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Comparison of Funding and Demand for the Conservation of the Charismatic Koala with those for the Critically Endangered Wombat Lasiorhinus krefftii
Tisdell, Clement A.; Swarna Nantha, Hemanath - School of Economics, University of Queensland - 2005
that for the koala despite the koala’s immense popularity. The critically endangered status of the northern-hairy nosed … wombat and the more secure conservation status of the koala is a factor likely to have influenced the comparative willingness … funding of other species involving differences in charisma and endangerment. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008491756
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Comparative Public Support for Conserving Reptile Species is High: Australian Evidence and its Implications
Tisdell, Clement A.; Wilson, Clevo; Swarna Nantha, Hemanath - School of Economics, University of Queensland - 2004
likeability of the species, their degree of endangerment, ethical considerations as well as knowledge are examined and found to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004979540
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Public Support for Sustainable Commercial Harvesting of Wildlife: An Australian Case Study
Tisdell, Clement A.; Wilson, Clevo; Swarna Nantha, Hemanath - School of Economics, University of Queensland - 2004
each of the species and their degree of endangerment based on IUCN Red List rankings is established and found to be an … found to rise with the degree of endangerment of species. While the likeability of a species has some influence on whether … endangerment of a species appears to be the major influence here. Even so, this does not imply majority support for the harvest of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004979549
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Ethnic diversity makes me sick! An examination of ethnic diversity’s effect on health outcomes
Awaworyi Churchill, Sefa; Ocloo, Janet Exornam; … - 2015
This study hypothesizes a relationship between ethnic diversity and health outcomes. We explore the effects of ethnic and linguistic heterogeneity (measured by indices of ethnic and linguistic fractionalization) on 30 health outcome variables in a cross-section of 87 countries. We explore...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011396531
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The value of language skills
Grenier, Gilles - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)
In today’s globalized world, people are increasingly mobile and often need to communicate across different languages. Learning a new language is an investment in human capital. Migrants must learn the language of their destination country, but even non-migrants must often learn other languages...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011405034
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Linguistic diversity in the classroom, student achievement, and social integration
Bredtmann, Julia; Otten, Sebastian; Vonnahme, Christina - 2018
In this article, we analyze whether non-native speakers in the classroom affect the educational achievement and social integration of migrant and native students. In contrast to previous studies, which mainly examine the effect of the share of immigrant pupils, we focus on language heterogeneity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984957
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The Origins of the Division of Labor in Pre-Modern Times
Depetris-Chauvin, Emilio; Özak, Ömer - 2018
This research explores the historical roots of the division of labor in pre-modern societies. It advances the hypothesis and establishes empirically that intra-ethnic diversity had a positive effect on the division of labor across ethnicities in the pre-modern era. Exploiting a variety of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011873558
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Language diversity in urban landscapes: An econometric study
Onofri, Laura; Nunes, Paulo A. L. D.; Cenoz, Jasone; … - 2008
This multidisciplinary study adopts econometric analysis for investigating how different characteristics determine the choice of the language used in the signs of a shopping street. We work with a dataset containing about 200 observations collected in the main shopping streets of the cities of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270934
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Linguistic diversity, school language of instruction policy, and learning outcomes across Asia and the Pacific
Igarashi, Takiko; Suryadarma, Daniel; Yadav, Pooja - 2023
Children appear to learn better when taught in their mother tongue. This finding gives rise to an argument that mother tongue-based multilingual education could effectively improve learning outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. However, the challenges of implementing an effective...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014540352
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The value of language skills
Grenier, Gilles; Zhang, Weiguo - In: IZA World of Labor (2021)
In today's globalized world, people are increasingly mobile and often need to communicate across different languages. Learning a new language is an investment in human capital. Migrants must learn the language of their destination country, but even non-migrants must often learn other languages...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013266224