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Political Determinants of Income Inequality in Emerging Democracies
Kawanaka, Takeshi - 2016 - 1st ed. 2016
1. Introduction -- 2. Theory -- 3. The State of Emerging Democracies -- 4. Multidimensionality and Preferences for …This study explores why democratization does not necessarily result in inequality reduction in emerging democracies and …. The multilevel analysis using the World Values Survey demonstrates that multidimensional preferences, operationalized as …
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Quantitative Approaches to Multidimensional Poverty Measurement
Kakwani, Nanak (ed.); Silber, Jacques (ed.) - 2008
This book is written in light of the latest developments in the field of multidimensional poverty measurement. It includes clear presentations of more than a dozen different quantitative techniques and provides empirical illustrations based on data sources from developed or developing countries
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054159
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Einkommensverteilung, Wachstum und Krisenentstehung : Geschichte, Theorien und empirische Evidenz
Trappl, Stefan - 2018
Dieses Buch betrachtet die Entwicklung der funktionalen und personellen Einkommensverteilung und deren Verortung im … funktionalen und zur personellen Einkommensverteilung dargestellt. Ansätze der Mainstream-Ökonomie werden heterodoxen Ansätzen … betrachtet, konkret wird die Entwicklung der funktionalen bzw. personellen Einkommensverteilung in insgesamt 14 Ländern zwischen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014019041
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The Political Economy of Fiscal Policy : Public Deficits, Volatility, and Growth
Woo, Jaejoon - 2006
fiscal deficits in a number of countries. Despite recent major fiscal reforms around the world, many countries suffer from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013520531
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Product Standards, Exports and Employment : An Analytical Study
Acharyya, Rajat (contributor) - 2005
This book makes an analytical study of implications of the new set of non-tariff barriers that are forthcoming on the exports of the developing countries in the disguise of quality regulations and environmental standards. It argues that in the present era of globalization, with technological...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014014130
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Investing in resource efficiency : the economics and politics of financing the resource transition
Flachenecker, Florian (ed.); Rentschler, Jun (ed.);  … - 2018
This book covers the multi-faceted incentives, trade-offs, and challenges associated with the economics and politics of resource efficiency investments. By contributing a wide range of empirical evidence, practitioners' insights, and policy perspectives, this book carefully examines the role of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011821312
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Investing in resource efficiency : the economics and politics of financing the resource transition
Flachenecker, Florian (ed.); Rentschler, Jun (ed.) - 2018
This book covers the multi-faceted incentives, trade-offs, and challenges associated with the economics and politics of resource efficiency investments. By contributing a wide range of empirical evidence, practitioners' insights, and policy perspectives, this book carefully examines the role of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396857
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Innovation in Climate Change Adaptation
Leal Filho, Walter (ed.) - 2016 - 1st ed. 2016
This book introduces innovative approaches to pursue climate change adaptation and to support the long-term implementation of climate change policies. Offering new case studies and data, as well as projects and initiatives implemented across the globe, the contributors present new tools,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014018638
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Integrated Assessment Models of Climate Change Economics
Wang, Zheng - 2017
This book describes the principles of integrated assessment models (IAM) for climate change economics and introduces various computable models for different development mechanisms under climate change governance. The authors present several new models they have constructed based on the RICE...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397794
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Die Güte verschiedener Befragungsmethoden zur Umweltbewertung : Ein Vergleich der Validität von Contingent Valuation, Conjoint- und Discrete Choice-Analyse
Todorova, Maria - 2016
Umweltbewertung und -schutz Die Autorin Maria Todorova arbeitet als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der WWU Münster. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014019740