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DP21490 Ancestral Inequality and Preferences for Redistribution
English Français Deutsch Italiano 中文 More Español Ελληνικά 日本語 Português Türkçe Using a combination of individual-level, bioclimatic, ethnographic, and archaeological data, we investigate the ancient origins of cross-country variation in preferences for redistribution.
Racial Inequalities and the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Graziella Bertocchi and Arcangelo Dimico Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence has been accumulating about its disproportionate impact on racial and ethnic minorities, for a variety of health outcomes including infection, hospitalization, death, and vaccination rates.
COVID-19 fatalities show a Black female bias
It has been widely reported that among COVID-19 fatalities in the US, minorities are overrepresented while women are underrepresented. This column uses detailed individual-level data and georeferenced data on daily deaths in Cook County, Illinois, to reveal a Black female bias in fatalities.
Youth Enfranchisement, Political Responsiveness, and Education Expenditure: Evidence from the US
Abstract We examine the link between the political participation of the young and fiscal policies in the United States. We generate exogenous variation in participation using the passage of preregistration laws, which allow the young to register before being eligible to vote.
Youth Enfranchisement, Political Responsiveness, and Education Expenditure: Evidence from the U.S
Author Abstract This paper studies the effect of preregistration laws on government spending in the U.S. Preregistration allows young citizens to register before being eligible to vote and has been introduced in different states in different years. Employing a difference-in-differences regression design, we first establish that preregistration shifts state-level government spending toward expenditure on higher education.
Race and the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic is having a disproportionate impact on African Americans, who are dying at a rate two to three times higher than their population share. This column uses a detailed individual-level dataset from Cook County, Illinois, to explore the relationship between COVID-19 mortality and race. Not only are Black Americans disproportionally affected by COVID-19, but they also started to succumb to it earlier than other groups.
Slavery, sugar, and the African American family structure
The Covid-19 outbreak and the murder of George Floyd have dramatically exposed the racial inequalities in US society. This column studies the association between the historical experience of slavery and the African American family structure. Results indicate that the extreme demographic conditions prevailing among slaves on sugar plantations in the US South may have persistently shaped African American family formation.
EPISODE FIVE: HOW LEMONS LED TO THE RISE OF THE MOB — Plant Crimes
In this episode, we learn how the biology of lemons, combined with the historic weakness of the Italian state, is tied to the rise of the Silician mafia. We’ll also learn about what it takes to grow lemon in present-day San Francisco.
Origins of the Sicilian Mafia: The Market for Lemons
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Citrus fruits, scurvy and the origins of the Sicilian mafia
The Sicilian mafia is arguably one of the most famous – or infamous – institutions in the Western world. After its first appearance in Sicily in the 1870s it soon infiltrated the economic and political spheres of Italy and the US and has, at times, been considered a serious threat to the rule of law in both countries.
Citrus fruits, scurvy and the origins of the Sicilian mafia
The Sicilian mafia is arguably one of the most famous – or infamous – institutions in the Western world. After its first appearance in Sicily in the 1870s it soon infiltrated the economic and political spheres of Italy and the US and has, at times, been considered a serious threat to the rule of law in both countries.
Origins of the Sicilian Mafia: The Market for Lemons
The Sicilian mafia is arguably one of the most infamous institutions in the Western world. After its first appearance in Sicily in the 1870s it soon infiltrated the economic and political spheres of Italy and of the United States and has, at times, been considered a serious threat to the rule of law in both countries.
Origins of the Sicilian Mafia: The Market for Lemons
Skip to main content Accessibility help We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings. Abstract In this article, we study the emergence of an extractive institution that hampered economic development in Italy for more than a century: the Sicilian mafia.
How is the slave trade linked to the spread of HIV in Africa?
A recent law that legalised polygyny1 in Kenya caused a stir not only in Kenya’s parliament and among women’s rights groups, but also among HIV/AIDS activists – the perception being that the likelihood of infidelity is higher in polygynous marriages (Kwena et al. 2014). Since sexual habits involving multiple partners are recognised as one of the main channels of transmission of HIV (Halperin and Epstein 2004), extramarital partnerships are thought to lead to higher HIV infection rates.
The Surprising Reason Why Racial Inequality Is so Great in the United States.
Graziella Bertocchi is Professor of Economics at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy). Arcangelo Dimico is Lecturer in Economics at the Queen’s University of Belfast (UK). Together they authored the article “Slavery, Education, and Inequality,” published in the European Economic Review, vol. 70, 2014, pages 197-209. The long-term evolution of income and wealth inequality has become one of the central issues in the current economic and political debate.
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