In a 207‐country sample, we find that rule of law and corruption are both associated with country's religious heritage, thereby partially explaining the correlation between religion economic growth found in previous research. We also show our results change when control for some variables lacking data all countries sample but these differences attributable to changes composition rather than effects variables. Our research suggests researchers doing cross‐country analysis should distinguish...

Abstract The farm crisis in the United States 1980s had profound effects on rural, agricultural regions of country, but almost no impact urban and suburban areas. At same time, 2007–2008 housing impacted all metropolitan areas, was much more deeply felt certain states, such as California, Arizona, Nevada, Florida. I use a difference‐in‐differences methodology find that religiosity measured by religious attendance, prayer frequency, intensity increased significantly areas for those who worked...

Abstract Much work has been done in recent times to answer the question of why people contribute, and continue contribute open-source free software, despite lack immediate financial gain most cases. Lerner Tirole (2002) hypothesize that contributions act as a form job-market signaling – they permit prospective employers judge person's ability directly. This paper tests nature this using complementarity framework. Do developers use open source software way enhance signal from college...

Trust is a crucial component of social capital. We use an experimental moonlighting game with representative sample the U.S. population, oversampling immigrants, to study trust, positive, and negative reciprocity between first-generation immigrants native-born Americans as measure immigrant assimilation. also survey subjects in order relate trusting trustworthy behavior demographic characteristics traditional, survey-based measures find that are citizens when faced another citizen, but do...

Existing research has found that economic growth is higher in countries where (1) certain religious beliefs are stronger and (2) the rule of law corruption lower. This paper examines whether religion correlated with level corruption, thereby providing a partial explanation correlation between growth. We find strength both associated country’s heritage, as measured by largest group 1900. In addition, we our results sometimes differ when control for variables lack data all sample, but these...

Much work has been done in recent times to answer the question of why people contribute, and continue open-source free software, despite lack immediate financial gain most cases. Lerner Tirole (2002) hypothesize that contributions act as a form job market signaling - they permit prospective employers judge person's ability directly. This paper tests nature this using complementarity framework. Do developers use open source software way enhance signal from college education, or substitute for...

Markets for operating systems are classic two-sided platforms, where the users of system must purchase applications from application developers, but neither side internalizes welfare impact their adoption platform on other side. Studies competition and compatibility between platforms have tended to focus cases both owned by profit-maximizing firms. This paper specifically focuses effects a profit-maximizing, or proprietary an open, freely accessible platform. Under certain conditions,...

Decisions about the level and allocation of public goods in real world are frequently made by representatives or trustees, rather than contributors themselves. We design conduct an experiment to test difference between contributions trustees vis-à-vis with one's own endowment. explore patterns decisions subjects two games, distinguishing altruistic reciprocal actions, unpacking potential heterogeneity other-regarding preferences that motivate we observe. find tend contribute more when acting...

The farm crisis in the United States 1980s had profound effects on rural, agricultural regions of country, but almost no impact urban and suburban areas. I use a difference-in-difference methodology find that religiosity as measured by religious attendance increased significantly areas impacted for those who worked agriculture. Chen (2010) describes Indonesia following 1998 financial crisis, this paper demonstrates similar response to severe distress States. also evidence increase is not due...

Different community organizations require varying levels of contribution and effort from, compete for the time, effort, resources a heterogeneous population potential volunteers. Many are not able to sanction free-riders in any meaningful way, must account people's ability opt out joining groups altogether. I conduct threshold local public goods experiments with two groups, one low high, subjects randomly distributed opportunity costs ("wages''). allow group some treatments. Overall, find...

This paper compares behavior of heterogeneous groups with homogeneous in public goods production. In members differ their opportunity costs contribution, while groups, have the same costs. Members three-player sequentially make all-or-nothing contributions towards production a good where contribution decisions, payoffs, and preceding players group are known to each member. We find that perform better than controlling for average at level. Our results also indicate subjects develop an...