Why are heterogeneous communities inefficient? Theory, history and an experiment
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- David Hugh-Jones & Carlo Perroni, 2015. "Why are heterogeneous communities inefficient? Theory, history, and an experiment," Working Paper series, University of East Anglia, Centre for Behavioural and Experimental Social Science (CBESS) 15-08, School of Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK..
- Hugh-Jones, David & Perroni, Carlo, 2015. "Why are heterogenous communities inefficient? Theory, history and an experiment," CAGE Online Working Paper Series 224, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE).
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Keywords
group coercion; social heterogeneity;JEL classification:
- H1 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government
- H4 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods
- N4 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation
- D02 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBE-2015-12-20 (Cognitive and Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-CDM-2015-12-20 (Collective Decision-Making)
- NEP-HIS-2015-12-20 (Business, Economic and Financial History)
- NEP-HPE-2015-12-20 (History and Philosophy of Economics)
- NEP-SOC-2015-12-20 (Social Norms and Social Capital)
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