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Modelling Bordieu: An extension of the Axelrod Cultural Diffusion Model

Trigg, Andrew; Bertie, Andrew J.; Himmelweit, Sue - Department of Economics, Open University - 2008

developed by extending Axelrod's cultural diffusion model. Bourdieu's theory is decomposed into two components: a capital effect …The contribution to the social theory of consumption of the late Pierre Bourdieu has been widely recognized, but not … fully absorbed by the economics discipline. To address this lacuna, an agent-based model of Bourdieu's social theory is …

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¿Es necesaria una política redistributiva del ingreso en Chile? Evidencia Empírica desde el principio de igualdad de oportunidades

Sainz, Fernández; Isabel, Ana; Cabrales Gómez, Fernando; … - Departamento de Economía Aplicada III (Econometría y … - 2004

[ES] Este trabajo evalúa la política tributaria vigente en Chile desde la perspectiva del criterio de Igualdad de Oportunidades. Bajo este criterio es deseable actuar para compensar a las personas por las circunstancias en las que nacen, pero es necesario permitir las diferencias originadas...

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Conflict, Evolution, Hegemony, and the Power of the State

Levine, David; Modica, Salvatore - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013

In a model of evolution driven by conflict between societies more powerful states have an advantage. When the influence of outsiders is small we show that this results in a tendency to hegemony. In a simple example in which institutions differ in their "exclusiveness" we find that these...

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The dynamics of the Brazilian income

Figueiredo, Erik; Ziegelmann, Flávio - In: Economics Bulletin 30 (2010) 2, pp. 1249-1260

This paper aims to measure the degree of income mobility in Brazil in the 1987-2005 period. To achieve that, we consider the axiomatic mobility approach and the dynamic tool suggested by Aebi et al. (1999). The transition probability matrix calculations and the mobility index indicate that...

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Misallocation and manufacturing TFP in China and India

Chang, Tai Hsieh; Peter, J- Klenow - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

Resource misallocation can lower aggregate total factor productivity (TFP).We use microdata on manufacturing establishments to quantify the potential extent of misallocation in China and India versus the United States. We measure sizable gaps in marginal products of labor and capital across...

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Интервальный анализ распределений и разрывы

Harin, Alexander - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

An introduction to interval analysis of distributions, as a new direction of interval analysis, is presented, including illustrated examples. New formulas and additional restrictions for intervals of moments, including mean value, are obtained. Among them are Novoselov formulas for moments and...

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Global Insecurity,Transparency and Sustainable Development:African Challenges

NWAOBI, GODWIN - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

Notably, the 20th century was dominated by the legacy of devastating global wars, colonial struggles, and ideological conflicts as well as effort s to establish international systems that would foster global peace and prosperity. Yet, insecurity and corruption not only remain, they have become...

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Entrepreneurship and Creative Professions: A Micro-Level Analysis

Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2013

It has widely been recognized that creativity plays an immense role not only for arts, sciences, and technology, but also for entrepreneurship, innovation, and thus, economic growth. We analyze the level and the determinants of self-employment in creative professions at the level of individuals....

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Self-Employment after Socialism: Intergenerational Links, Entrepreneurial Values, and Human Capital

Fritsch, Michael; Rusakova, Alina - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2012

Drawing on representative household data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we examine the role of an early precursor of entrepreneurial development - parental role models - for the individual decision to become self-employed in the post-unified Germany. The findings suggest that the...

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Is There Such Thing as Middle Class Values? Class Differences, Values and Political Orientations in Latin America

López-Calva, Luis Felipe; Rigolini, Jamele; Torche, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

Middle class values have long been perceived as drivers of social cohesion and growth. In this paper we investigate the relation between class (measured by the position in the income distribution), values, and political orientations using comparable values surveys for six Latin American...

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