The economic origins of the evil eye belief
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization • Vol/Iss. 110 • Published In • Pages: 119-144 •
By Gershman, Boris
Hypothesis
In weakly institutionalized traditional societies, the evil eye belief will be associated with modes of production.
Note
Table 7
Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
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Regression | Supported | UNKNOWN | R-squared = .427 | UNKNOWN |
Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
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Agriculture | Independent | Diet, Tillage |
Evil Eye Belief | Dependent | Social Control, Sorcery, Theory Of Disease |
Horticulture | Independent | Tillage, Diet |
Pastoralism | Independent | Animal Husbandry, Diet |
Specialization | Independent | Occupational Specialization |
Stratification Dummy | Independent | Accumulation Of Wealth, Classes |