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Impatience and Uncertainty : Experimental Decisions Predict Adolescents' Field Behavior
Sutter, Matthias - 2011
impatience are found to be significant predictors of health-related field behavior, saving decisions and conduct at school. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013118350
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Production, distribution and insecurity of food : a dynamic framework
Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, Alexia; Winkler-Dworak, Maria; … - In: Structural change and economic dynamics : SC+ED 14 (2003) 3, pp. 317-337
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001789338
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Dynamic Hospital Competition Under Rationing by Waiting Times
Sá, Luís - 2019
We develop a dynamic model of hospital competition where (i) waiting times increase if demand exceeds supply; (ii) patients choose a hospital based in part on waiting times; and (iii) hospitals incur waiting time penalties. We show that, whereas policies based on penalties will lead to lower...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012866383
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Competition and Waiting Times in Hospital Markets
Brekke, Kurt Richard; Siciliani, Luigi; Straume, Odd Rune - 2021
This paper studies the impact of hospital competition on waiting times. We use a Salop-type model, with hospitals that differ in (geographical) location and, potentially, waiting time, and two types of patients; high-benefit patients who choose between neighbouring hospitals (competitive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316811
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Health Capital Provision and Human Capital Accumulation
Azarnert, Leonid V. - 2020
This article analyzes the effect of public policy intervention in the production of health capital on fertility …, private investment in children's health and education and human capital accumulation. I have used a growth model with … an additional factor that affects children's human capital, which is health. I analyze the overall society-wide effect of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012840695
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Intra- and inter-industry productivity spillovers in OECD manufacturing: a spatial econometric perspective
Badinger, Harald; Egger, Peter - 2008
We adopt a spatial econometric approach to estimate intra- and inter-industry productivity spillovers in total factor … productivity transmitted through input-output relations in a sample of 13 OECD countries and 15 manufacturing industries. Both R …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264277
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Temporary employment, job flows and productivity: A tale of two reforms
Cappellari, Lorenzo; Dell'Aringa, Carlo; Leonardi, Marco - 2011
productivity-enhancing effect. The reform of fixed-term contracts instead did not produce the intended results: it induced a … substitution of temporary employees in favour of permanent ones and reduced capital intensity, generating productivity losses. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277389
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Welfare gains from foreign direct investment through technology transfer to local suppliers
Blalock, Garrick; Gertler, Paul J. - In: Journal of international economics 74 (2008) 2, pp. 402-421
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Endogenous firm heterogeneity and the dynamics of trade liberalization
Ederington, Josh; McCalman, Phillip - In: Journal of international economics 74 (2008) 2, pp. 422-440
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003731025
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The vintage effect in TFP-growth : an analysis of the age structure of capital
Gittleman, Maury B.; Raa, Thijs ten; Wolff, Edward N. - In: Structural change and economic dynamics : SC+ED 17 (2006) 3, pp. 306-328
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003353897