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Managing Momentum in Climate Negotiations
Carattini, Stefano; Löschel, Andreas - 2020
The Conference of the Parties (COP) has proven a valuable outlet to advance the climate agenda. The combination of high media coverage, extremely high expectations set by influential environmentalists, and unanimity rules has, however, started to limit its effectiveness. Technical issues can...
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Understanding the development of fundamentalism
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2002
Fundamentalist organizations and the terrorists they spawn do not arise of a vacuum. Combating terrorism requires …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010318337
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The invisible hand plays dice : eventualities in religious markets
Poutvaara, Panu; Wagener, Andreas - 2004
Religious participation is much more widespread in the United States than in Europe, while Europeans tend to view sects more suspiciously than Americans. We propose an explanation for these patterns without assuming differences in preferences or market fundamentals. Religious markets may have...
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Religion and the shadow economy
Heinemann, Friedrich; Schneider, Friedrich G. - 2011
Religion is increasingly acknowledged to be a cultural dimension which affects economic outcomes in different regards …. This contribution focuses on religion's possible impact on the shadow economy. Different dimensions of the religious … religions, religious competition or the proximity between religion and the state. The empirical test makes use of the largest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010304768
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The big carrot: high stake incentives revisited
Brañas-Garza, Pablo; García-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, … - 2008
latter. Specifically, it is shown that beliefs in heaven are much more relevant than beliefs in hell when estimating the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268759
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The number of organizations in heterogeneous societies
Lind, Jo Thori - 2010
I consider a society with heterogeneous individuals who can form organizations for the production of a differentiated … service. An arrangement of organizations is said to be split up stable when there is no majority to split any of the … organizations. Unlike other equilibrium concepts in the literature, the largest number of organizations that is split up stable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285575
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Medieval Anti-Semitism, Weimar Social Capital, and the Rise of the Nazi Party: A Reconsideration
Guinnane, Timothy W.; Hoffman, Philip - 2022
The persistence literature in economics and related disciplines connects recent outcomes to events long ago. This influential literature marks a promising development but has drawn criticism. We discuss two prominent examples that ground the rise of the Nazi Party in distant historical roots....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470353
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The political economy of Kosher Wars
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2002
In this paper we develop a theory of “Kosher Wars” under which Rabbis (certifying authorities) compete to enhance the level of Jewish observation of their congregations. The level of observance can be seen as the Rabbi’s rents. Our rent-seeking model explains the establishment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010318373
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Religion, beliefs, trust, and COVID vaccination behavior among rural people in Malawi
Holden, Stein Terje; Tione, Sarah; Tilahun, Mesfin; … - 2023
This study investigates the religious and other beliefs related to the corona/COVID-19 pandemic and how they are … related to covid risk perceptions, trust in COVID vaccines, and how these are affected by the religious beliefs, religious … subjects. The study revealed five religious beliefs associated with the pandemic and one non-religious belief that vaccination …
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Evolution vs. creationism in the classroom: The lasting effects of science education
Arold, Benjamin W. - 2022
Anti-scientific attitudes can impose substantial costs on societies. Can schools be an important agent in mitigating the propagation of such attitudes? This paper investigates the effect of the content of science education on anti-scientific attitudes, knowledge, and choices. The analysis...
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