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On the Implications of Two-way Altruism in Human-Capital-Based OLG Model
Aoki, Takaaki - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This article summarizes some propositions regarding economic dynamics and implications of two-way altruism, on the basis of the human-capital-based OLG model of Ehrlich and Lui (1991) and Ehrlich and Kim (2007) with application of a modified, fertility-endogenized definition of linearly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005790136
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"Islamic house financing:current models and a proposal from social perspective
Hasan, Zubair - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Shelter is one of the basic needs for human beings. Its availability for the people is an Islamic imperative. In view of the appalling living conditions of a substantial proportion of the population in most countries around the world, especially Muslim, Islamic banks have entered the field with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009147571
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El consumo, ingreso y ahorro del Venezolano: un primer análisis descriptivo de la V República
Rueda, Acevedo; Alexis, Rafael; Sanchez, Yasmin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
as the possible causes that diminishes his saving and how distributes his income. The paper shows a descriptive analysis … of the variables researched, was made a survey to obtain data about preferences and distribution of the income. It was …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011210470
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Behavioral industrial organization, firm strategy, and consumer economics
Azar, Ofer H. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
The field of behavioral economics is one of the fastest-growing fields in economics in recent years. Not long ago this was a small field, but over the last decade or so, the field gained more recognition, and today it seems clear that psychological motivations and biases affect economic behavior...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836571
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Do consumers make too much effort to save on cheap items and too little to save on expensive items? experimental results and implications for business strategy
Azar, Ofer H. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
that subjects think about both the relative and the absolute price differences, even though according to economic theory …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008583579
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Testing the Existence of Hedonic Adaptation and Inertia to Income with implications for Islamic economics: a case of Pakistan
HASAN, HAMID; Khan, Hayat - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The fact that happiness does not increase as income increases (Easterlin Paradox) has puzzled a number of scholars for … a number of decades. The latest research on this topic concludes that happiness increases with an increment in income in … the short term but it adapts to this income increment in the long term. What is the Islamic economics explanation for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258772
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The role of socio-demographic factors on self-rated happiness: The case of Malaysia
Cheah, Yong Kang; Tang, Chor Foon - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
unhappy or very unhappy feelings. The rest of the factors such as income, education, age, gender, and employment status are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008871307
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The effects of Economy, Values and Health on Happiness In Iran: the case of the Kish Island
Torshizian, Eilya; Mehrara, Mohsen - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Increasing happiness of population as the ultimate goal has engaged economist’s interest in identifying, measuring and theorizing based on the amount of influence of effective components on happiness. What makes this paper remarkable in contrast to similar studies is its Islamic ideological...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009001188
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Demand for Self Control: A model of Consumer Response to Programs and Products that Moderate Consumption
Berg, Nathan; Kim, Jeong-Yoo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
contentment through self control. Because of strong income effects, demand for self control turns out to be non-monotonic in price …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693565
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The Return to Investment in Human Capital: The Case of the Value of Educational Attainment beyond the High School Diploma in Canada
Si, Xiaojing; Foley, Maggie; Boylan, Robert; Cebula, Richard - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Based on 2001 Canadian Census data, we investigate the return to investment in human capital in Canada. Internal rates of return (IRR) imply that the value of education varies by gender, level of education, and field of study. A bachelor's degree yields the highest IRR; the IRR from higher...
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