Replication data for: Economic Development and the Regulation of Morally Contentious Activities
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Julio J. Elías; Nicola Lacetera; Mario Macis; Paola Salardi
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Project Citation:
Elías, Julio J., Lacetera, Nicola, Macis, Mario, and Salardi, Paola. Replication data for: Economic Development and the Regulation of Morally Contentious Activities. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2017. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113525V1
Project Description
Summary:
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The regulation of many activities depends on whether societies consider them morally controversial or "repugnant." Not only have regulation and related ethical concerns changed over time, but there is also heterogeneity across countries at a given time. We provide evidence of this heterogeneity for three morally contentious activities, abortion, prostitution, and gestational surrogacy, and explore the relationship between a country's economic conditions and how these activities are regulated. We propose a conceptual framework to identify mechanisms that can explain our findings (including the role of non-economic factors), and indicate directions for future research.
Scope of Project
Subject Terms:
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gestational surrogacy legislation.;
Abortion legislation;
prostitution legislation
JEL Classification:
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D02 Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact
I10 Health: General
J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
K42 Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
Z13 Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
D02 Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact
I10 Health: General
J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
K42 Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
Z13 Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
Geographic Coverage:
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International
Time Period(s):
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1960 – 2015
Universe:
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See Data Appendix.
Data Type(s):
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other:
Collection Notes:
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See Data Appendix.
Methodology
Data Source:
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See Data Appendix.
Unit(s) of Observation:
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country-year,
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