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Internationalization of Universities as Internationalization of Bildung
Lenz, Rainer; Steinhaus, Carol - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
itself. Internationalization is a powerful means to fulfill a university’s central task “Bildung of individuals” as it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693998
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Desigualdade e Pobreza: Fatos Estilizados e Simulações
Souza-Sobrinho, Nelson - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2001
This paper analyses the relations between poverty, inequality and economic growth in Brazil. First of all, based on recent research, it shows characteristics and historical evolution of inequality and poverty. These characteristics are not novelty to specialized research, but drawing them as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005025748
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Financial Aid and Higher Education Enrollment in Chile: A Government Policy Analysis
Meneses, Francisco; Blanco, Christian - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This paper evaluates the impact of the Chilean government's nancial aid on college and vocational education enrollment … over 30%. In the case of vocational education, we found that being pre-selected for college nancial aid decreases the … education over vocational education when they have nancial aid for both. Theoretical conclusion and public policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008574261
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The Economics of Risky Health Behaviors
Cawley, John; Ruhm, Christopher J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary lifestyles (leading to obesity) are a major source of preventable deaths. This chapter overviews the theoretical frameworks for, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024597
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SOCIAL NETWORKS AND HEALTH DECISIONS: A CASE OF TWO VILLAGES OF TAMIL NADU
K., Srinivasan; Raka, Sharan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
A common question always had been of interest to understand as to how people make decisions. It is well known that decisions are not made in isolation but they are the products of influence and confluence of social correlates. Studies of some Sociologists report that often decisions are made in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005787114
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Organization of Indian Health Bureaucracy and its Delivery System
K., Srinivasan; Raka, Sharan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
The aim of this paper is to probe into the structure and functioning of health bureaucracy in India with specific reference to rural health bureaucracy of Tamil Nadu State. bureaucracy is defined as "a hierarchical division of staff who act on formal assignments" - Gouldner(1954). This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005260082
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Religiosity and Health
K., Srinivasan; Raka, Sharan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
There are studies showing linkages between religious beliefs and health. The importance of religion on health has been examined by studies (Vaux 1976), the dietary beliefs in health and illness (Chan Ho 1985), the role of religion in morbidity and mortalitiy (Jarvis and North Cott 1987), the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789576
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Social Networks and Decision Making: Women’s Participation in Household Decisions
Kannan, Srinivasan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Decision making is always been an important in social setting. For understanding the process of decision making it is important to understand as to how people make decisions and the factors influence the decisions. Studies (Srinivasan and Sharan 2005, Pescosolido, 1992) show that decisions are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005623347
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Social Correlates of Health choices: A study in Rural Tamil Nadu
Kannan, Srinivasan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Social Network suggests that the decisions are not made in isolation but they are outcome of influence and confluence of social correlates (Srinivasan and Sharan 2005). They are products of consultations with other members of the community or the institutions. Many at times they happen mutually....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008555451
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Reflexionen zur Zukunft der Arbeit
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Familienfreundlichkeit der Arbeitswelt viel stärker betont, Bildung endlich zum Top-Thema macht, die Lebensarbeitszeit fair verlängert und … je ein hohes Maß an Eigenverantwortlichkeit des Einzelnen in Bildung, Ausbildung und Beruf und die Bereitschaft, sich …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884061