Societies socialize children about many things, including sex. Socialization is costly. It uses scarce resources, such as time and effort. Parents weigh the marginal gains from socialization against its costs. Those at the lower end of the socioeconomic scale indoctrinate their daughters less...

This study presents an evolutionary process of secularization that integrates a theoretical model, simulations, and an empirical estimation that employs data from 32 countries (included in the International Social Survey Program: Religion II - ISSP, 1998). Following Bisin and Verdier (2000,...

Das Thema "Geld" stellt bis heute trotz - oder vielleicht gerade wegen - seiner Allgegenwart in der Gesellschaft einen blinden Fleck der Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften dar. Der Band soll helfen, dieses Manko zu beheben. Jenseits der üblichen technischen Betrachtung des Geldes als...

This book is the result of a series of discussions initiated by an FP6 project carried out during the year 2007 and which focused on issues of Science and Technology (S & T) governance and ethics in Europe and Asia. The discussions not only in increased mutual understanding between the two...