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This article reflects the renewed interest of economics and the social science discipline in value systems and religion …
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This article reflects the renewed interest of economics and the social science discipline in value systems and religion … ; international political economy ; religion ; bureaucracy ; corruption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003901779
Starting from Professor Kornai's assertion about the necessity to focus on the long-term perspectives of the transformation process, we analyze in this paper the Lisbon performance of the countries of the European Union from such a long-term, structural perspective. We present in a simple form...
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less developed civilisations often rely on informal institutions such as religion (RES). The present paper attempts to …
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This paper integrates a simple theory of identity choice into a framework of endogenous economic growth to explain how secularization can be both cause and consequence of economic development. A secular identity allows an individual to derive more pleasure from consumption than religious...
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speed. In the 20th century, religion played a much lesser role in daily life and income and productivity grew at high and …
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This paper integrates a simple theory of identity choice into a framework of endogenous economic growth to explain how secularization can be both cause and consequence of economic development. A secular identity allows an individual to derive more pleasure from consumption than religious...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013026464
Asia's economic significance has risen substantially over the past several decades. Further economic development in ASEAN, with its massive population, requires very efficient utilization of resources and cross-border cooperation. While ASEAN has much to gain from economic cooperation and...
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This paper employs a multidimensional approach to gauge the degree of regional integration and analyze impact on growth, inequality, and poverty. It constructs a multidimensional regional integration index (MDRII) series that embodies six key facets of regional integration: (i) trade and...
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Although migration and religion studies have traditionally developed as separate research topics, in the current … studies of migration raise the importance and role of religion in the international migration flows, distinguish between the … reconfiguration of religions in the contemporary world. Religion often inspires migration, as religious minority groups facing …
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