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An environmental-economic assessment of genetic modification of agricultural crops
Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. van den; Holley, Justin M. - 2001
The advantages and disadvantages of genetic modification of organisms in agriculture are reviewed. These relate to the environment, human health, socio-economic effects, population growth, and differential consequences for developed and developing countries. An overall evaluation requires that...
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An environmental-economic assessment of genetic modification of agricultural crops
Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. van den; Holley, Justin M. - 2001
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Targeting Disability Insurance applications with screening
Godard, Mathilde; Koning, Pierre; Lindeboom, Maarten - 2019
We examine the targeting effects of increased scrutiny in the screening of Disability Insurance (DI) applications using … social insurance programs. As we do not find additional screening effects on health at the point of the award decision, we …
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Screening disability insurance applications
Jong, Philip R. de; Lindeboom, Maarten; Klaauw, Bas van der - 2006
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Screening disability insurance applications
Jong, Philip R. de; Lindeboom, Maarten; Klaauw, Bas van der - 2006
This paper investigates the effects of intensified screening of disability insurance benefit applications. A large …-scale experiment was setup where in 2 of the 26 Dutch regions case workers of the disability insurance administration were instructed … absenteeism and disability insurance applications. This provides evidence both for direct effects of the more intensive screening …
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Hiring, firing, education and productivity : a South-African case study
Frijters, Paul - 1997
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Going through the roof : on prices for drugs sold through insurance
Kamphorst, Jurjen; Karamychev, Vladimir A. - 2021 - This version: January 11, 2021
We offer a theory of how the combination of budget constraints and insurance drives up prices. A natural context for …
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Born that way : beliefs about genetics' importance and redistribution preferences
Pogliano, Andrea - 2024
Meritocratic fairness justifies inequality when it stems from performance. Yet performance is influenced by one's genetics. I investigate whether individuals' redistribution preferences are affected by their beliefs about genetics' role in generating performance inequality. In an incentivized...
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The value of statistical life in road safety : a meta-analysis
Blaeij, Adriana Tanneke de; Florax, Raymond J. G. M.; … - 2000
Accident costs are an important component of the external costs of traffic, a substantial part of whichis related to fatal accidents. The evaluation of fatal accident costs crucially depends on theavailability of an estimate for the economic value of a statistical life. The aim of the...
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Election systems, the "beauty premium" in politics, and the beauty of dissent
Potrafke, Niklas; Rösch, Marcus; Ursprung, Heinrich W. - 2020
We ask three questions. First, do election systems differ in how they translate physical attractiveness of candidates into electoral success? Second, do political parties strategically exploit the "beauty premium" when deciding on which candidates to nominate, and, third, do elected MPs use...
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