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complete adoption of more productive technologies. The issue of increasing income inequality in the process of technology … adoption opens up another direction for research. Specifically increasing inequality implies that distributive conflicts may … issues. Without any political considerations, taxes would leads to a reduction in inequality and convergence of incomes …
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examines the correlations between income inequality and economic growth using a panel of income distribution data for 3 …,109 counties of the U.S. We examine the non-spatial dynamic correlations between county inequality and growth using a System GMM … approach, and find significant negative relationships between changes in inequality in one period and growth in the subsequent …
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Extract: Infrastructure is undoubtedly the least understood of the major asset classes in Australia. A tradition of public ownership and operation, its status as a public good and a lack of information about its investment characteristics in both public and private hands has contributed to...
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Economic and social infrastructure provision presents a conundrum for urban planners, especially in high growth …
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Unbalanced bidding models have largely ignored the risk aspect of item pricing. Many researchers have acknowledged that there are considerable risks associated with unbalancing a bid but little has been done to describe these risks, let alone model them. A new framework is proposed by which all...
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In economics, new growth theory suggests that knowledge creation and innovation are key drivers of growth. As a result, the ‘new economy’ is increasingly reliant upon the knowledge, skills, and abilities embodied in its workforce, also known as human capital, that facilitate the stimulation...
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There has been much debate over the past few decades regarding the desirability of implementing an Australian high-speed rail (HSR) system along the nation’s eastern seaboard. The cost of building such infrastructure has meant that governments have been reluctant to pursue its development....
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metropolis. Factors beyond the urban footprint influence the pace of innovation and urban evolution. Housing markets respond …-constrained, but increasingly knowledge-driven economies. Notwithstanding the hierarchy of influences, excessive premiums signal urban … their various price drivers. To provide it, the project undertakes a property and urban literature review. Based on theory …
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) motivation (financial and non-financial incentives), (2) geographical location (rural and urban), and (3) regulation (obstacles … rural or urban geographical location? (2) Are urban GPs more satisfied with the incentives of their current geographical …-financial incentives of their current urban or rural geographical location as a function of their demographic characteristics. More …
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Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) recently developed growth standards toovercome the limitations of previous references.Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the growth patterns of a cohort of children using theNational Centre for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Centre for...
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