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This paper proposes three theoretical mechanisms through which polygyny may be related to social unrest. The mechanisms are related to different dimensions of grievance-inducing and, partly, greed-related inequality, which may occur in polygynous societies. These dimensions include (i) economic,...
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limited themselves to measures of national GDP and mean life satisfaction. We develop this line of research by embedding the … analysis into the context of 289 NUTS regions in Europe and replacing the simple life satisfaction measure with measures of …
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Innovation and technological progress are the key determinants of long-run economic growth and welfare. Therefore, an important question is, how can public policy encourage more innovation? In this chapter, I review some of the empirical findings from various recent studies on innovation and...
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effect of hurricane risk on individual self-reported life satisfaction. In order to do so we combine geo-referenced survey … satisfaction in a two-way fixed effects model. Our findings indicate that regions with comparatively high hurricane risk report … significantly lower levels of life satisfaction than their counterparts in less hurricane-prone regions, even after controlling for …
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intriguing questions on the heterogeneity, motivations, satisfaction and loyalty of tourists. The present work aims to offer a … satisfaction with the destination. The various findings are interpreted, while policy implications are also outlined. One of the … most important findings was that the relationships identified between the levels of satisfaction of tourists and the …
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