount of income redistribution in the United States, the European Union, and Switzerland is compared and empirically related to economic, political, and behavioral determinants elaborated in the literature. Lying in between the two poles, Switzerland provides unique evidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285835
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Why does the amount of income redistribution differ between United States and Europe? The Janus face of Switzerland
Akkoyunlu, Sule; Neustadt, Ilja; Zweifel, Peter - 2009
In this paper, the amount of income redistribution in the United States, the European Union, and Switzerland is compared and empirically related to economic, political, and behavioral determinants elaborated in the literature. Lying in between the two poles, Switzerland provides unique evidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010315581
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Protestantism and Human Capital in Guatemala and the Republic of Korea
McCleary, Rachel M. - 2013
Protestant missions from the United States entered the Republic of Korea and Guatemala at the same time (1884 and 1882, respectively). Yet, their impact on human capital has been divergent. The analysis presented in this paper supports the findings of Woodberry (2004, 2009, 2011) and Nunn (2009)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010507365
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The process of European monetary integration: a comparison of the Belgian and Italian approaches
Maes, Ivo; Quaglia, Lucia - 2003
This paper analyses and compares the roles which Belgium and Italy have played in the process of European monetary … of the Belgian and Italian EMU strategies and the concrete contributions made by Belgium and Italy. Overall, these two … to be skilful negotiators. The main difference is that Belgium has been a constant and consistent "pace-setter" in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011506562