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) identity economics approach, we show in a simple gametheoretic framework that women socialised in a traditional family … determinants of identity in the Arab region, Islam and cultural tradition. Employing two waves of the World Values Survey, we find … significant evidence that identity affects female labour market participation. Moreover, our estimates suggest that in the Arab …
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norms that causes an increase in identity utility for the formerly unemployed. This is supportive of the idea that, by … including identity in the utility function, results from the empirical life satisfaction literature can be reconciled with the …
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norms that causes an increase in identity utility for the formerly unemployed. This is supportive of the idea that, by … including identity in the utility function, results from the empirical life satisfaction literature can be reconciled with the …
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Excessive preoccupation for self-image has been pointed out as an essential factor explaining food disorders. This paper draws upon Akerlof and Kranton (2000) to model how self-image and others' appearances influence health related behaviours. We estimate the influence of peers' image on the...
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choices of these individuals. Based on Akerlof and Kranton (2000), we consider a model of career choice and identity where … individuals derive non-pecuniary identity payoffs. Using factor analysis on a range of attitude questions, we find two factors … related to identity (career orientation and social orientation), which are important for educational choices. The implication …
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In this paper, we explore the effect of identity salience on behavior in a simple social interaction. Specifically, we … compare behavior in a ultimatum game across three treatments: priming subjects with a shared identity, priming subjects with … an identity distinct from those with whom they will interact, and priming subjects with no particular identity. We find …
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that the social environment of individuals and attachments to culture of origin has a strong association with identity …
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We incorporate the concept of social identity into a stylized model of occupational choice and analyze whether an … individual's identity affects his or her decision to become an entrepreneur. We argue that an entrepreneurial identity results …
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