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Choy, James (2013) Constructing social division to support cooperation : theory and evidence from Nepal. Working Paper. Coventry, UK: University of Warwick, Department of Economics. Warwick economics research papers series (TWERPS), Volume 2013 (Number 1011).
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Abstract
Many societies are divided into multiple smaller groups. The defining feature of these groups is that certain
kinds of interaction are more likely to take place within a group than across groups. I build a model in which
group divisions are enforced through a reputational penalty for interacting with members of different groups.
Agents who interact with members of different groups find that they can support lower levels of cooperation
in the future. The model explains why agents may be punished by the other members of their group for
interacting with members of different groups and why agents are punished for interacting with members of
some groups but not others. I test the empirical implication that there should be less cooperation among
members of groups that make up a larger percentage of their communities. I discuss the origin and possible
future of social division.
Item Type: | Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper) | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Caste -- Nepal, Economics -- Mathematical models , Social groups -- Nepal, Social interaction -- Nepal, Cooperation -- Nepal | ||||
Series Name: | Warwick economics research papers series (TWERPS) | ||||
Publisher: | University of Warwick, Department of Economics | ||||
Place of Publication: | Coventry, UK | ||||
Official Date: | 7 August 2013 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 2013 | ||||
Number: | Number 1011 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 51 | ||||
Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
Funder: | Yale University. Economic Growth Center |
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