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. We use probability theory to derive initial results, including both distribution-independent and distribution … power depend on the configuration of agreements and disagreements; (2) Independence of mind reduces wage inequality, and …
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This paper presents a new framework for analyzing inequality that moves beyond the anonymity postulate. We estimate the determinants of sectoral choice and the joint distributions of outcomes across sectors. We determine which components of realized earnings variability are due to uncertainty...
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the measurement of discrimination across job assignments. We extend the model to explain cross-assignment discrimination …
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individuals' bargaining power within a household, hypothesizing that the more generous social welfare system and more egalitarian … social norms in Denmark will mitigate the impact standard economic power measures have upon couples' time use. Further we … posit that leisure time will be more sensitive to power considerations than housework time which may be more influenced by …
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The goal of scientific work is to understand more and more by less and less. In this effort, theoretical unification plays a large part. There are two main types of theoretical unification - unification of different theories of the same field of phenomena and unification of theories of different...
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given party ideological predispositions and power distribution determine the expected policy outcome. Our analysis applies … weighted by power. Our second result clarifies how the success of an interest group hinges on the dominance of its ideology in … effect of ideological predispositions and power on the efforts of the interest groups. …
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paper presents a model of killing versus enslaving Caesar, based on a new theory which unifies justice, status, and power … of societies - justice-nonmaterialistic, status, and power-nonmaterialistic. Results cover members' gains, effects of own …
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This paper proposes a new unified theory of sociobehavioral forces. The goal of the new theory is to integrate theories … describing five sociobehavioral processes - comparison (including justice and self-esteem), status, power, identity, and … characteristics, and primordial sociobehavioral outcomes. The unified theory posits the operation of three sociobehavioral forces …
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How do individuals shape societies? How do societies shape individuals? This paper develops a framework for studying the connections between micro and macro phenomena. The framework builds on two ingredients widely used in social science - population and variable. Starting with the simplest case...
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Using internal and public use March Current Population Survey data, we analyze trends in US income inequality (19752004). Using a multiple imputation approach where values for censored observations are imputed using draws from a Generalized Beta distribution of the Second Kind, we find that the...
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