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The Economics of Witchcraft and the Big Eye Effect

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Faria, Joao Ricardo

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Witchcraft is one of the manifestations of envy. It has disruptive effects on team work. A fold catastrophe is shown to exist between the degree of envy and the productivity of the witch's victim. The big eye effect is the discontinuous dip in productivity, driven by an increase in envy. There is a cycle between envy and the productivity of the witch's victim. Witchcraft damages team work until the point at which the productivity of the witch's victim falls. When this happens, the witch's envy decreases and a recuperation to the former levels of productivity occurs. The model can be applied to improve team work management. Copyright 1998 by WWZ and Helbing & Lichtenhahn Verlag AG

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Article provided by Blackwell Publishing in its journal Kyklos.

Volume (Year): 51 (1998)
Issue (Month): 4 ()
Pages: 537-46
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  1. João Ricardo Faria & Gonçalo Monteiro, . "The Tenure Game: Building Up Academic Habits," Discussion Papers 05/32, Department of Economics, University of York. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Joao Ricardo Faria, 2000. "The Research Output of Academic Economists in Brazil," Working Paper Series 100, School of Finance and Economics, University of Technology, Sydney. [Downloadable!]
  3. Joao Ricardo Faria, 2000. "An Economic Analysis of the Peter and Dilbert Principles," Working Paper Series 101, School of Finance and Economics, University of Technology, Sydney. [Downloadable!]
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