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tremendous increase in poverty and income inequality in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Much of the literature argues that the …’s economic empowerment: the labour market, education and poverty. Large and complex data sets on peoples’ attitudes and … greater in transition than in OECD countries.On the other hand, once the feminisation of poverty is concerned data on …
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Theory predicts that efficiency prevails on credence goods markets if customers are able to verify which quality they receive from an expert seller. In a series of experiments with endogenous prices we observe that verifiability fails to result in efficient provision behaviour and leads to very...
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This dissertation presents a behavioral model of employee ownership and an experimental examination of the model. Chapter 1 reviews literature on employee ownership, gift-exchange, social preferences in experimental economics, and in-group bias. The model of employee ownership, presented in...
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der Globalisierung eine wichtige Rolle als Bestimmungsfaktor der Ungleichheit zuordnen lassen, dürften nicht als Anregung …
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This report presents a global account of the historical relationship between migration, industrialization and economic growth, and then goes on to present an empirical examination of the dynamics immigration from Mirpur (Pakistan) and Jullundur (India) to the UK. It closes by considering the...
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The thesis addresses the question of how poverty can be overcome by education. The starting point is the following type … of poverty trap: poverty forces parents to send their children to work to secure the survival of the household. Due to … growth model such a type of poverty trap is established as a locally stable steady state. Imperfect capital markets prevent …
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Verbreitete Armut ist nach wie vor eines der zentralen Probleme der arabischen Entwicklungsländer, das nicht nur auf …, lack the necessary will to alleviate poverty or to re-distribute income vertically. They are much more concerned about …
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Die meisten wissenschaftlichen Studien, die sich einer Analyse des gesellschaftlichen Problems „Armut“ widmen …, wird in dieser Arbeit die individuelle Dynamik von Armut anhand von Daten aus dem Sozio-ökonomischen Panel (SOEP …) analysiert. Es werden Aussagen über das Ausmaß chronischer Armut bzw. die Dauer kontinuierlicher Armutsepisoden abgeleitet. Nach …
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The focus of this dissertation is on vulnerability to poverty and on wage discrimination of Roma in South East Europe … with the aim to reveal the systemic causes of poverty and labour market disadvantage. It calls attention to the interaction … that Roma are both poorer than non-Roma and are more vulnerable to poverty. Especially, low education appears to be a key …
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