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Does trust favor macroeconomic stability?

Sangnier, Marc - HAL - 2009

This paper investigates the relationship between trust and macroeconomic volatility. In a cross section of countries …, we show that higher trust is associated with lower macroeconomic instability. We use the inherited trust of Americans as … an instrumental variable of trust in their origin country to overcome all potential reverse causality concerns. We use …

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The co-evolution of social capital and financial development

Sangnier, Marc - HAL - 2011

This paper documents the co-evolution of social capital, measured as generalized trust, and financial development over … the twentieth century. I use cross generations inherited trust of Americans with foreign ancestors to track trust in their … home country in 1913 and 1990. The paper documents a positive cross-section relationship between trust and financial …

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Aging and Attitudes Towards Strategic Uncertainty and Competition: An Artefactual Field Experiment in a Swiss Bank

Madiès, Thierry; Villeval, Marie Claire; Wasmer, Malgorzata - HAL - 2012

stereotype of risk averse and less competitive older employees. …

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Intergenerational Attitudes Towards Strategic Uncertainty and Competition: A Field Experiment in a Swiss Bank

Madiès, Thierry; Villeval, Marie Claire; Wasmer, Malgorzata - HAL - 2013

With a market entry game inspired by Camerer and Lovallo (1999), we study the attitudes of junior and senior employees towards strategic uncertainty and competition. Seniors exhibit higher entry rates compared to juniors, especially when the market capacity is not too low or when earnings from...

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Careers Patterns in Greek Academia: Social Capital and Intelligent Careers, but for Whom?

Bozionelos, Nikos - HAL - 2014

Purpose: To develop a comprehensive account for careers within the Greek academic system. Historical, cultural and geographical features of the country have created a unique context that has shaped the way academic careers evolve. Design/methodology/approach: The primary methods of data...

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Does the Internet make people happier?

Pénard, Thierry; Poussing, Nicolas; Suire, Raphaël - HAL - 2013

Given the increasingly prominent role the Internet plays in people's daily life, understanding its influence on individual well-being is crucial. Internet use yields direct utility and economic returns that may increase life satisfaction. But the Internet might also have detrimental effects...

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Healthcare access for migrants in China : A new frontier

Milcent, Carine - HAL - 2010

How can healthcare access for Chinese migrants be improved? Migrant workers face two types of healthcare-access exclusion in the workplace: a financial one (via income) and a legislative one (from the "hukou"). We use 2006 data from a survey of rural migrant workers conducted in five of the most...

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Segregation, entrepreneurship and work values: the case of France

Senik, Claudia; Verdier, Thierry - HAL - 2007

This paper studies the interaction between labor market integration, the evolution of "work values" and entrepreneurial capital inside minority communities. A simple model of labor market segmentation with ethnic capital and endogenous transmission of cultural values inside minority groups is...

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Viable territorial development in Kabylia. A social capital approach

Perret, Cécile - HAL - 2014

Using a decomposition of social capital nature, this research proposes an original analysis of the interactions between the social, the environmental, the governance and the economic sphere and their impact on a viable development in Kabylia, where the "art of association" is the expression of...

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Social Capital as an Engine of Growth: Multisectoral Modelling and Implications

Bofota, Youyou Baende; Boucekkine, Raouf; Bala, Alain Pholo - HAL - 2012

We propose a multisector endogenous growth model incorporating social capital. Social capital only serves as input in the production of human capital and it involves a cost in terms of the final good. We show that in contrast to existing alternative specifications, this setting assures that...

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