this researc h c enters on a c omparative study of various norms breakings among high-sc hool students in khwaf town and birjand c ity public sc hools. sample population is drawn from the high sc hool (3rd year level) students studying in 2005 2006 educ ational year. ac c ording to the population size of the c ities, the sample populations were dec ided at 250 and 300, based on the simple rando...

This paper studies the e¤ect of social ties on governance. Social ties are per se neutral and merely act as incentive bridges that transmit incentives across individuals. Whether this improves or undermines governance depends on what incentives are transmitted. We demonstrate this in a delegated monitoring model where the supervisor is friends with the agent and cares about social recognition. ...

This article examines the correspondence between common assumptions about the American family and actual patterns. The assessment is based on national data on individuals, households, and families. Findings indicate that the coresident nuclear model should be considered a model rather than the model of family. Past as well as current marital ties need to be considered in defining "family," and ...

In this essay we review the association between the importance of family ties in a society and a series of economic indicators. We then examine in details the importance of the family in influencing educational choices in Italy, a country with very strong family ties. The results indicate that family background is crucial in determining the choice of high school in Italy. It is the choice of hi...