Artículo de revista ; Population ageing is a major global challenge. The Latin American economies have a younger population structure than other emerging and advanced economies, which has allowed them to enjoy the so-called demographic dividend (a favourable working age/non-working age...

This paper explores the effects of unemployment on the school enrolment decisions. A few studies that have taken up this issue in the past have produced results that are seemingly contradictory with each other. We build a model of the enrolment decision that is capable of explaining these...

University of Minnesot Ph.D. dissertation. July 2010. Major: Economics. Advisor: Larry E. Jones and Narayana R. Kocherlakota. 1 computer file (PDF); vi, 99 pages, appendices A-B.

This is an in-depth investigation of current fundraising issues for nonprofits of color. The aim is to explore why nonprofit organizations of color (those nonprofits that are headed by a person of color and serve a specific minority group) are not getting as many philanthropic dollars as their...

This research attempts to determine if a customer's visible physical characteristics influence retail service delivery. The results of this study suggest that black and male customers wait significantly longer than white and female customers at retail customer service counters. In addition,...

Past studies have tested the claim that blacks are the last hired during periods of economic growth and the first fired in recessions by examining the movement of relative unemployment rates over the business cycle. Any conclusion drawn from this type of analysis must be viewed as tentative...

Government accepts responsibility for stimulating and supporting research and development for the welfare of the entire community. Research is therefore a matter of serious concern which should be approached with the greatest degree of responsibility by those trained and qualified to engage in...