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Social norms on rent seeking and preferences for redistribution

Sabatini, Fabio; Sarracino, Francesco; Yamamura, Eiji - 2014

Empirical studies have shown that preferences for redistribution are significantly correlated with expectations of … significantly and positively affects preferences for redistribution. On the other hand, living in an area where most citizens do not … stigmatize rent seeking, makes men more favourable to redistribution, which may be seen as a social equalizer in an unfair …

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Outside sources of terrorist threats in West Africa

Kohnert, Dirk - 2022

Fighting terrorism is a complex task, not limited to military options. It also concerns State-building, nationalism and inclusive sustainable development. The roots of underlying conflicts were already laid during colonialism, the slave trade, plundering of resources and arbitrary border...

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Sources extérieures des menaces terroristes en Afrique de l'Ouest

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On redistribution effects of public debt amongst single-minded generations

Canegrati, Emanuele - 2007

In this paper I will introduce a new political economy model, where there exists a competition amongst two political candidates, which aim to set a policy which enables them to win elections, max- imising the probability of winning. I will show that, if taxes neces- sary to repay the debt are...

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The aftermath of Nigeria’s 2023 presidential elections and its impact on the sub-region

Kohnert, Dirk - 2023

Presidential elections were held in Nigeria on 25 February 2023. The candidate of Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party Bola Ahmed Tinubu won the election. He was known as a political 'godfather' in the South West. His major contender, Atiku Abubakar, 76, running on behalf of...

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Les conséquences des élections présidentielles de 2023 au Nigéria et son impact sur la sous-région

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To Avoid or Not to Avoid Inheritance Taxes? That Is the Question for Parents: Empirical Evidence from Japan

Niimi, Yoko - 2016

This paper examines the behavioral response of households to wealth transfer taxation using household survey data from Japan. The data reveal that relatively few households plan to reallocate the newly taxable amount of wealth to their own consumption or inter vivos transfers in response to the...

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Are Africans happy? 'Return to laughter' in times of war, famine and misery

Kohnert, Dirk - 2022

Happiness is a universal state of mind. However, its meaning takes on culture-specific forms, ranging from emotional states of mind to life satisfaction. The definition of 'happiness' is strongly influenced by the respective philosophical background and material living conditions and is shaped...

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Les Africains, sont-ils heureux ? « Retour au rire » en temps de guerre, de famine et de misère

Kohnert, Dirk - 2022

ABSTRACT & RÉSUMÉ : Happiness is a universal state of mind. However, its meaning takes on culture-specific forms, ranging from emotional states of mind to life satisfaction. The definition of 'happiness' is strongly influenced by the respective philosophical background and material living...

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Anthropology of freedom and tax justice: between exchange and gift. Thoughts for an interdisciplinary research agenda

Silvestri, Paolo - 2015

With this paper I try to sketch a research agenda on the basis of which humanities and social sciences might interact with each other, searching for a human common ground in tax issues. To this purpose I shall proceed as follows: (§2) I will sketch two working hypotheses showing how and why tax...

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