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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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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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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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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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¿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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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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Is There Such a Thing As Middle Class Values? Class Differences, Values, and Political Orientations in Latin America - Working Paper 286
Luis F. Lopez-Calva, Jamele Rigolini, Florencia Torche - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009649788
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Noblesse Oblige? Moral Identity and Prosocial Behavior in the Face of Selfishness
Dessi, Roberta; Monin, Benoît - Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) - 2012
What makes individuals conform or diverge after observing prosocial or selfish behavior by others? We study experimentally how social comparison (observing a peer’s behavior) interacts with identity motives for cooperation. Participants play two games. We increase the strength of the identity...
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Noblesse Oblige? Moral Identity and Prosocial Behavior in the Face of Selfishness
Dessi, Roberta; Monin, Benoît - Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse … - 2012
What makes individuals conform or diverge after observing prosocial or selfish behavior by others? We study experimentally how social comparison (observing a peer’s behavior) interacts with identity motives for cooperation. Participants play two games. We increase the strength of the identity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010717576