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Trust, growth and well-being : new evidence and policy implications

Algan, Yann; Cahuc, Pierre - 2013

This survey reviews the recent research on trust, institutions and growth. It discusses the various measures of trust … and documents the substantial heterogeneity of trust across space and time. The conceptual mechanisms and the methods … employed to identify the causal impact of trust on economic performance are reviewed. We document the mechanisms of …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009763283

Non-unitary models of household behavior : a survey of the literature

Chiappori, Pierre-André; Donni, Olivier - 2009

This article considers non-unitary models of household behavior. These models suppose explicitly that households consist of a number of different members with preferences that are different from each other. They can be split up into two principal categories: cooperative (or collective) models,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003923916

The impact of migration on family left behind

Antman, Francisca M. - 2012

This paper addresses the effects of migration on families left behind and offers new evidence on the impact of migration on elderly parents. After discussing the identification issues involved in estimation, I review the literature on the effects of migration on the education and health of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009532139

Economic incentives and social preferences : a reference-based Lucas critique of public policy

Bowles, Samuel; Polanía Reyes, Sandra - 2009

Policies and explicit incentives designed for self-regarding individuals sometimes are less effective or even counterproductive when they diminish altruism, ethical norms and other social preferences. Evidence from 51 experimental studies indicates that this crowding out effect is pervasive, and...

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Economic incentives and social preferences : a preference-based Lucas critique of public policy

Bowles, Samuel; Polanía Reyes, Sandra - 2009

Policies and explicit private incentives designed for self-regarding individuals sometimes are less effective or even counterproductive when they diminish altruism, ethical norms and other social preferences. Evidence from 51 experimental studies indicates that this crowding out effect is...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003872219

The link between the intrinsic motivation to comply and compliance behavior : a critical appraisal of existing evidence

Halla, Martin - 2010

Recent economic literature emphasizes the importance of moral considerations to explain compliance behavior with respect to underground activities such as tax evasion. A considerable amount of research aims to identify factors that affect the intrinsic motivation to comply. However, the causal...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003944733

Social networks

Martí, Joan de; Zenou, Yves - 2009

We survey the literature on social networks by putting together the economics, sociological and physics/applied mathematics approaches, showing their similarities and differences. We expose, in particular, the two main ways of modeling network formation. While the physics/applied mathematics...

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The causal link between financial incentives and weight loss : an evidence-based survey of the literature

Paloyo, Alfredo R.; Reichert, Arndt R.; Reinermann, Holger - 2011

Obesity and overweight are linked to diseases that cost society a significant amount of resources. While behavior modification can reduce the problem, instigating such lifestyle changes is an uneasy task. One potential way to reduce the problem is through the use of financial incentives. In this...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009580235

Knowledge spillovers as a central element in theories about knowledge-based regional development : advancement in theory and obstacles for empirical research

Franz, Peter - 2010

As scientists and policymakers tend to interpret changes in the economy as a trend towards an increasingly knowledge-based economy, their recommendations and strategies for regional economic development frequently contain elements how to intensify the knowledge flows in the region concerned....

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Bridges in social capital : a review of the definitions and the social capital of social capital researchers

Akçomak, İ. Semih - 2009

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