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Economic Analysis of Families and Society : The Transformation of Japanese Society and Public Policies
Yamashige, Shinji - 2017
This book, based on economics and game theory, analyzes the changes that Japan is now facing as a reflection of changes … -- Part III Social Policies in Japan -- 8 Population Crisis -- 9 Poverty -- 10 Regional Disparity -- 11 Epilogue: Social …
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Gender and Development : The Japanese Experience in Comparative Perspective
2005
Although Japanese economic development is often discussed, less attention is given to social development, and much less to gender related issues. By examining Japanese experiences related to gender, the authors seek insights relevant to the current developing countries. Simultaneously, the book...
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Family Economics and Public Policy, 1800s–Present : How Laws, Incentives, and Social Programs Drive Family Decision-Making and the US Economy
Way, Megan McDonald - 2018
This book explores family economic decision-making in the United States from the nineteenth century through present day, specifically looking at the relationship between family resource allocation decisions and government policy. It examines how families have responded to incentives and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396868
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The Marriage Motive: A Price Theory of Marriage : How Marriage Markets Affect Employment, Consumption, and Savings
Grossbard-Shechtman, Shoshana - 2015
While this book contains numerous facts and empirical findings and touches on policy issues, its main contribution to the existing literature lies in the theoretical perspective it offers. The core of this book is a general equilibrium theory of labor and marriage presented in Chapter 2, which...
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Jacob Mincer A Pioneer of Modern Labor Economics
Grossbard-Shechtman, Shoshana (contributor) - 2006
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Wohlstand ohne Kinder? : Sozioökonomische Rahmenbedingungen und Geburtenentwicklung im internationalen Vergleich
Tivig, Thusnelda - 2011
Teil I: Bewältigung der Folgen des demographischen Wandels: Ausprägungen und Folgen des demographischen Wandels; Drei Strategien im Umgang mit den Folgen des demographischen Wandels; Wohlfahrtstheoretische Gründe für bevölkerungswirksame Politikmaßnahmen; Demographie, Wirtschaftswachstum...
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Priority Rule Violations and Perverse Banking Behaviors : Theoretical Analysis and Implications of the 1990s Japanese Loan Markets
Seshimo, Hiroyuki; Yamazaki, Fukuju - 2017
1 Introduction -- 2 Examples of APR violation in Japan in the 1990s -- 3 Fundamental Structure of our Model and the … 1990s, namely, the credit crunch and evergreening, i.e., inefficient additional lending. A credit crunch occurs when banks … behavior in a consistent way. In Japan, the APR has often been violated legally by courts and some governmental acts. Examples …
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Advances in Gender and Cultural Research in Business and Economics : 4th IPAZIA Workshop on Gender Issues 2018, Rome, Italy
Paoloni, Paola (ed.); Lombardi, Rosa (ed.) - 2019
This volume presents current research on gender and culture from business, management and accounting perspectives with a multidisciplinary approach. Featuring selected contributions presented at the 4th IPAZIA Workshop on Gender Studies held at Niccolò Cusano University in Rome, Italy, this...
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Technology, Commercialization and Gender : A Global Perspective
Wynarczyk, Pooran (ed.); Ranga, Marina (ed.) - 2017
This book explores the gender dimension in technology commercialization through a collection of papers by internationally renowned scholars in the USA, Mexico and Europe. Technology, Commercialization and Gender looks at various gender imbalances in this key innovation area and demonstrates that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396372
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Women in STEM Disciplines : The Yfactor 2016 Global Report on Gender in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Schmuck, Claudine - 2017
This book presents the findings of a survey that analyzes a unique set of data on gender studies departments, and provides a clear and simple synthesis of heterogeneous databases on the gender gap in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) setting, helping readers understand...
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