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There are few studies of the social and economic consequences of remittances from migrant workers on poverty and inequality in their home country until recently, especially in Haiti. The known amount of remittances sent to Haiti by the Haitian diaspora has surpassed one billion U.S. dollars in...
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Buddhism, one of the three largest religions in the world, is rich and deep in spirituality and philosophical content. In Asian and Western countries, the economic and managerial aspects of Buddhism have become a subject of renewed interest and many studies. The book What Buddhism can bring to...
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L'objectif de cet article est d'analyser les transferts économiques liés à la mise en œuvre contentieuse de l'obligation alimentaire ascendante dans le financement de la dépendance des personnes âgées. Dans un premier temps, la mise en œuvre concrète de ce dispositif est étudiée à...
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The whole work on the role of institutions and social environment in economy is gathered under the general name of social capital. In a more precise way, we can consider one agent's social capital as a social resource, resulting from the cultural and/or structural interactions with other agents...
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French Abstract: La zone géographique prédit mieux le bien-être d'un pays que sa richesse ; les latino-américains sont plus heureux que les slaves : voilà les principaux résultats de ce petit travail. Nous définissons des indicateurs de bien-être d'un pays à partir des données du World...
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English Abstract: Following the COP21 Summit, we've reached a point in economic history where real change can be expected – even if policy makers are unable or unwilling to curb the activities of oil companies in the United States… It's likely oil companies won't be in a position to reverse...
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French Abstract: L'objectif de l'étude est d'analyser l'effet du produit intérieur brut par habitant (PIBH) sur le bien-être monétaire et qualitatif des ménages gabonais. De ce fait, nous utilisons un modèle VAR avec hypothèse d'exogénéité. Les résultats montrent que la création de...
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By starting with the statement of Alfred Marshall: "The most valuable of all capital is invested in being human" we can consider the quality of human resources in general and quality of educational resources, especially as a decisive factor for economic growth together. The specialists...
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This article analyzes the university's role in the reconstruction of Haiti through an economic perspective. To rebuild themselves, Haitians need to be able to realize their dreams and meet their own needs, while fighting the behavioral bias created by the assistantship. By studying the...
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Most research on the influence of ICT on students’ results and future professional insertion is carried out in the field of educational science. The authors of this article consider, however, that the educational science approach is too limited, and add an economic dimension to it. Their case...
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