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Beyond competing theories of the hidden economy: Some lessons from Moscow
Williams, Colin C.; Round, John - In: Journal of Economic Studies 38 (2011) May, pp. 171-185
Purpose – This paper aims to evaluate critically the validity of rival theorisations of the hidden economy that variously read this sphere as a leftover from a previous era, a by-product of a new emergent form of capitalism, a complement to formal employment or an alternative to the formal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010610882
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Are Scientists Different?
Tullock, Gordon - In: Journal of Economic Studies 20 (1993) September, pp. 90-106
importance and serves for the advancement of science and of scientific careers. Narrowness of refereeing is a constraint, as is … scientific inquiry is presently organized is far from perfect, science does advance and sometimes by unpredictable paths. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004987099
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Althoff and the Changing Constitution of Science: Bureaucratic, Economical or Cognitive?
Spinner, Helmut F. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 20 (1993) September, pp. 134-166
With respect to the guiding “ideas” of Humboldt and their consequences for the constitution of science, describes the … transition to a modern research university with the emergence of theory-based practice, science-based technology and technology …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004987105
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Are Scientists Different?
Tullock, Gordon - In: Journal of Economic Studies 20 (1993) 4/5
importance and serves for the advancement of science and of scientific careers. Narrowness of refereeing is a constraint, as is … scientific inquiry is presently organized is far from perfect, science does advance and sometimes by unpredictable paths.  …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863872
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Althoff and the Changing Constitution of Science: Bureaucratic, Economical or Cognitive?
Spinner, Helmut F. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 20 (1993) 4/5
With respect to the guiding “ideas” of Humboldt and their consequences for the constitution of science, describes the … transition to a modern research university with the emergence of theory‐based practice, science‐based technology and technology …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863874
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Taking care of your own: ethnic and religious heterogeneity and income inequality
Dincer, Oguzhan C.; Lambert, Peter J. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 39 (2012) 3, pp. 290-313
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between measures of ethnic and religious heterogeneity on the one hand and measures of inequality and redistribution on the other, using state-level US data. Design/methodology/approach – The relationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010814536
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Wilhelm Roscher and English Christian social thought: From Frederick Maurice to Margaret Thatcher
Wright, H.R.C. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 22 (1995) September, pp. 149-158
Defines the stream of thought in the UK known as Christian socialism or social Christianity as an Anglican movement much influenced by UK Unitarian humanism, and shows that Roscher, who approached the same nineteenthcentury problems as a Lutheran, came to similar conclusions. A comparative study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005003356
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Taking care of your own: ethnic and religious heterogeneity and income inequality
Dincer, Oguzhan C.; Lambert, Peter J. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 39 (2012) 3, pp. 290-313
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between measures of ethnic and religious heterogeneity on the one hand and measures of inequality and redistribution on the other, using state‐level US data. Design/methodology/approach – The relationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863324
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Wilhelm Roscher and English Christian social thought
Wright, H.R.C. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 22 (1995) 3/4/5, pp. 149-158
Defines the stream of thought in the UK known as Christian socialism or social Christianity as an Anglican movement much influenced by UK Unitarian humanism, and shows that Roscher, who approached the same nineteenthcentury problems as a Lutheran, came to similar conclusions. A comparative study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863886
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The Choice of Income Tax Progression
Creedy, John - In: Journal of Economic Studies 17 (1990) 6, pp. 5-13
This article examines income tax progression as a mechanism for achieving the intertemporal adjustments of earnings profiles. With a rising income profile, the preference for progression arises from the market (borrowing) rate of interest exceeding the rate at which the government borrows. For a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010814559