Well-functioning groups enforce social norms that restrain opportunism, but the social structure of a society may encourage or inhibit norm enforcement. This paper studies how the exogenous assignment to different positions in an extreme social hierarchy - the caste system - affects individuals' willingness to punish violations of a cooperation norm. Although the analysis controls for individual wealth, education, and political participation, low-caste...
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2009/09/01
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政策研究报告
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WPS5040
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1
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1
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2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Caste and punishment : the legacy of caste culture in norm enforcement
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years of schooling