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Drivers of Covid-19 vaccinations : vaccine administration and delivery efficiency in the United States
Goel, Rajeev K.; Nelson, Michael A. - 2021
drivers of the administration and delivery efficiency of coronavirus vaccines. For this purpose, we use data from the 50 US … economic prosperity and rural population aid vaccine administration and delivery efficiency. Delivery efficiency improves in … health workers, including physicians and nurses, did not significantly impact administration or efficiency. On the other hand …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012494792
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Explaining fluctuations in the thrift savings fund daily balance at U.S. treasury
Skidmore, Mark; Alvayay Torrejón, Camila; Pare, David - 2021
In this paper we document and examine unusual fluctuations in the G-Fund, which is one of five funds available in a voluntary federal government employee retirement savings vehicle called the Thrift Savings Plan. The G-Fund is managed as "internally" held debt by the United States Department of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012514922
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The macroeconomics of TANSTAAFL
Grossmann, Volker; Steger, Thomas M.; Trimborn, Timo - 2011
This paper shows that dynamic inefficiency can occur in dynamic general equilibrium models with fully optimizing, infinitely-lived households even in a situation with underinvestment. We identify necessary conditions for such a possibility and illustrate it in a standard R&D-based growth model....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009380412
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Education and efficient redistribution
Dur, Robert A. J.; Teulings, Coen N. - 2001
Should education be subsidized for the purpose of redistribution? The usual argument against subsidies to education above the primary level is that the rich take up most education, so a subsidy would increase inequality. We show that there is a counteracting effect: an increase in the stock of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011400867
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Efficient adaptation to flood risk
Hovekamp, Winston P.; Wagner, Katherine R. H. - 2023
This paper studies whether private adaptation to flood risk is economically efficient. We estimate the return to elevating houses, one of the most significant private defensive investments against flooding, using two decades of microdata on the universe of houses and flood damages in high-risk...
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Deregulation, entry of foreign banks and bank efficiency in Australia
Sturm, Jan-Egbert; Williams, Barry - 2002
This study considers the efficiency of banking in Australia during the post-deregulation period 1988-2001. Since 1986 … their superior scale efficiency. However, this superior efficiency did not necessarily result in superior profits. Our … banks have used size as a barrier to entry to the new entrants in the post-deregulation period. Furthermore, bank efficiency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011514045
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Determinants of cross-border bank acquisitions in transition economies : a latent class analysis
Poghosyan, Tigran (contributor); Haan, Jakob de (contributor) - 2008
less efficient banks. This result is in line with the efficiency hypothesis. -- Cross-border bank acquisitions ; latent …
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Efficiency, fairness, and social cohesion in Europe and the United States : incomes, hours of work, and equality with an afterhought on Iceland
Thorvaldur Gylfason - 2016
on efficiency and fairness, including deep respect for human rights, holds the key to Europe's economic and social …
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Incentives to work and performance in the public sector
Oikonomidēs, Geōrgios; Philippopulos, Apostolēs; … - 2015
productive efficiency, in the public sector. We focus on reforms aiming to establish parity between work conditions in the public …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010477149
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Agreeing on efficient emissions reduction
Bos, Olivier; Roussillon, Béatrice; Schweinzer, Paul - 2013
infracting upon productive efficiency. The mechanism employs a contest creating incentives among participating nations to …
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