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tremendous increase in poverty and income inequality in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Much of the literature argues that the …’s economic empowerment: the labour market, education and poverty. Large and complex data sets on peoples’ attitudes and … greater in transition than in OECD countries.On the other hand, once the feminisation of poverty is concerned data on …
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we then combine to arrive at estimates of overall poverty from 1970 to 2000. However, data for the last few years of this … that these estimates are worst case estimates of poverty trends after 1995. An alternative, less pessimistic estimate is … to arrive at overall estimates of inequality and poverty; next we discuss the trends in poverty as derived from our data …
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There is now a consensus that economic growth is a dominant determinant of poverty. That is, poverty reduction requires … raises mean income and reduces the proportion of the population living below any absolute poverty line. It is generally … believed that growth that is distribution neutral has a greater impact on poverty reduction than growth that generates …
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A new strand of literature has recently sought to investigate possible links between technological changes, observed modifications to firms' organizational structure and the evolution of the wage gap between skilled and unskilled workers. After a brief overview of such approaches, this essay...
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This study compares the effects of economic internationalisation on the functional distribution of labour income in the U.S.and Germany. The benchmark for assessing the empirical analyses theoretically is the general equilibrium framework ofinternational trade theory. Focusing on general...
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Dissertationsschrift wird untersucht, inwieweit die Methodik der Messung der Altersrundungen (“Age Heaping“) geeignet ist, die langfristige … durchgängig zur Messung von Age Heaping angewandt. Es zeigt sich, dass Age Heaping doch eher grundlegende Zahlenfähigkeiten messen …
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Diese Bachelorarbeit führt in den Themenkomplex Wohlstand und dessen Messung ein. Es wird gezeigt, wer oder was … auszeichnen. Es folgt eine Überleitung zu Grundprinzipen der Messung des Wohlstands. Anschließend wird im Hauptteil der Arbeit das …, the different dimensions of wealth are explained. This is followed by basic principles which introduce the measurement of …
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that this is qualitative and subjective phenomena are not easily captured by measurement. In the present endeavour, the … authors tried to capture it (happiness) from the opposite side of the poverty index. We employed the modified ARDL technique …
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The research field of (measurement) concepts depicting the degree of multinationality of a firm is vast and complex … multinationality is, however, a precondition for the validity of measurement concepts. Hence, the development of a well … framework as well as recommendations for the construction of measurement concepts of firm multinationality are identified and …
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