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Political violence, risk aversion, and population health: Evidence from the US Capitol riot

/political rallies from each end of the political spectrum — for example, the Summer 2020 Black Lives Matter protests (Dave et  al. 2020a) and President Trump’s May 2020 Presidential campaign rally in Tulsa ... the political (far) right and staunch supporters of former President Trump) and the resident population of the District (which leans heavily to the left politically), any localized within-D.C. community

Social Mobility and Political Regimes: Intergenerational Mobility in Hungary, 1949–2017

the transition, the composition of the political elite changed rapidly and sharply. ... two very different political, economic and social regimes between 1949 and 2017 — communism (1949–1989) and free-market capitalism (1989–2017) — and measure whether the regimes had any effect on rates

International migration as a driver of political and social change: evidence from Morocco

DIAL, LEDa, IRD-Universite ? Paris-Dauphine , Paris , France This paper focuses on the impact of international migration on the transfer of political and social norms. Exploiting recent and unique data ... on Morocco, this paper explores whether households with return and current migrants bear different political preferences and behaviours than non-migrant families. Once controlling for the double

Landownership concentration and human capital accumulation in post-unification Italy

supply through the political process but also through the private demand for education. ... characterized by extractive institutions and the concentration of political power in the hands of small elites tend to display a pattern of limited long-term economic growth (Acemoglu et  al. 2001, 2005

Economic analyses in cardiac electrophysiology: from clinical efficacy to cost utility

. Philosophy, Ethics Hum Med 2019 ; 14 : 5 . Google Scholar Crossref Search ADS WorldCat   15 Diamond GA , Kaul S . Cost, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness . Circ Cardiovasc

Preventing reforming unequally

political economy and political feasibility of pension reforms (Persson and Tabellini 2002; Galasso 2007; Casamatta and Batté 2017) . So far, these three strands of the literature do not overlap ... analysis of the impact of reforms on sustainability and overall welfare, taking account of political feasibility. Our paper also relates to several fields in the large literature on pension reform

Timing of social distancing policies and COVID-19 mortality: county-level evidence from the U.S.

slowed contagion. Finally, NPI adoption speed appears to have been less effective in Republican counties, suggesting that political ideology might have compromised their efficacy. ... Republicans expressed more skepticism than liberal Democrats about NPIs (Funk and Tyson 2020) . State and local implementation and lifting of NPIs were often driven by political ideology. Republican-governed

Double-edged sword: persistent effects of Communist regime affiliations on well-being and preferences

, political power, connections, suitable housing, and pleasant jobs, typically also did economically well after the regime fall (Bird et al., 1998; Geishecker and HaiskenDeNew, 2004; Gerber, 2000; Večerník ... explore the role of countries’ decommunization efforts, political institutions, and economic performance as possible country-level mechanisms behind the key relationships we identify. Furthermore, while we

Pursuing the Path of Indigenization in the Era of Emergent International Law Governing the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

identity. Significant barriers to indigenization include not only political, economic, and social obstacles, but also psychological reliance upon the colonizing nation, the inability to recall the memory of ... 32 (discussing estimates of American Indian depopulation since 1492). 15. Such an argument dovetails with the political philosophy known as communitarianism. See generally MICHAEL J. SANDEL

The impact of sodomy law repeals on crime

literature on sodomy laws not only in economics and political science but also in public health and other social sciences. A few studies have looked at the determinants of sodomy laws (Frank, Camp, and ... + individuals (Economist 2014; Steer 2018) . International institutions have to therefore balance the need to advance economic development without undue political interferences with the need to protect their

Who’s afraid of immigration? The effect of economic preferences on tolerance

, gender, education, type of occupation, marital status, household composition, religiosity, political interests, and health status. In order to isolate the effect of preferences on immigration attitudes ... health is very good or good, and 0 otherwise. Self-reported responses on topics such as religion and political involvement are used to control for other noneconomic determinants of attitudes to immigration

On the Indivisibility of Rights: Truth Commissions, Reparations, and the Right to Development

between violations of Civil and Political Rights (CPR) and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR), using Peru's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) as an example. The TRC's findings show how ... York University School of Law (J.D.). She has been involved in Peru's political transition since 2002 in different capacities, most recently as a legal consultant and human rights educator of victim

Understanding "Hostage-Diplomacy": The Release of Wei Jingsheng and Wang Dan

initiatives without broader gains in allowing political dissent, causing a number of commentators to refer to them as "hostage-diplomacy." ... term in context of Peruvian hostage crisis). It has, however, been used in the context of political prisoners before, see Policy Towards the United States "Matter of Concern",BBC SUMMARY OF WORLD

Extracting Accountability: The Implications of the Resource Curse for CSR Theory and Practice

absence of basic services like health care and electricity- require new strategies and incentives to encourage governments to play their traditional role more effectively. Political economic theories of the ... . Political economic theories of the "resource curse" see the breakdown of a sense ofgovernment accountabilityto its people as one of the more destructive aspects of excessive reliance on natural resource rents

Political factors and the efficiency of municipal expenditure in Brazil

This study analyses how political and institutional factors affected the performance of municipalities in improving social welfare in Brazil in the period from1990 to 2000. Themodel adopts a ... an asymmetry of information between politics and voters. Keywords: political economy, public service eficiency, stochastic frontier JEL classification: D72, H11, H83 RESUMO Este estudo analisa

Political factors and the efficiency of municipal expenditure in Brazil

This study analyses how political and institutional factors affected the performance of municipalities in improving social welfare in Brazil in the period from1990 to 2000. Themodel adopts a ... an asymmetry of information between politics and voters. Keywords: political economy, public service eficiency, stochastic frontier JEL classification: D72, H11, H83 RESUMO Este estudo analisa

Son preference and education Inequalities in India: the role of gender-biased fertility strategies and preferential treatment of boys

developing countries . J Popul Econ 34 ( 2 ): 431 - 474 Das Gupta M ( 2010 ) Family systems, political systems and Asia's 'missing girls': the construction of son preference and its unravelling . Asian Popul ... .” World Dev 45 : 31 - 50 Desai S , Vanneman R , National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi (2018a) India human development survey (IHDS ), 2005 . Inter-university consortium for political and

Legal Pluralism in Post-Colonial Africa: Linking Statutory and Customary Adjudication in Mozambique

Legal pluralism - defined as a situation in which "more than one legal system operate(s) in a single political unit" - is a practical reality in a large number of countries in the world, most notably ... traditions or free of at least some elements that belong to western modernity. It is therefore that African governments have . . . to make decisions about the legal and political position of both tradition and

The Experience of Face Veil Wearers in Europe and the Law edited by Eva Brems

The Experience of Face Veil Wearers in Europe and the Law, edited by EvaBrems, positions itself in the midst of a political, cultural, and intimately personal debate enveloping Europe over what is ... withdrawal from society. Individually, the empirical country studies are not repetitive; each adds something new to the conversation by weaving personal narratives with the particular history and political

Managing Diversity in the European Union: Inclusive European Citizenship and Third- Country Nationals

citizenship. Free movement rights have allowed European citizens to cross borders and participate more nearly as political and legal equals within the host society. At the same time, however, European ... UNION The European Union (EU) is an ongoing project in diversity management.' Member states bring their own histories, languages, economies, and political cultures to a common table in Brussels, and the