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Why State Constitutions Differ in their Treatment of Same-Sex Marriage

Lupia, Arthur; Krupnikov, Yanna; Levine, Adam Seth; … - 2009

Some states treat a same-sex marriage as legally equal to a marriage between a man and a woman. Other states prohibit legal recognition of same-sex marriages in their constitutions. In every state that has a constitutional restriction against same-sex marriage, the amendment was passed by a...

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“Attitudes to Leadership and Voting: Finding the Efficient Frontier”

Davis, Brent - 2016

Winning elections is essentially a matter of translating the attitudes of voters into votes. Although this proposition may sound simple, the reality is considerably more challenging. Despite vast scholarship over many years we know very little, if anything, about the efficiency with which the...

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Democratic Government, Corruption Control, and Economic Development: Evidence from Nigeria with Cointegration Approach

Ajayi, Temitope Abraham - 2021

Nigeria returned to a democratic government in 1999. Evidence in the literature shows that democracy promotes economic … democratic government on Nigerian economic development using the VAR autoregressive approach. Our empirical work suggests that …, although observable evidence shows that the Nigerian government’s anti-corruption institution is weak. This research paper …

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Review of Huerta de Soto´s `Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles´

van den Hauwe, Ludwig - 2006

This article reviews the first English edition of Prof. Jesús Huerta de Soto´s book `Dinero, Crédito Bancario y Ciclos Económicos´ which first appeared in Spain in 1998.

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Hire Today, Gone Tomorrow: The Determinants of Attrition among Public School Teachers

Feng, Li - 2005

Increases in the school-age population, maximum class size requirements in various states and the No Child Left Behind Act’s mandate of a “highly qualified teacher” in every classroom collectively will increase the demand for teachers. However, public school teachers are exiting the...

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The politicians’ wage gap: insights from German members of parliament

Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico; Siegloch, Sebastian - 2011

controlling for observable characteristics as well as accounting for election probabilities and campaigning costs, we find a …

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The EU FP7 GENESIS project on groundwater systems. Contributions to the analysis of economic, legal and institutional issues of groundwater management with selected case studies.

Pulido-Velazquez, Manuel; Sauer, Johannes; Koundouri, Phoebe - 2013

The EU Water Framework Directive clearly integrates economics into water management and policy making, and economics is to have a decisive role in the development of the programme of measures and the new river basin management plans. This paper provides a brief overview of the contribution of...

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The Application of Al-Rahn Contract Using Future Asset under Debenture Structure: Analysis on the Aspect of Prohibition of Gharar

Abdul Rahim, Mohamad Syafiqe - 2025

One of the essential conditions to conclude al-Rahn (pledge) contract is to ensure that the pledged asset (Mal al-Marhun) is available during contract execution. The absence of this aspect may trigger the issue of Gharar (uncertainty) which would affect the validity of al-Rahn contract. This...

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Religious Hatred and Religion-Based Violence

Borooah, Vani - 2024

has, arguably, replaced ideology in the 21st century as the main destructive force in human affairs. This is because … which have been passed by the majoritarian Hindu government in India. The enforcement of these laws has been carried out by …

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Minerals are a shared inheritance: Accounting for the resource curse

Basu, Rahul; Pegg, Scott - 2020

revenues” is underpinned by government accounting standards. The “windfall revenue” metaphor is not only inaccurate but also …

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