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Individual’S Religiosity Enhances Trust: Latin American Evidence For The Puzzle, Maximo Rossi, Pablo Brañas, Dayna Zaclicever
Individual’S Religiosity Enhances Trust: Latin American Evidence For The Puzzle, Maximo Rossi, Pablo Brañas, Dayna Zaclicever
Maximo Rossi
This paper explores the effect of religious observance and affiliation to the dominant religion (Catholicism) on trust in institutions, towards others and market attitudes. The analysis is performed using a Latin American database of twenty thousand respondents from 2004 by means of ordered probit models. The most interesting results are: i) Trust toward others is positively correlated with religious observance and with Catholic affiliation. ii) There is a positive correlation between trust in the government, in the police, in the armed forces, in the judiciary and in the banking system and religious practice in general. Identical positive results are obtained …
Medical Behavior: An Application To Cesarean Section Delivery In Uruguay, Maximo Rossi, Patricia Triunfo
Medical Behavior: An Application To Cesarean Section Delivery In Uruguay, Maximo Rossi, Patricia Triunfo
Maximo Rossi
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Individual’S Religiosity Enhances Trust: Latin American Evidence For The Puzzle, Maximo Rossi, Pablo Brañas, Dayna Zaclicever
Individual’S Religiosity Enhances Trust: Latin American Evidence For The Puzzle, Maximo Rossi, Pablo Brañas, Dayna Zaclicever
Maximo Rossi
This paper explores the effect of religious observance and affiliation to the dominant religion (Catholicism) on trust in institutions, towards others and market attitudes. The analysis is performed using a Latin American database of twenty thousand respondents from 2004 by means of ordered probit models. The most interesting results are: i) Trust toward others is positively correlated with religious observance and with Catholic affiliation. ii) There is a positive correlation between trust in the government, in the police, in the armed forces, in the judiciary and in the banking system and religious practice in general. Identical positive results are obtained …
Learning About One’S Relative Position And Subjective, Maximo Rossi, Daniel Miles
Learning About One’S Relative Position And Subjective, Maximo Rossi, Daniel Miles
Maximo Rossi
In th is paper we show evidence which suggests th at ch anges in an individual’s relative position affects his subjective well-being. In this sense, our findings are in line with those who argue th at a felicity function sh ould tak e into account both, absolute and relative position. Our result are based on a simple experimental design to discuss whether learning about one’s relative position af fects subjective well-being. Additionally, using non-experimental data we find a significant association between subjective well-being and relative wage.
Notas Panorámicas De La Literatura Sobre Capital Social Y Desarrollo: El Papel De La Religión, Maximo Rossi, Dayna Zaclicever
Notas Panorámicas De La Literatura Sobre Capital Social Y Desarrollo: El Papel De La Religión, Maximo Rossi, Dayna Zaclicever
Maximo Rossi
La investigación empírica llevada a cabo en los últimos años sobre los determinantes del crecimiento económico ha tendido a incorporar como variables explicativas factores políticos y sociales, ante la evidencia surgida de los análisis tradicionales de que las diferencias en el desempeño económico de los países no pueden ser explicadas exclusivamente por factores económicos. Una de las vertientes de esta corriente de investigación considera el papel de la cultura, de la cual la religión es un componente importante. Si bien la historia del análisis económico de la religión puede ser rastreada por lo menos hasta Adam Smith, en las últimas …