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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...
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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
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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 …
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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
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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.
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Education does not seem to improve health: Evidence from Indonesia
Parinduri, Rasyad - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
I examine the effects of education on health in Indonesia using an exogenous variation in education induced by an extension of Indonesia's school term length in 1978-1979, a natural experiment that fits a regression discontinuity design. I find the longer school year increases educational...
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Labor Health Shortage and Future Prospects for the Medical Workforce in Morocco
Zouag, Nada; Driouchi, Ahmed; Achehboune, Amale - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
Abstract This paper looks at the current situation of health deficits and shortages in Morocco with a focus on the roles of medical education and prospects for the health workforce for the period 2010-2030. The attained results from both trend description and simulations of patterns show major...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011250905
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Restraining High and Rising Cancer Drug Prices: Need for Accelerating R&D Productivity and Aligning Prices with Value
Bhardwaj, Ramesh - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
ABSTRACT The high price of cancer drugs has become a world-wide phenomenon. In recent decades, studies have produced ample evidence of rising research and clinical testing costs underlying pharmaceutical innovations. There is a general concurrence that the current model of drug development needs...
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Increased funding for AIDS-engaged (faith-based) civil society organizations in Africa?
Olivier, Jill; Wodon, Quentin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper considers the evidence on the comparative extent to which faith-based civil society organizations (FB-CSOs) have benefited from increased funding related to the HIV/AIDS response in Africa. First, we review the literature on whether FB-CSOs have benefited from such funding, and find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259281
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Incidence and impacts of clinical mastitis in dairy cattle farms: case of Maharastra farmers
MK, Sinha; NN, Thombare - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
disease. Therefore effective extension strategy suggested to make farmer aware to reduce incidence and improving profit margin …
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