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Intensity of Time and Income Interdependent Multidimensional Poverty : Well-Being and Minimum 2DGAP – German Evidence
Merz, Joachim - 2011
Extending the traditional income poverty concept by multidimensional poverty has been of growing interest within the last years. This paper contributes with an analysis of interdependent multidimensional (IMD) poverty intensity of time and income, which in particular restricts social...
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Poverty's Deconstruction : Beyond the Visible
Bhaumik, Sumon K. - 2017
In contrast to his contribution to other areas, Shubhashis Gangopadhyay's contributions to our understanding of poverty are often thought of as indirect consequences of the main themes of his work. Yet in more than 15 published papers Gangopadhyay directly takes on poverty, including its...
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Disability and Multi-Dimensional Quality of Life : A Capability Approach to Health Status Assessment
Anand, Paul - 2019
This paper offers an approach to assessing quality-of-life, based on Sen's (1985) theory, which it uses to understand loss in quality-of-life due to mobility-impairment. Specifically, it provides a theoretical analysis which is able to account for the possibility that some functionings may...
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Capabilities and Skills
Heckman, James J. - 2016
This paper discusses the relevance of recent research on the economics of human development to the work of the Human Development and Capability Association. The recent economics of human development brings insights about the dynamics of skill accumulation to an otherwise static literature on...
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Remittances and Children's Capabilities : New Evidence from Kyrgyzstan, 2005-2008
Kroeger, Antje - 2012
The Kyrgyz Republic is one of the largest recipients of international remittances in the world; from a Balance of Payments measure of remittances, it ranked tenth in the world in 2008 in the ratio of remittances to GDP, a rapid increase from 30th place in 2004. Remittances can be used to maintain...
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How Do Young Innovative Companies Innovate?
Pellegrino, Gabriele - 2009
This paper discusses the determinants of product innovation in young innovative companies (YICs) by looking at in …-house R&D is linked to the propensity to introduce product innovation both in mature firms and YICs; however, innovation …
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The Effect of (Mostly Unskilled) Immigration on the Innovation of Italian Regions
Bratti, Massimiliano - 2014
We use small Italian regions (i.e. provinces) to investigate the causal effect of foreign immigration on innovation … immigrants did not have any effect on innovation. However, decomposing the overall effect into the contributions of low- and high … applications by about 0.2%. By contrast, the impact of high-skilled immigrants on innovation is positive, in line with the previous …
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Testing a Social Innovation in Financial Aid for Low-Income Students : Experimental Evidence from Italy
Azzolini, Davide - 2018
Building) has been carried out in the province of Torino (Northwest Italy) between 2014 and 2017. For the evaluation purpose …
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Artificial Intelligence and Reduced Smes' Business Risks. A Dynamic Capabilities Analysis During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Drydakis, Nick - 2022
The study utilises the International Labor Organization's SMEs COVID-19 pandemic business risks scale to determine whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications are associated with reduced business risks for SMEs. A new 10-item scale was developed to capture the use of AI applications in...
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Consumers and the Brain Drain : Product Design and the Gains from Emigration
Kuhn, Peter; McAusland, Carol - 2021
We consider the welfare effects of skilled worker emigration in a context where skilled labor plays a role in product design. We show such emigration can benefit the residents left behind, even when consumers' tastes exhibit a form of home bias. This is because emigration improves the design of...
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