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Sexual activity among adolescents is associated with risks such as pregnancy and STDs, and there is substantial policy interest in how peers influence the timing of sexual initiation. This paper measures separate effects for two social mechanisms--peer-group norms and partner availability--using...
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This dissertation includes three separate papers that share an emphasis on the significance of socio-political and historical factors on the quality of demographic data in China and Vietnam. The first two papers investigate the interaction between data collection and family planning policy...
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The deteriorating labor market position of young men has arguably played an important role in later and less frequent marriage since the 1970s. This dissertation examines the relationship between men's socioeconomic characteristics and marriage formation and the labor market causes of marriage...
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This dissertation is a multi-method, institutional theoretic study that sought to understand how organizational communication in the United States petroleum industry functioned as a device for corporate legitimation over the years 1975-1990. The study investigated the symbolic dimension of...
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RazorGuard Inc., in collaboration with Winsell Inc., is looking to design a new ergonomically shaped and well economically researched razorblade handle. The male shaving accessories industry is primarily controlled by Gillette and Schick, RazorGuard and Winsell have expressed no interest in...
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U.S.and Germany. The benchmark for assessing the empirical analyses theoretically is the general equilibrium framework … reality of labour market rationing and itsdistributional implications both in the U.S. and Germany. … U.S.and Germany. The benchmark for assessing the empirical analyses theoretically is the general equilibrium framework …
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, including Germany, in the last decade of the twentieth century, has also led to an increase in the immigrant entrepreneurship …. More precisely, the self-employment structure of immigrants to Germany changed tremendously since the 1970s. For instance …, this dissertation investigates the determinants of successful immigrant entrepreneurship for whole Germany as well as for …
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Deutschland hat eine weit zurückreichende Tradition als Einwanderungsland. Im internationalenVergleich gehört die … Bundesrepublik Deutschland mittlerweile zu den größten Einwanderungsländern.Deutschland betreibt jedoch … Deutschland von der Einwanderungs- und Integrationspolitik des größtenklassischen Einwanderungslandes, der USA, etwas lernen …
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Situation auf dem formellen Beteiligungsmarkt in Deutschland nach dem Ausbruch der Finanzkrise. Neben den allgemeinen …
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