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shift at an enormous speed; and above all, religion and family values can be an important assett in the stability of … research uses data from the World Values Survey project to study the relationship between religion, denominations and economic … original 30 variables and the newly derived factor analytical dimensions: a) economic permissiveness b) traditional religion c …
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We study the climate as a determinant of religious belief. People believe in the divine when religious authorities (the "church") can credibly intervene in nature on their behalf. We present a model in which nature sets the pattern of rainfall over time and the church chooses when optimally to...
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role of religion in human societies from a development economics perspective. We start by reviewing the contributions that … directly and through the effect of religion on institutions. Next, we summarize the literature that considers adherence to and … chooses to influence the contents of religion and the intensity of its dogmas. More precisely, we consider situations in which …
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The belief in occult forces is still deeply rooted in many African societies, regardless of education, religion, and … croyance dans les forces occultes est encore profondément enracinée dans de nombreuses sociétés africaines, indépendamment de l'éducation …, de la religion, et la classe sociale des personnes concernées. Selon de nombreux Africains son incidence est encore …
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report for the inequalities. The effects of the size of nation, the religion and the diversity are not as clear. The human …
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and others on a formal market lowers overall costs of enforcement and is still welfare-enhancing compared to either … extreme for a wide range of costs of formal enforcement. We also show that religion can enhance the complementarity between …
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The fundamental problem in the field of the economics of innovation is which economic subjects are the sources of radical innovations and high technological performances. The study here confronts this problem by developing a theoretical framework underpinned in the concept of purposeful system...
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Frame and Carpenter 1979 analysed the pattern of international research collaboration among scientific fields in 1970s. Starting from this pioneering work, this paper investigates international collaborations over 1997-2012 and compares the critical results with earlier studies to detect the...
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