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Normes et jugements de valeur en économie normative
Mongin, Philippe - HEC Paris (École des Hautes Études Commerciales) - 2006
This essay discusses the status of normative economics by identifying several conceptions that economists have entertained in this respect. It connects these conceptions with two main philosophical strands, i.e., positivism in its many variants and Weber's philosophy of values. The paper argues...
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Monetary Policy and Value Judgments : Did we forget Myrdal's legacy ?
Barbaroux, Nicolas; Bellet, Michel - HAL - 2014
Myrdal's works are usually analysed with a dual and separated point of view : on the one hand the methodological papers concerning the value problem and based on a strong non neutrality thesis ; on the other part the theoretical analysis concerning monetary theory and policy, with a Wicksellian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010821184
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Monetary Policy and Value Judgments : Did we forget Myrdal’s legacy ?
Barbaroux, Nicolas; Bellet, Michel - Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Économique Lyon … - 2014
Myrdal’s works are usually analysed with a dual and separated point of view : on the one hand the methodological papers concerning the value problem and based on a strong non neutrality thesis ; on the other part the theoretical analysis concerning monetary theory and policy, with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011031531
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Tuberculosis transmission patterns in a high-incidence area: A spatial analysis
Munch Z.; Van Lill S.W.P.; Booysen C.N.; Zietsman H.L.; … - 2003
with a particular high-risk lifestyle. Anthropological studies in some suburbs of Cape Town, in which a very high number of … lifestyle. OBJECTIVE: To investigate various risk factors and places of transmission of tuberculosis using a geographical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442250
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Medical decision support systems based on machine learning
Chi, Chih-Lin - 2009
decision support system recommends the best lifestyle changes for an individual to lower the risk of cardiovascular disease … between lifestyle and CVD, and then generate recommendations based on individual factors including preference and physical … condition. The results demonstrate several recommendation strategies: a whole plan of lifestyle changes, a package of n …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009466044
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Robustness in health research : do differences in health measures, techniques, and time frame matter?
Frijters, Paul; Ulker, Aydogan - 2008
life-style choices (drinking, smoking, exercise) and income on six measures of health in the US Health and Retirement Study …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483348
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Measuring Worksite Health Promotion Programs: an application of Structural Equation Modeling with ordinal data
Ødegaard, Fredrik; Roos, Pontus - In: The European Journal of Health Economics 14 (2013) 4, pp. 639-653
unobservable variables: Health Status, Lifestyle and Stress. Each variable can be measured only indirectly through a set of …
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Working Conditions, Lifestyles and Health
Cottini, Elena; Ghinetti, Paolo - School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus - 2012
works - in terms of both physical and psychosocial working conditions - and by his or her lifestyle. Health measures are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010851164
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Minorities in Rural China: Poorer but Inherently Happier?
Knight, John; Shi, Li; Chang, Yuan - Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), … - 2014
, using a specially designed sample survey relating to 2011. The underlying hypothesis is that the lifestyle and attitudes of … lifestyle against the (negative) effects of perceived discrimination. There is a deeper question with which the paper connects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010887045
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Alternative consumption trends in Polish urban households in the period of crisis
Zalega, Tomasz - In: Research Reports 2013 (2013) 1, pp. 56-78
The article analyses new trends in the behaviour of Polish households during the present crisis. The description of the research methodology and the sample used is followed by a discussion of major consumption trends observed among the respondents, such as cocooning, conscious consumption, smart...
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