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In this thesis, we theoretically and experimentally analyze three aspects of labor markets. We first ask whether the introduction of a minimum wage not only increases the wages of workers who previously earned less than this minimum wage, but also of those who earned considerably more already....
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We study the role of employment protection legislation (EPL) in explaining the relative small average size of Italian firms. We construct a simple model that shows that the smooth relation between size and growth probability is disturbed in proximity of the thresholds at which EPL applies...
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average construction costs for two building types in two groups of EU countries, one using the euro, the other using their … individual national currencies, were gathered. These costs were converted to euros where necessary using two kinds of purchasing … power parities, adjusted for inflation and brought to a common base date. The dispersion of these costs was analysed using …
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ENGLISH ABSTRACT: By understanding the costs of HIV/AIDS, businesses can understand the incentives for preventing and …/AIDS prevalence rates and related costs in different sectors in South Africa. With an HIV prevalence ratio of approximately 10:1 for … different sectors, and the information above regarding the difference in HIV/AIDS-related costs for different skill levels, it …
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. Performance was assessed by the level of competition (using Hirschman-Herfindahl index), marketing margins and marketing costs … marketing costs for marketing maize and fertilizer, as envisaged by proponents of market liberalisation. Both marketing margins … and costs decrease with increasing trader size signifying economies of scale enjoyed by large traders. Place of purchase …
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same marginal carbon abatement cost curve then lowermarginal costs of abatement are associated with higher energy … intensities and higher total costs ofabatement in achieving proportional cuts in emissions, equal emissions per capita, or common … in the climate change economics review conducted by the AustralianTreasury Department. Rankings of countries by costs do …
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to estimate jail costs. The jails selected ranged in capacity from 5 to 41 prisoners. In addition, costs from the sample … of local jails were compared to costs from studies of larger jails and state prisons. Jails with 5 to 41 bed capacity … exhibited a U-shaped cost curve. Jail costs varied from a low of $35.20 per prisoner day for the 10 bed jail to $56.63 per …
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production costs. In this study, the Comprehensive Economic and Environmental Optimization Tool - Macro Modeling System (CEEOT … AFOs. Furthermore, the largest AFOs incur the highest per farm and per animal unit costs when manure application rates are …
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This analysis examines financial structure, costs, profits, and economic equilibrium withproductivity level and …,709.19 profit and $21,492.49 loss; 67% incomes from dairy sale and 33% come from beefsale. Steady costs are 52%, and variable costs …
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costs and revenues at micro level. Therefore, the aim of the study was to investigate the costs and revenues of hunting … management companies are profitable, and the total costs have significant (p<0.05) impact on the revenues. During the period … analysed, the highest revenue (both in value and proportion) came from foreign guest-shooting, while the highest costs were …
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