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Failed Secular Revolutions : Religious Belief, Competition, and Extremism
Carvalho, Jean-Paul; Rubin, Jared; Sacks, Michael - 2023
All advanced economies have undergone secular revolutions in which religious belief and institutions have been subordinated to secular forms of authority. There are, however, numerous examples of failed secular transitions. To understand these failures, we present a religious club model with...
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An investigation into the cultural and religious determinants of nationl competitiveness
Yeganeh, Kia Hamid - In: Competitiveness review : an international business … 23 (2013) 1, pp. 23-40
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Understanding the Development of Fundamentalism
Gang, Ira N.; Epstein, Gil S. - 2004
We use economic theory to examine the intensity of fundamentalist sects. Leaders work to enhance their followers? observance level. We model three stylized situations under which fundamentalist groups function, examining the intensity of observance in each. We find that, under reasonable...
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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 understanding the principles of groups’ formation, development and growth. We use economic theory to explain the creation and development of fundamentalist groups. In this paper we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010318337
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Competition vs. monopoly in the religious marketplace : Judaism in the United States and Israel
Chiswick, Carmel Ullman - 2013
religion. The "New Paradigm" views separation of Church and State, leading to competition in the religious marketplace, as … structure. -- religion ; religious marketplace ; new paradigm ; monopoly ; competition ; Judaism …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009699440
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Competition vs. Monopoly in the Religious Marketplace : Judaism in the United States and Israel
Chiswick, Carmel U. - 2013
religion. The "New Paradigm" views separation of Church and State, leading to competition in the religious marketplace, as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013087384
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Understanding the Development of Fundamentalism
Gang, Ira N.; Epstein, Gil S. - 2021
We use economic theory to examine the intensity of fundamentalist sects. Leaders work to enhance their followers' observance level. We model three stylized situations under which fundamentalist groups function, examining the intensity of observance in each. We find that, under reasonable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013319145
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Competition in bureaucracy and corruption
Drugov, Mikhail - In: Journal of development economics 92 (2010) 2, pp. 107-114
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Competition in Bureaucracy and Corruption
Drugov, Mikhail - 2010
This paper studies the consequences of introducing competition between bureaucrats. Firms are supposed to invest into eliminating negative externalities of production, while bureaucrats administer the process by issuing licences. Some bureaucrats are corrupt, that is, they issue a licence to any...
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Corruption and Political Competition
Damania, Richard - 2011
There is a growing evidence that political corruption is often closely associated with the rent seeking activities of … groups and the incidence of political corruption and determines whether electoral competition can eliminate political … corruption. We obtain some striking results. Greater electoral competition serves to lessen policy distortions. However, this in …
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