The Journal of Socio-Economics articles from September 2001

The Journal of Socio-Economics archives from September 2001

Culture, human agency, and economic theory: culture as a determinant of material welfare.
September 1, 2001... Morris Altman (*) Abstract In this paper cultural factors are incorporated into a behavioral model of economic growth and development and the circumstances under which culture can make a difference are articulated. In this context,...

Determinants of entrepreneurial intentions: Mexican immigrants in Chicago.
September 1, 2001... Rebeca Raijman (*) Abstract This paper focuses on Mexican immigrants who are considering to start a business but do not so for various reasons (latent entrepreneurs). The research design is unusual in that it queries the individuals...

A reexamination of agency theory assumptions: extensions and extrapolations.
September 1, 2001... Peter Wright (a) Ananda Mukherjib (b)(*) Mark J. Kroll (c) Abstract In this paper, we discuss agency theory in the context of the individual principal and agent, and also in the context of the organization and its groups....

Research note.
September 1, 2001... Claude Sobry (*) 1. Macroeconomic approach to the determining of salaries of athletes relating to televised sports entertainment The tournament theory (Lazear and Rosen 1981, Nalebuff and Stiglitz 1983, Rosen 1986) as well as the...

Regulating the costs of empathy: the price of being human.
September 1, 2001... Sara D. Hodges (*) 1. Introduction It's not easy being empathic. However, unlike snowboarding or yodeling or decoupage, most people manage to pick up empathy skills naturally without the aid of special lessons or designated practice...

Suicide intention and suicide prevention: an economic perspective (*).
September 1, 2001... Gideon Yaniv (*) Abstract Suicide has long been recognized as a major public health problem. Suicide prevention, through the provision of ambulatory crisis therapy which, if successful, eliminates the desire to die, or through...