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The Bounty of the Sea and Long-Run Development
Dalgaard, Carl-Johan; Knudsen, Anne Sofie B.; Selaya, Pablo - 2015
What is the long run impact on development from differences in subsistence strategies during pre-industrial times? Whereas this question has been explored from the point of view of agriculture, remarkably little attention has been paid to the complementary strategy of relying on marine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011388201
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The Bounty of the Sea and long-run development
Dalgaard, Carl-Johan; Knudsen, Anne Sofie B.; Selaya, Pablo - 2015
What is the long run impact on development from differences in subsistence strategies during pre-industrial times? Whereas this question has been explored from the point of view of agriculture, remarkably little attention has been paid to the complementary strategy of relying on marine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011346874
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Obedience and Income Levels
Hall, Joshua C.; Harger, Kaitlyn R. - Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics - 2014
We revisit the relationship between informal institutions and income levels. The empirical literature on institutions finds that indices of "informal institutions" such as trust, respect, respect, self-determination, and obedience are more important than "formal institutions" such as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010797436
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Culture, diversity, and the welfare state
Gründler, Klaus; Köllner, Sebastian - 2018
We show that culture and diversity strongly influence welfare systems around the globe. To disentangle culture from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011789109
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Institutions, culture, and wetland values
Mayula Chaikumbung; Doucouliagos, Chris; Scarborough, Helen - 2018
Do institutions and culture affect environmental values? In this article we analyze 1,041 environmental valuations of … 223 wetlands in 38 developing countries, to examine the effect of institutions and culture on environmental values. We … wetland valuations. Understanding these important and varying effects of institutions and culture on wetland valuations is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011914982
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Fishermen's wives : on the cultural origins of violence against women
Leyaro, Vincent; Selaya, Pablo; Trifkovic, Neda - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2017
We study the roots of violence against women, and propose that it partly originates in cultural norms that derive from (a) characteristics of the traditional subsistence problem in different societies, and (b) differences in the sexual division of labor for solving that problem in each society....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012152073
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Diversité ethno-culturelle et différentiel de pauvreté multidimensionnelle au Cameroun
Ningaye, Paul; Nkengfack, Hilaire; Simonet, Marie Antoinette - Partenariat en Politiques Économiques (PEP), … - 2007
Peu de recherches ont concilié le caractère multidimensionnel de la pauvreté avec le conditionnement culturel des populations pour orienter les politiques. La démarche de la MES (Modélisation en Équations Structurelles) à travers sa technique de comparaison de modèles nichés a permis de...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005696355
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German stagnation vs. Swedish progression: Gender wage gaps in comparison, 1960-2006
Gärtner, Svenja - 2013
This article provides a comparative analysis of the development of the gender wage gap in West Germany and Sweden during the period 1960-2006. Despite the economic similarities including broad social safety nets, the gap has developed differently since 1960. This analysis accounts for micro- and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335460
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Culture, Diversity, and the Welfare State
Gründler, Klaus; Köllner, Sebastian - 2018
We show that culture and diversity strongly influence welfare systems around the globe. To disentangle culture from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011794195
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Family values, social needs and preferences for welfare
Lucifora, Claudio; Meurs, Dominique - 2012
This paper investigates the links between family values, social needs and individual preferences for welfare using data from the 2005 French Generation and Gender Survey (GGS). We analyse individual preferences, for financial assistance and the provision of care services, with respect to welfare...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010289937