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Pobreza, Deforestación y Pérdida de la Biodiversidad en Guatemala
Loening, Ludger J.; Markussen, Michael - EconWPA - 2003
This paper explores the causes of deforestation and biodiversity loss in Guatemala and is organized into 4 parts. First …, an overview about deforestation in Guatemala from 1950-2000 is provided, and the relationship between deforestation and … countryside. In particular, the paper concludes that for the case of Guatemala strengthening the rural non- farm sector and human …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407648
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Pobreza, Deforestación y Pérdida de la Biodiversidad en
Loening, Ludger J.; Markussen, Michael - EconWPA - 2003
This paper explores the causes of deforestation and biodiversity loss in Guatemala and is organized into 4 parts. First …, an overview about deforestation in Guatemala from 1950-2000 is provided, and the relationship between deforestation and … countryside. In particular, the paper concludes that for the case of Guatemala strengthening the rural non- farm sector and human …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407693
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Pobreza, Deforestación y Pérdida de la Biodiversidad en
Loening, Ludger J.; Markussen, Michael - EconWPA - 2003
This paper explores the causes of deforestation and biodiversity loss in Guatemala and is organized into 4 parts. First …, an overview about deforestation in Guatemala from 1950-2000 is provided, and the relationship between deforestation and … countryside. In particular, the paper concludes that for the case of Guatemala strengthening the rural non- farm sector and human …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556109
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Economic Analysis of Rural Land Administration Projects
Pagiola, Stefano - EconWPA - 2004
As part of its efforts to improve the rural economies of its client countries, the World Bank is supporting programs to strengthen land administration and undertake land reform. Land administration projects can include a variety of activities. Usually, the most expensive and that which is most...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556123
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The Latin American and Caribbean Energy Review 2003
Garrón, Mauricio; Villarreal, Alejandro; Chiliquinga, Byron - EconWPA - 2005
The 2003 Energy review,contains information about the 2003 energy situation of each of our member countries, regional data, as well as economic and social indicators corrected and extended through historical series. It presents and innovative structure for analysis that allows the reader to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118923
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The Impact of Education on Economic Growth in Guatemala: A Time- Series Analysis Applying an Error-Correction Methodology
Loening, Ludger J. - EconWPA - 2002
This paper investigates the impact of human capital on economic growth in Guatemala through the application of an error … of total factor productivity. The results have been found robust concerning data issues and parameter stability. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005119126
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062489
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The Invisible Hand Plays Dice: Eventualities in Religious Markets
Poutvaara, Panu; Wagener, Andreas - EconWPA - 2004
Religious participation is much more widespread in the United States than in Europe, while Europeans tend to view sects more suspiciously than Americans. We propose an explanation for these patterns without assuming differences in preferences or market fundamentals. Religious markets may have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407789
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Towards a new EU policy for the Mediterranean South? Culture, migration and the de-velopment of social indicators in a wider Europe. Conference Paper, The European Union Neighbourh...
TAUSCH, Arno - EconWPA - 2005
Both in demographic as well as in sociological terms, much of West European fears about East European migration at least conceal the real issues of the future migration processes. An analysis of world population growth trends shows that Africa, West Asia and Southeast-Asia become the real future...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408318
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Denominational Schism: An Economic Perspective
Karacuka, Mehmet; Leroch, Martin - EconWPA - 2005
In this paper we present an economic model contributing to the explanation of religious schism, a topic mostly dealt with in the fields of sociology and psychology so far. The main idea is to see religious groups as networks. These networks may serve as a device for exchanging information about...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556165