Similar Search Results

Is body mass human capital in sumo? Outcome of globalization and formation of human capital in Japan

Yamamura, Eiji - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

Sumo wrestling is a traditional fighting sport in Japan and has been popular since the 18th century (the Edo period). Using a data set for all sumo wrestlers in the post-World War II period, this paper investigates how wrestlers’ body mass index (BMI) is associated with their win rate and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257804

Is body mass human capital in sports? Outcome of globalization of sumo wrestling and generation of human capital in Japan

Yamamura, Eiji - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

Using a data set for all sumo wrestlers in the post-World War II period, this paper investigates how wrestlers’ body mass index (BMI) is associated with wrestlers’ winning rate and absence rate. Further, the effect of BMI is compared between an early period (before the emergence of foreign...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259525

Visión estratégica del negocio del fútbol. La opinión de los presidentes de los clubes de fútbol ingleses que cotizan en Bolsa.

Barajas, Angel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2003

The financial reports attached to the Financial Statements give a rich information about the vision of Football Industry that the Chairmans and CFO have.

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005623514

Tipping, firm strategy, and industrial organization

Azar, Ofer H. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006

strategy, and industrial organization." This part of the literature deals with the effect of tipping on firms and markets. For … close relationship of tipping to industrial organization and firm strategy. Several review articles made an attempt to … extensive literature review that focuses on the area of "tipping, firm strategy, and industrial organization." The purpose of …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836455

A Decision Tree Application in Tourism-based Regional Economic Development

Curtis, Panayiotis G.; Kokotos, Dimitris X. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

The reasons for the deficient performance of Ionian Islands tourism in terms of in coming revenues expressed in USD and return on equity capital invested on hotels is explored. The answers to the questioner of management of the hotels surveyed were analyzed with the use of the Decision Tree...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008646826

Market Structure and Competition: Assessment of Malaysian Pharmaceutical Industry based on the Modified Structure-Conduct-Performance Paradigm

Chong, Hooi Ying; Chan, Tze-Haw - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

This study assesses the market structure and competitiveness of Malaysian pharmaceutical industry. A panel analysis of 41 pharmaceutical manufacturing firms over 2004-2012 is conducted founded on the modified Structure-Conduct-Performance (SCP) framework. Our study reveals that the Malaysian...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011107532

Health Expenditure, education and Economic Growth in MENA Countries

Lacheheb, Miloud; Med Nor, Norashidah; Baloch, Imdadullah - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

This study examines the relationship between health expenditure, education and economic growth in MENA countries using panel data estimation. Our results based on random effect estimation endorse a relationship between health expenditure, education and economic growth. Data were obtained from...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011107604

Being Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise: Dynamics of Indonesian Subnational Growth and Poverty.

Sumarto, Sudarno; De Silva, Indunil - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

The aim of this study is twofold. First, despite the vast empirical literature on testing the neoclassical model of economic growth using cross-country data, very few studies exist at the subnational level. We attempted to fill this gap by using panel data for 2002–12, a modified neoclassical...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011107728

Contraceptive supply and fertility outcomes: evidence from Ghana

Jones, Kelly M. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

Total fertility rates in Sub-Saharan Africa are nearly double that of any other region in the world. Evidence is mixed on whether providing contraceptives has an impact on fertility. I exploit exogenous, intermittent reductions in contraceptive supply in Ghana, resulting from cuts in U.S....

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011107817

Differences in the private cost of health care between providers and satisfaction with services: results for sub-Saharan African countries

Tsimpo, Clarence; Wodon, Quentin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

The issue of whether faith-inspired providers are able to reach the poor depends in part on the cost of the health services provided. This paper relies on recent nationally representative household surveys for sub-Saharan African countries to assess to what extent the cost of healthcare is a...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108153