Browsing Working Papers by Subject "culture"

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Browsing Working Papers by Subject "culture"

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    Title: Mevrouw de Jong Gaat Eten: EU Citizenship and the Culture of Prejudice  Author(s): KOCHENOV, Dimitry Date: 2011-02-21 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: This essay discusses the dubious premises of ‘repressive liberalism’ underlying the policies of cultural ‘integration’ that have been adopted by a number of otherwise liberal democracies around the world. The author uses ...
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    Title: The Right Amount of Trust  Author(s): BUTLER, Jeffrey V.; GIULIANO, Paola; GUISO, Luigi Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: A vast literature has investigated the relationship between trust and aggregate economic performance. We investigate the relationship between individual trust and individual economic performance. We find that individual ...
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    Title: A European Culture of Religious Tolerance  Author(s): AUGENSTEIN, Daniel Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI LAW Abstract: In the European integration process, the European Union continues to struggle for an identity that can generate widespread support amongst its peoples. In this context it has been suggested by some that the European Union ...
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    Title: Long Term Persistence  Author(s): GUISO, Luigi; SAPIENZA, Paola; ZINGALES, Luigi Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: Is social capital long lasting? Does it affect long term economic performance? To answer these questions we test Putnam’s conjecture that today marked differences in social capital between the North and South of Italy were ...
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    Title: Social Capital as Good Culture  Author(s): GUISO, Luigi; SAPIENZA, Paola; ZINGALES, Luigi Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: To explain the extremely long-term persistence (more than 500 years) of positive historical experiences of cooperation (Putnam, 1993), we model the intergenerational transmission of priors about the trustworthiness of ...