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A Methodological Case Study on the Theory of Demand
Müller, Olaf L. - 2005
My philosophical case study concerns textbook presentations of the theory of demand. Does this theory contain anything …. But then, the theory implies false factual claims. We can avoid this result by embracing the theory’s normative character … of physics by Oliver Timmer. Applying his ideas to the theory of demand reveals that the statements of this discipline …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467037
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Legal, informational, and testing restrictions in employment: A study of antidiscrimination policy
Sadka-Negrin, Joyce Carol; Sadka-Negrin, Joyce Carol - 1998
This dissertation addresses the problem of informational and legal restrictions on employment screening processes such as educational requirements and standardized testing. For the past two decades, the legal system in the U.S. has struggled with this issue and has labeled certain information or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441877
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INEQUALITY, INSTITUTIONS AND REDISTRIBUTION
Aysan, Ahmet Faruk - 2005
This dissertation explores the role of efficiency of redistributive institutions (ERI)on redistribution. The first substantive essay proposes a theoretical model to explain thelack of strong empirical evidence in favor of a positive relationship between incomeinequality and redistribution. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009450851
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The role of international marketing channels in economic development: A structural analysis of the effects of exporting and importing on economic level and basic needs.
Mullen, Michael R. - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
marketing on society has also taken on additional importance. Distribution through international marketing channels, often … written in the marketing literature on the effects of international distribution on society. This research studies the effects … of exporting and importing on society. Society's interests are operationalized as two dimensions of economic development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009431626
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Designing Incentives for Inexpert Human Raters
Chen, Daniel L.; Horton, John J.; Shaw, Aaron D. - 2011
The emergence of online labor markets makes it far easier to use individual human raters to evaluate materials for data collection and analysis in the social sciences. In this paper, we report the results of an experiment - conducted in an online labor market - that measured the effectiveness of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471553
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O PROCESSO DE TOMADA DE DECISÃO SOB O VIÉS DA ECOSSOCIOECONOMIA DAS ORGANIZAÇÕES: O CASO DE UMA COOPERATIVA CATARINENSE DE ARTESÃOS
Felski, Henrique; Sampaio, Carlos Alberto Cioce; … - 2010
rationality. The cooperative’sdecision making process has found mechanisms to adapt to the dictates of the market economy …
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Interactive expectations
Flieth, B; Foster, J - 2002
accordance with some rationality postulate. We offer an alternative nonlinear model where agents exchange their opinions and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009447863
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Rational Reconstructions of Society
Arnout, van de Rijt - 2007
exchange networks and expected exchange rates. I consider a theory that reasonably predicts this relationship in a handful of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009466258
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Fiscal data revisions in Europe
Castro Fernández, Francisco de; Pérez García, Javier … - 2011
Al igual que la mayoría de los datos macroeconómicos, las cifras de déficit público están sujetas a revisiones. Sin embargo, en el caso de Europa, estas podrían ser especialmente preocupantes dado el papel que desempeñan los datos fiscales en el funcionamiento de las reglas de...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012530330
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Social Opportunities and Private Convenience of Choices at Farm Level: An Approach to the Links Between Farm Income and Sustainable GDP
Idda, Lorenzo; Sini, Maria Paola - 2006
This work proposes a method to identify and evaluate the links between the economic and environmental management of a farm, its income, and sustainable GDP. The approach is designed to link micro and macro economic aspects and is based on certain indicators, chosen from among those obtained from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446208