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Romania – cultural and regional differences

Neculaesei, Angelica; Tatarusanu, Maria - In: Analele Stiintifice ale Universitatii "Alexandru Ioan … 55 (2008) November, pp. 198-204

In the historical Romanian provinces, Moldova, Transylvania, Walachia, differences due to cul-tural history, the structure of ethnic, religious, but also neighboring peoples belonging to different cultures were outlined, over time. These cultural differences impact the conduct of their...

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Profiling Tourists for Balanced Utilization of Tourism-Based Resources in Kenya

Odunga, Pius; Folmer, Henk - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2004

. Other attractions are based on the physical landscape of the country and the culture of the people. Unfortunately, the full … potential of culture-based attractions has not been exploited. The over-concentration of tourism activities in wildlife …

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The Enfranchisement of Women and the Welfare State

Bertocchi, Graziella - Dipartimento di Studi Economici "Salvatore Vinci", … - 2008

We offer a rationale for the decision to extend the franchise to women within a politico-economic model where men are richer than women, women display a higher preference for public goods, and women’s disenfranchisement carries a societal cost. We first derive the tax rate chosen by the male...

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Adolescent-Adult Interactions and Culture in the Ultimatum Game

Hoffmann, Robert; Tee, Jin-Yee - Economics and Finance Division, Business School - 2003

more likely to reject. The findings are explained with reference to theories of childhood development and (culture …

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An Interdisciplinary Approach of Culture and Business Competitiveness to the Analysis of Western and East Asian Models

Moon, Hwy-Chang - Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University - 2006

Culture is becoming increasingly important in determining the competitiveness of firms in international business … models of fundamental dimensions of culture. Among them, the Hofstede model is the most popular one. Almost all of studies on … culture published in major business journals are based on this Hofstede model. However, the Hofstede model has some weaknesses …

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The Integration of Periodic Markets in Mayan Guatemala: A Gravity Approach.

Eff, E. Anthon; Jensen, Christa D. - Economics and Finance Department, Jennings A. Jones … - 2007

Mayan towns in the Guatemalan highlands hold markets on specific days of the week. A market is attended by local townspeople, by peasants residing in the town’s hinterland, and by vendors bringing wares from other towns. A market functions to bring in goods from other ecological zones, to...

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Spatial and Cultural Autocorrelation in International Datasets

Eff, E. Anthon - Economics and Finance Department, Jennings A. Jones … - 2004

Positive autocorrelation implies that proximate observations take on similar values. “Proximate” can be defined in many different dimensions. In a cross-section of nations, it can be defined using physical distance, cultural similarity, ecological similarity, or using frequency and intensity...

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Spatial, Cultural, and Ecological Autocorrelation in U.S. Regional Data

Eff, E. Anthon - Economics and Finance Department, Jennings A. Jones … - 2004

Positive autocorrelation implies that proximate observations take on similar values. “Proximate” can be defined in many different dimensions. In a cross-section of U.S. regions, it can be defined using physical distance, cultural similarity, ecological similarity, or using frequency and...

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Addiction At the Biennale of Venice

Barros, Carlos Pestana; Vecco, Marilena; Blanco, Victor - ISEG - School of Economics and Management, Department … - 2008

In this paper we analyse the socio-economic characteristics (e.g. age, gender, education, nationality) associated with the probability of subscribing to an art review, among visitors of the Visual Arts Biennale of Venice taking into account the heterogeneity of the data. The analysis uses a data...

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Why Do People Buy Lottery Products?

Faustino, Horácio; Kaiseler, Maria João; Marques, Rafael - ISEG - School of Economics and Management, Department … - 2009

This paper examines the lottery sales of 99 countries by type of product in order to analyze the socioeconomic and demographic features that help to explain gambling consumption around the world. With a panel data analysis covering 13 years, this study explains the variation of a country’s...

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