This paper examines the economic origins of the Islamic revival that took place in Egypt in the 1970-80s, and in Muslim societies more generally. We provide the first systematic evidence of a decline in social mobility among educated youth in Egypt. Developing a behavioral model of religion, we...

Economic growth and poverty reduction require for a country to establish efficient rules for economic and political transactions. Poor countries suffer from inadequate, inefficient transaction rules. Formal rules (e.g., laws, policies) must be nested in hospitable behavioural norms and values....

As a contribution to the nascent literature, this study examines patterns of vote buying among poor voters in 17 cities in Metro Manila, using a dataset closely following the 2016 national and local elections. Specifically, it will examine the possible factors linked to vote buying, hopefully...

This paper presents the Philippine hunger and poverty condition. It explores on the causes of the poverty and the impact of the price changes in the hunger incidence. Policy promulgations were found to primarily cause hunger and poverty in a country with high-wealth concentration. An economic...

The paper focuses, by 'good paradigms' on a 'new' poor areas development concept, by a win-win-win methodology [well known as 'Papakonstantinidis Model']. It highlights both: (a) the globalization and the local development methodology contradiction in terms of 'diversification rate' from the...

Son preference is common in many Asian countries. Though a growing body of literature examines the drivers and socioeconomic impacts of phenomenon in case of China and India, work on other Asian countries is scarce. This study uses nationally representative survey of over 13 thousand households...

Esse artigo constrói um modelo teórico onde cada indivíduo maximiza sua função de utilidade intertemporal consumo-lazer para explicar o diferencias de salário recebido pelas prostitutas. O modelo não considera qualquer hipótese sobre o nível de habilidade das prostitutas. Contudo, o...

The study of the impact of public investment on poverty is currently of particular importance due to, among other factors, the commitments that several countries have acquired in the framework of the Millennium Development Goals and the current political situation which gives a more prominent...