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When the state mirrors the family : the design of pension systems
Galasso, Vincenzo; Profeta, Paola - 2010
This paper studies the transmission mechanism from family culture to economic institutions, by analyzing the impact of … time. -- culture ; institutions ; historical evidence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008697040
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When the State Mirrors the Family : The Design of Pension Systems
Galasso, Vincenzo - 2010
embedded into newly born economic institutions. We argue that when the family is substituted in one of its economic role by … the new-born institution. To study this transmission mechanism from family culture (or organization) to economic … institutions, we concentrate on the impact of the family structure on the design of the most widely spread welfare state program in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013139604
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When the State Mirrors the Family : The Design of Pension Systems
Galasso, Vincenzo; Profeta, Paola - 2021
This paper studies the transmission mechanism from family culture to economic institutions, by analyzing the impact of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316150
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When the State Mirrors the Family: The Design of Pension Systems
Galasso, Vincenzo; Profeta, Paola - CESifo - 2010
This paper studies the transmission mechanism from family culture to economic institutions, by analyzing the impact of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008671713
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When the State Mirrors the Family: The Design of Pension Systems
Galasso, Vincenzo; Profeta, Paola - Condorcet Center for Political Economy, Centre de … - 2012
We study how the prevailing internal organization of the family affected the initial design of pension systems. Our theoretical framework predicts that, in society with weak family ties, pensions systems were introduced to act as a safety net, while in societies with strong ties they replicate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010969027
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When the State Mirrors the Family: The Design of Pension Systems
Galasso, Vincenzo; Profeta, Paola - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We study how the prevailing internal organization of the family affected the initial design of pension systems. Our theoretical framework predicts that, in society with weak family ties, pensions systems were introduced to act as a safety net, while in societies with strong ties they replicate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009399717
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When the State Mirrors the Family: The Design of Pension Systems
Galasso, Vincenzo; Profeta, Paola - USI Università della Svizzera italiana - 2012
We study how the prevailing internal organization of the family affected the initial design of pension systems. Our theoretical framework predicts that, in society with weak family ties, pensions systems were introduced to act as a safety net, while in societies with strong ties they replicate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010552112
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From Family Culture to Welfare State Design
Galasso, Vincenzo; Profeta, Paola - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic … - 2013
We study how family culture affected the initial welfare state design. Our theoretical framework shows that pre …-existing institutions — namely inheritance rules — shaped the within family intergenerational transmission of resources. This organization … is embedded in the family culture that later affected the design of pension systems. Countries with equalitarian …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010696255
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The Economic Origins of the Evil Eye Belief
Gershman, Boris - 2013
The evil eye belief is a widespread superstition according to which people can cause harm by a mere envious glance at coveted objects or their owners. This paper argues that such belief originated and persisted as a useful heuristic under conditions in which envy was likely to trigger...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010925728
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The economic origins of the evil eye belief
Gershman, Boris - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 110 (2015) C, pp. 119-144
The evil eye belief is a widespread superstition according to which people can cause harm by a mere envious glance at coveted objects or their owners. This paper argues that such belief originated and persisted as a useful heuristic under conditions in which envy was likely to trigger...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011190125