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God does not play dice, but people should : random selection in politics, science and society
Frey, Bruno S.; Steiner, Lasse - 2014
This paper discusses and proposes random selection as a component in decision-making in society. Random procedures have … corruption and decrease the large expenses associated with today's democratic election campaigns. Random mechanisms can be … applied fruitfully to a wide range of fields, including politics, the judiciary, the economy, science and the cultural sector …
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The European origins of economic development
Easterly, William; Levine, Ross - 2012
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A long-term perspective on the euro
Bordo, Michael D.; James, Harold - 2008
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A long term perspective on the Euro
Bordo, Michael D.; James, Harold - 2008
"This study grounds the establishment of EMU and the euro in the context of the history of international monetary cooperation and of monetary unions, above all in the U.S., Germany and Italy. The purpose of national monetary unions was to reduce transactions costs of multiple currencies and...
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Economics and policy issues in climate change
Nordhaus, William D. (ed.) - 1998
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Looking at the facts: what we know about policy and growth from cross-country analysis
Levine, Ross; Zervos, Sara - 1993
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Bank regulations are changing : for better or worse?
Barth, James R. (contributor); Caprio, Gerard (contributor);  … - 2008
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Do rankings reflect research quality?
Frey, Bruno S. (contributor); Rost, Katja (contributor) - 2008
Publication and citation rankings have become major indicators of the scientific worth of universities and countries, and determine to a large extent the career of individual scholars. We argue that such rankings do not effectively measure research quality, which should be the essence of...
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One world money, then and now
Bordo, Michael D.; James, Harold - 2006
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A question of fudge : Professor Nordhaus on climate change and mitigation policy
Dore, Mohammed H. I. - In: World economics : a journal of current economic … 10 (2009) 1, pp. 91-106
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