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On the characterization and economic evaluation of income mobility as a process of distributional change
Allanson, Paul - In: Journal of Economic Inequality 10 (2012) 4, pp. 505-528
in the USA was both less pro-poor in absolute terms and more horizontally inequitable than in Germany, but that the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010866736
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The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): Potentials, Problems and Perspectives
Felbermayr, Gabriel J.; Larch, Mario - In: CESifo Forum 14 (2013) 2, pp. 49-60
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010736738
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Transatlantic Free Trade: Questions and Answers from the Vantage Point of Trade Theory
Felbermayr, Gabriel; Larch, Mario - In: CESifo Forum 14 (2014) 4, pp. 03-17
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Emergence and development of a financial cluster: the evolution of Andorra’s banking deposits in the long-term, 1931-2007
Macià, Marc Galabert - Facultat d'Economia i Empresa, Universitat de Barcelona - 2014
This paper explores the origins of Andorra’s financial cluster. It shows that the free movement of currency, the protection of infant industry, and geographical concentration lie at the foundation of the cluster’s competitive advantage. Drawing on a new set of data, the paper also provides...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011093681
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Infant Industry Protection and the Growth of Canada's Cotton Mills: A Test of the Chang Hypothesis
Hinton, Michael N.A. - Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA) - 2012
I argue that the 19th century Canadian cotton textile industry was an extremely successful infant industry. Judging the industry’s performance by seven widely-employed measures of success – growth in output, contemporary opinion, size, the use of the most modern machinery, exports, and...
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Financial difficulties and perseverance in postsecondary education: where we stand today
Miningou, Élisé Wendlassida; Vierstraete, Valérie; … - In: International Journal of Education Economics and Development 5 (2014) 2, pp. 194-208
barriers and persistence in postsecondary education, mainly in the USA and in Canada. We find that students' financial …
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Provider perceptions of electronic medical records and e-prescribing and their integration into safety net clinics
Hotchkiss, Renee Brent; Mason, Mondi A.; John R. … - In: International Journal of Public Policy 8 (2012) 1/2/3, pp. 79-91
This paper reports the findings of a formative study that examined knowledge, readiness, and perceptions of healthcare providers in safety-net clinics about electronic medical records (EMR) and e-prescribing. It was conducted in six safety net clinics in southeast Georgia that serve a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011015199
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The Muslim veil in the USA and France: a comparative analysis of law and policy
Salton, Herman T. - In: International Journal of Public Policy 10 (2014) 6, pp. 333-367
The USA and France are often perceived as having different, if not antipodal, legal and political systems. At first … sight the treatment of the Muslim veil at school confirms this impression, for this piece of clothing is seen in the USA as … angle. By adopting a comparative perspective, it looks at the treatment of the Muslim veil in France and the USA before 2004 …
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