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Economic behavior and distributional choice : selected writings of Harold M. Hochman
Hochman, Harold M. - 2002
income redistribution and policy in one accessible volume. The introduction describes the genesis and development of a new … distributional preference as developed through public choice theory. This fine collection illustrates Harold M. Hochman's major …
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Knowledge, inequality, and growth in the new economy
Nahuis, Richard - 2003
During the past two centuries, major technological breakthroughs such as the steam engine and electricity have acted as the catalysts for growth and have resulted in a marked increase in material well-being. The dominant technology today - information and communication technology (ICT) - does...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474134
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Knowledge, technological catch-up and economic growth
Rogers, Mark - 2003
Knowledge, Technological Catch-up and Economic Growth investigates the relationship between knowledge diffusion and economic growth. Using a broad definition of knowledge - encompassing technology, production skills, know-how and firm capabilities - the central argument of the book is that the...
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International perspectives on household wealth
Wolff, Edward N. (contributor) - 2006
The contributors to this comprehensive book compile and analyse the latest data available on household wealth using, as case studies, the United States, Canada, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and Finland during the 1990s and into the twenty-first century. The authors show that in the US, trends are...
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Education and economic performance
Wolf, Alison - 2011
Lant Pritchett (2001), 'Where Has All the Education Gone?', World Bank Economic Review, 15 (3), 367-91 -- Anna Vignoles … Wage Inequality: An Alternative Theory and Some Evidence', American Economic Review, 89 (5), December, 1259-78 -- Saul Lach …Middleton, J. (1989), Vocational Education and Training: A Review of World Bank Investment, Washington, DC: World Bank …
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Long-run growth, social institutions and living standards
Opocher, Arrigo (contributor); Salvadori, Neri (contributor) - 2009
Luzzati -- 15. Participatory planning of economic development : the co-evolution of economic theory and policy / Martina …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851033
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Fiscal policy and social welfare : an analysis of alternative tax and transfer systems
Creedy, John - 1996
In Fiscal Policy and Social Welfare John Creedy examines alternative tax and transfer systems and their redistributive effects. Drawing on original research, this volume concentrates on modelling tax structures and their implications for social welfare and income distribution. After reviewing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473921
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The new balancing act in the business of higher education
D'Ambrosio, Madeleine (contributor);  … - 2006
In this volume, higher education leaders explore the challenges facing colleges and universities operating in today's environment with constrained budgets and discuss a variety of strategies and solutions being employed to help ensure the ongoing vitality of America's colleges and universities
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851143
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Human development in the era of globalization : essays in honor of Keith B. Griffin
Boyce, James K. (contributor); Griffin, Keith B. (contributor) - 2006
this volume reflect his deep commitment to advancing the well-being of the world's poor majority and his unflinching …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851660
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The economics of resource rich economies
Ploeg, Frederick van der - 2015
Development', World Development, 33 (7), July, 1029-44 -- Roland Hodler (2006), 'The Curse of Natural Resources in Fractionalized …-Göran Mäler (2003), 'The Genuine Savings Criterion and the Value of Population', Economic Theory, 21 (2-3), March, 217-25 -- J …), October, 727-60 -- Benedikt Goderis and Samuel W. Malone (2011), 'Natural Resource Booms and Inequality: Theory and Evidence …
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