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The economics of human development and social mobility
Heckman, James J.; Mosso, Stefano - 2014
This paper distills and extends recent research on the economics of human development and social mobility. It summarizes the evidence from diverse literatures on the importance of early life conditions in shaping multiple life skills and the evidence on critical and sensitive investment periods...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010252655
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The impact of agri-environmental policy and infrastructure on wildlife and land prices
Koemle, Dieter B. A. - 2018
The thesis contains three essays in the field of environmental policy. In the first paper, we study the relationship between the agri-environmental payments for farmers and wildlife. The effects of EU agri-environmental programs (AEPs) on the environment have been mixed. Spending on AEPs has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012152483
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Causal parameters and policy analysis in economics : a twentieth century retrospective
Heckman, James J. - 1999
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001415118
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Structural gravity estimation & agriculture
Prehn, Sören; Brümmer, Bernhard; Glauben, Thomas - 2012
Recently, discussion about the appropriate estimation of gravity trade models has started in agriculture. Here, we are going to review recent developments in the literature. It appears that fixed effects Poisson Pseudo Maximum Likelihood is not only the only consistent estimator [Santos Silva...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009621593
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A critical judgement of the applicability of 'New New Trade Theory' to agriculture : structural change, productivity, and trade
Prehn, Sören; Brümmer, Bernhard - 2012
The emergence of 'New New Trade Theory' fundamentally changed the thinking of international trade, and it is now at the … Theory' is applicable to agriculture. Revisiting the recent literature, we can find new theoretical and methodological … evidence for its importance: the concepts of 'New New Trade Theory' will impact the modelling of structural change in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009521530
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Soziale Netze als Determinanten von Transaktionskosten landwirtschaftlicher Betriebe : ein ökonometrischer Ansatz
Henningsen, Géraldine - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009299599