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Social norms on rent seeking and preferences for redistribution

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

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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Civic capital and support for the welfare state

Cerqueti, Roy; Sabatini, Fabio; Ventura, Marco - 2017

We model how the interplay between tax surveillance institutions and civic capital shapes taxpayers’ support for welfare state. We show that, when tax surveillance is tight, rational civic-minded individuals express greater support for welfare spending than uncivic ones. We provide empirical...

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Trust, welfare states and income equality : what causes what?

Bergh, Andreas; Bjørnskov, Christian - 2013

The cross-country correlation between social trust and income equality is well documented, but few studies examine the direction of causality. We show theoretically that by facilitating cooperation, trust may increase efficiency and lead to more equal outcomes, while the feedback from inequality...

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The transmission of sustainable harvesting norms when agents are conditionally cooperative

Richter, Andries; Grasman, Johan - 2013 - Draft version: 15 May 2013

Experimental and observational studies have highlighted the importance of agents being conditionally cooperative when facing a social dilemma. We formalize this mechanism in a theoretical model that portrays a small community having joint access to a common pool resource. The diffusion of norms...

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Economic growth, technological progress, and social capital : the inverted u hypothesis

Antoci, Angelo; Sabatini, Fabio; Sodini, Mauro - 2011

We set up a theoretical framework to analyze the possible role of economic growth and technological progress in the erosion of social capital. Under certain parameters, the relationship between technological progress and social capital can take the shape of an inverted U curve. We show the...

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Fairness and the unselfish demand for redistribution by taxpayers and welfare recipients

Sabatini, Fabio; Ventura, Marco; Yamamura, Eiji; … - 2017

unselfish though rational demand for redistribution. This leads the well off to prefer higher taxes and the poor to reject … redistribution by individuals with high income and to a lower demand for redistribution by those with low income. …

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Social Capital, Institutions and Trust

Nooteboom, Bart - 2006

This paper analyzes the relations between social capital, institutions and trust. These concepts are full of ambiguity and confusion. This paper attempts to dissolve some of the confusion, by distinguishing trust and control, and analyzing institutional and relational conditions of trust. It...

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Charitable giving, social capital and positional concerns

Antinyan, Armenak; Baghdasaryan, Vardan; Grigoryan, … - 2021

Research on the effects of positional concerns on individuals’ attitudes and behavior in certain policy-relevant areas is lacking. In this paper, we investigate the relationship between positional concerns, charitable giving and social capital. We use data from the “Caucasus Barometer”...

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The moldable young : how institutions impact social trust

Bergh, Andreas; Öhrvall, Richard - 2016

Social trust is linked to many desirable economic and social outcomes, but the causality between trust and institutions is debated. Using new data from a representative sample of 2,668 Swedish expatriates (surveyed in the SOM Institute's Swedish Expatriate Survey 2014), we use variation in time...

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Superstars in politics : the role of the media in the rise and success of Junichiro Koizumi

Yamamura, Eiji; Sabatini, Fabio - 2014 - Preprint

This paper explores the role of mass media in people's perceptions of charismatic leaders, focusing on the case of Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006. Using survey data collected immediately after Koizumi's 2005 landslide electoral victory, this study empirically...

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