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Genetically modified organisms in agriculture: social and economic implications
Davies, Ben; Richards, Caspian; Spash, Clive L.; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
This paper argues that whether genetic modification of crops is seen as radically different or simply a further step of ‘traditional’ breeding techniques affects the perception of the associated benefits and risks of their commercialisation and the wider context scrutinised to assess...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260900
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State of Governance in Bangladesh: Problems and Prospects.
Ahmad, Sayed Javed - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
’ve kept the scope of this paper limited to political party, elections and governance. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005623480
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The Volatility and Correlations of Stock Returns of Some Crisis-Hit Countries: US, Greece, Thailand and Malaysia: Evidence from MGARCH-DCC applications
Masih, Mansur; Majid, Hamdan Abdul - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This paper investigates the volatility and correlations of stock returns of some crisis-hit countries such as, US … the Malaysian index with the other country indices. Secondly, given the correlations, how best can a normal investor … that the investors’ behaviour converges and correlations are significantly higher across the two Asian countries in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108726
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Martingales, Detrending Data, and the Efficient Market Hypothesis
McCauley, Joseph L.; Bassler, Kevin E.; Gunaratne, Gemunu H. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
look Markovian at the level of both simple averages and 2-point correlations. And while a Markovian market has no memory to … 3-point or higher correlations to beat the market. We generalize our Markov scaling solutions presented earlier, and … serial correlations in Fama’s paper on the EMH. We end with a discussion of Levy’scharacterization of Brownian motion and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005623407
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Do “good neighbors” enhance regional performances in including disabled people in the labour market? A spatial Markov chain approach
Agovino, Massimiliano - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The purpose of this study is to examine whether the performance of regions in providing employment of disabled people according to Law 68/99 can be affected by the performance of neighbouring regions. Hence, we propose a two-step analysis focusing on the Italian regions for the years 2000-2009....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259146
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Public Policy of Crafts in México: A Misconception
Flores, Azuela; Ignacio, José; Calderón, Cogco; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Although their potential in the generation of wealth and jobs, crafts have received considerably little attention from academicians. So, there are still different topics to answer. Among the most urgent topics are those policies related to development and preservation of the cultural signs and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259808
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The Employment Impact of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Grimes, Paul W.; Register, Charles A. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1987
This paper presents an empirical analysis of the macro employment effects of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act as amended. The results indicate mixed effects on the legislation on older workers and workers of traditional retirement age.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262862
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Desigualdade e Pobreza: Fatos Estilizados e Simulações
Souza-Sobrinho, Nelson - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2001
This paper analyses the relations between poverty, inequality and economic growth in Brazil. First of all, based on recent research, it shows characteristics and historical evolution of inequality and poverty. These characteristics are not novelty to specialized research, but drawing them as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005025748
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The Spatial and Public Economics of Regions, a Theoretical and Empirical Survey
Candau, Fabien - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
The aim of this paper is to survey what has been done by the New Economic Geography (NEG) on a regional scale in order to answer the three following questions: what are the predictions of the NEG concerning the future of regions in the triad? Are these predictions robust? What can be the optimal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005260176
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How Globalisation Shapes Public Policy? A Case of Azerbaijan
Gugushvili, Alexi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
Is globalisation a conductive or destructive force for public policy development in the countries of transition? The problem is investigated through an example of oil-rich Azerbaijan. This paper first presents the current situation in the country, defines links between globalisation and public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005260185