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hedonic adaptation to income? It is argued that Islamic economics should predict a non-existence of hedonic adaptation to …. Testing the existence of hedonic adaptation to income is, therefore, an indirect way to assess whether a society pursing a … of Allah (zikr) to highlight possibility of sustain happiness without adaptation to income in the light of Islamic …
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This investigation employs dynamic panel analysis to provide new insights into the phenomenon of adaptation. Using the …
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that trust may determine a reduction of ex post transaction cost in the adaptation of hybrid structure. As a consequence … case study which illustrates the emerging of conditional trust (Fritz et al., 2008) and the role of trust in the adaptation …
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This study evaluates behavioural differences between union and non-union workers in their preferences regarding reciprocal loyalty in the employment relationship. It uses a vignettes approach to elicit preferences and a novel dataset with unusually rich information on semi-skilled employees from...
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The aim of this paper is to gain insights from studying adaptation to natural disasters in the past in order to analyze … optimal adaptation in Switzerland in the future. Most adaptation measures already undertaken in Switzerland are so … measures to combat market damages in an ecient way. We come up with modeling adaptation as a cumulative stock in a computable …
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consistent with hedonic adaptation and show that the factors that make people happier can change dramatically over a relatively …
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This paper considers the challenges confronting LDCs in meeting the adaptation and mitigation requirements brought on … source of LDC climate adaptation finance, is still fit for purpose? …
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effects of adaptation. A conjoint analysis experiment is used that examines the ex-ante contract preferences of a unique …
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The extinction of polar bears by the end of the 21st century has been predicted and calls have been made to list them as a threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The decision on whether or not to list rests upon forecasts of what will happen to the bears over the 21st Century....
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earnings affect employees' wellbeing and behavior. The present study closes this gap by investigating adaptation dynamics …
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