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Does Longevity Cause Growth
Hazan, Moshe; Zoabi, Hosny - EconWPA - 2005
's future income proportionally at all levels of education, leaving the relative return between quality and quantity unaffected …. This result is consistent with historical evidence that longevity began to increase long before education did. Our theory … also casts doubts on recent findings about a positive effect of health on education. This is because health raises the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125680
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Does the Mortality Decline Promote Economic Growth?
Kalemli-Ozcan, Sebnem - EconWPA - 2002
This paper analyzes qualitatively and quantitatively the e ects of declining mortality rates on fertility, education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005412569
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Bi-Directional Impacts of Economic, Social and Environmental Changes and the New Zealand Housing Market
Grimes, Arthur; Kerr, Suzi; Aitken, Andrew - EconWPA - 2005
This report was prepared for the Centre for Housing Research Aotearoa New Zealand (CHRANZ). The aim of this study is to identify a set of housing research projects addressing two related topics. First, the impact of economic, social and environmental changes on housing in New Zealand's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556204
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Welfare Economics of Land Use Regulation
Cheshire, Paul; Sheppard, Stephen - EconWPA - 1997
Despite the pervasive nature of land use planning and land use regulation, evaluation of the costs and benefits of these policies has received only limited attention. This paper presents an empirical methodology, based on clear microeconomic foundations, for the evaluation of benefits and costs...
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Real and Pseudo Globalisation
Tamvada, Jagannadha Pawan - EconWPA - 2002
The entire discussion about Globalisation that is prevalent today is about PSEUDO globalisation. It is apparently about opening economies for free trade. The need of the hour is not mere opening of economies, but one of opening hearts and minds.... Globalisation anchors for its success on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125537
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Application of Economic Concepts on Religious Behavior
Mangeloja, Esa - EconWPA - 2003
This survey gathers the current state of research activity on the emerging economic sub-area Economics of Religion. The religious beliefs and activities are analyzed from the viewpoint of economic theory and behavior. The advanced statistical tools and theoretical formulations of economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062489
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Evaluer une Economie : Une Pratique Plurivalente
Yasmine, GUESSOUM - EconWPA - 2004
Très souvent perçue en tant qu’instrument de jugement a posteriori, l’évaluation a entre autre été conçue comme méthode de formulation des politiques et de gestion des projets. A présent devenu étape incontournable, notamment dans le domaine de l’aide à la décision, cette...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118921
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Implications of the Economics of Religion to the Empirical Economic Research
Mangeloja, Esa - EconWPA - 2003
secularization thesis, the importance of beliefs and religious activities should weaken as education, scientific knowledge and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118941
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The Academic Review Process: How Can We Make it More Efficient?
Azar, Ofer H. - EconWPA - 2005
Recently many editors try to reduce the turnaround times of academic journals. Shorter turnaround times, however, will induce many additional submissions of low-quality papers, increasing significantly the workload of editors and referees, and the number of rejections prior to publication. I...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005119398
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Human Capital in Transitional Russia
Vernon, Victoria - EconWPA - 2002
. The gender wage differential increased over the years especially for younger women and women without higher education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076535