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An exploration of policy, product developments, innovation and consumption patterns:the case of tourism and airline industries in Cyprus

Liasidou, Sotiroula - 2009

consideration in order to identify the relationship between the two industries within the context of Cyprus. The airline industry … analysis are employed. In particular, 26 interviews of ‘power-elite’ policymakers and stakeholders in Cyprus are used to … innovation. Furthermore, 300 self-administered questionnaires were distributed to British travellers to Cyprus, so as to identify …

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"Candidate countries with currency board arrangements: Are they better prepared for joining the EMU?"

Petkova, Ivanka. - 2001

When preparing its accession strategy, candidate countries with currency board arrangements have to deal with two basic issues: on the exchange rate system and on entering the EMU. The national legal framework regarding monetary issues and the negotiation positions of individual countries are...

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"Candidate countries with currency board arrangements: Are they better prepared for joining the EMU?"

Petkova, Ivanka. - 2001

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Pure Entertainment or Social Harmony? Understanding Private Returns to Social Spending on Household Ceremonies in China

Chen, Xi - 2011

Recent social spending inflation in China has led to its growth rate far exceeding that of income and other consumption. In this paper, we estimate private returns to social spending, such as higher social status and larger social network that serve as certain functions. In almost all...

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The impact of education investment on Sri Lankan economic growth

Ganegodage, K. Renuka; Rambaldi, Alicia N. - 2011

We evaluate the contribution of investment on education to Sri Lanka’s economic growth during the period 1959–2008. Physical capital, economic policy changes and the ethnic war are also evaluated due to their substantial importance. This study uses a framework encompassing both the...

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Konzeption eines Online-Bewerbungsverfahrens für die Wirtschaftswissenschaften an der Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen

Ostheimer, Bernhard; Heuer, Claudia; Schwickert, Axel C. - 2005

Ab Wintersemester 05/06 werden die Studienplätze im Studiengang Betriebswirtschaftslehre (BWL) an der Justus-Liebig-Universität (JLU) Gießen nicht mehr von der Zentralstelle für die Vergabe von Studienplätzen vergeben, sondern von der Universität selbst. Die Studieninteressierten müssen...

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Farm productivity and efficiency in rural Bangladesh: The role of education revisited

Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz; Rahman, Sanzidur - 2005

This paper reassesses the debate over the role of education in farm production in Bangladesh using a large dataset on rice producing households from 141 villages. Average and stochastic production frontier functions are estimated to ascertain the effect of education on productivity and...

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Farm Productivity and Efficiency in Rural Bangladesh: The Role of Education Revisited

Asadullah, M. Niaz; Rahman, Sanzidur - 2006

This paper reassesses the debate over the role of education in farm pro duction in Bangladesh using a large dataset on rice producing hous eholds from 141 villages. Average and stochastic production frontier functions are estimated to ascertain the effect of education on productivity and...

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The returns to education : microeconomics

Harmon, Colm; Oosterbeek, Hessel; Walker, Ian - 2003

In this paper we focus on education as a private decision to invest in ‘human capital’ and the estimation of the rate of return to that private investment. While the literature is replete with studies that estimate the rate of return using regression methods where the estimated return is...

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Earnings Disparities in the Czech Republic: Evidence of the Past Decade and Cross-National Comparison

Vecernik, Jiri - 2001

Wage and income surveys covering the period 1989-1999 are used to display changes in inequality of earnings and main factors of disparities. In the first part, increasing differences in the Czech Republic and the decreasing weight of demographic characteristics in wage structure are observed. In...

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