Governments that levy predatory regulation and provide few weak legal institutions draw businesses into the unofficial …, we find that retail shops face very high levels of predatory regulation and have frequent contacts with private … protection rackets. In addition, we show that higher levels of regulation are associated with weaker legal institutions and a …

interventions designed to change attitudes. We analyze anti-Semitic attitudes drawing on individual-level survey results from … between 1890 and 1933 are powerful predictors of anti-Jewish attitudes today. There is evidence that transmission takes place …

individual level, examining the relationship between religiosity and a broad set of pro- or anti-innovation attitudes in all five …, broadly defined (e.g., attitudes toward science and technology, new versus old ideas, change, risk taking, personal agency …

individual attitudes towards illegal immigrants. To study this question, we use the CCES survey, which was carried out in 2006 in … exposure is significantly correlated with public opinion on illegal immigration. Controlling for education, income and ideology … entirely explain the correlation between media exposure and attitudes about illegal immigration. …

this paper we analyze the factors that affect a direct measure of individual attitudes towards skilled migration, focusing …

about the welfare system, are often believed to manifest themselves in hostile attitudes towards population groups that are … considered to be competitors for these resources. The question of how attitudes of majority populations towards immigration are … such attitudes. Our analysis is based on the British Social Attitudes Survey, which includes questions on attitudes towards …

The aim of the Paper is to see whether individuals’ attitudes towards globalization are consistent with the predictions … of Heckscher-Ohlin theory. The theory predicts that the impact of being skilled or unskilled on attitudes towards trade …

The attitudes of ethnic majority populations towards other communities is a potentially important determinant of social … exclusion and of the welfare of ethnic minorities. The suggestion that negative attitudes towards minorities may be affected by …

use an epidemiological approach, studying second-generation American women. I use both female LFP and attitudes in the …