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This paper takes a close look at the impact of large-scale overseas emigration - and the resultant inflow of migrant …
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Migration has brought about, and continues to be responsible for, some of the most momentous social, economic, and political changes in the contemporary world. Over the years, millions of people have moved from their rural homes in search of better paid work, usually in cities many thousands of...
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largest Lithuanian international emigration to the volume recorded a higher standard of living in EU countries, the wage … that among the Lithuanian population of international emigration, unemployment, and therefore there was a significant … inverse relationship between emigration and employed a direct and significant relationship. International emigration volumes …
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Migration is a complex phenomenon, with complex and diverse implications. Meanwhile the society is in a constant change the major changes occurring internationally may generate new migratory flows or different views regarding this phenomenon. The most obvious consequences are arising from...
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This study analyses the population of Bacău County focusing on two phenomena, unemployment and emigration, trying to … discouragement, and, sometimes, leads to emigration of those who hope for a better future there where they can find a job and make a … better living, for them and their families. Thus, emigration is often seen as a solution against unemployment, both phenomena …
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In this paper, we study the dynamics of the market for DatabaseManagement Systems (DBMS), which is commonly assumed to possess networkeffects and where there is still some viable competition in our studyperiod, 2000 – 2004. Specifically, we make use of a unique anddetailed dataset on several...
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Online applications and services automate communications andtransactions between rms and consumers, promising large efficiencygains. However, consumers have been slow to use these onlinetechnologies intensively, despite widespread adoption of the internet.Customers frequently undergo a staggered...
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New network technologies constantly seek to displace incumbents. Their success depends on technological superiority, the size of the incumbent’s installed base, users’ adoption behaviors, and various other factors. The goal of this paper is to develop an understanding of competition between...
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People value their privacy; however, they typically do not make the protection of their privacy a priority. Privacy is oftentimes not tangible, complicating the efforts of technology users to express and act according to their privacy needs. Additionally, people may not be fully aware of the...
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Much has been written on the determinants of input and technology adoption in agriculture, with issues such as input availability, knowledge and education, risk preferences, profitability, and credit constraints receiving much attention. This paper focuses on a factor that has been less well...
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