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National identity, globalization, and the well-being of nations
Amavilah, Voxi Heinrich - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
identity, and globalization are important to national well-being, but in varying ways. Whereas investment in capital and … globalization, especially social globalization, affect national well-being strongly, national well-being is inelastic to all three …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004961524
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National symbols, globalization, and the well-being of nations
Amavilah, Voxi Heinrich - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
I estimate the effects of national symbols and globalization on the well-being of 88 countries. I find that … of national symbols like national flag colors are unstable, while those of globalization are strong, with social … globalization having the strongest effect. The results suggest that national symbols are important to national well-being, but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005000637
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Kosovo 1998-2008: Human Rights from War to Independence
Radeljic, Branislav - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Serbs and Albanians have inhabited Kosovo for centuries. For Serbs, Kosovo is the core of the medieval Serbian kingdom. For Albanians, Kosovo is the cradle of their struggle for independence. With both parties feeling entitled to the territory of the province, the threat of conflict was never...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835555
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Flags, Constitutions, and the well-being of nations
Amavilah, Voxi Heinrich - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This exploratory paper estimates the effects on well-being of two very important institutional symbols of 59 countries in 2007: national flags and constitutions. The results indicate that well-being responds positively to investment in material things as well as the existence of flags. However,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835577
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Innovations spread more like wildfires than like infections
Amavilah, Voxi Heinrich - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Conventional theory says that innovations first diffuse slowly, then at faster paces, and finally at asymptotically declining rates. Economists and others explain such behavior with a variety of logistic models. Early models like the contagion model derive their predictive power from reliance on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836616
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Neural Substrates of Decision-Making in Economic Games
Stanton, Angela A. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
In economic experiments decisions often differ from game-theoretic predictions. Why are people generous in one-shot ultimatum games with strangers? Is there a benefit to generosity toward strangers? Research on the neural substrates of decisions suggests that some choices are hormone-dependent....
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Economic Concepts in Biology – Issues with Hamilton´s rule
Friedrich, Thomas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
Hamilton´s rule is considered a cornerstone in evolutionary biology. It is used to understand why organisms help relatives and serves as starting point for the development of cooperation between strangers. The rule is based on a method from economics. It compares a benefit to cost ratio (k) to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011240197
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Conceptualizing Local Knowledge and Disaster Management
Abdul Razzaq, Khan; Khan, Abuturab; Razzaq, Sadia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
This article deals with review of conceptualization of local knowledge and highlights terms related disaster management. The purpose is to relate local knowledge in disaster management as an important factor, because rural communities mostly trust on their own wisdom, i.e. Local knowledge. This...
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Naxal problem in India an economic analysis
Pradhan, Raj Kishor - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
India, having one of the fastest growing economies in the world, and being the most populous democratic country, has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258004
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Does Criticisms Overcome the Praises of Journal Impact Factor?
Fooladi, Masood; Salehi, Hadi; Md Yunus, Melor; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Journal impact factor (IF) as a gauge of influence and impact of a particular journal comparing with other journals in the same area of research, reports the mean number of citations to the published articles in particular journal. Although, IF attracts more attention and being used more...
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