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The struggle between equity and efficiency: do Nordic countries have a free lunch?
Berthold, Norbert; Brunner, Alexander - 2008
Although there is a vast theoretical literature on the existence of a tradeoff between equity and efficiency, empirical … cope better with this trade-off and are actually able to provide what economists call a free lunch. In this paper we use … (b) whether some social systems are actually better in coping with the trade-off between equity and efficiency. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010300327
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The inflation-output tradeoff: which type of labor market rigidity is to be blamed?
Merkl, Christian - 2009
standard model is enhanced by real wage rigidities or labor turnover costs, an endogenous short-run inflation-output tradeoff … rigidities. Second, labor turnover costs are the dominant source for the inflation-output tradeoff when both rigidities are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277953
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No linealidad de la relación entre la estructura de capital y sus determinantes
Sánchez Vidal, Javier - 2009
The aim of this study is to analyze whether the factors influencing debt change their effect depending on the company's debt level. This could be very useful for studying for example high-debt firms' determinants. We work with a panel data of 17,776 companies for the 2001-2006 period and through...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280981
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The struggle between equity and efficiency: Do nordic countries have a free lunch?
Berthold, Norbert; Brunner, Alexander B. - 2008
Although there is a vast theoretical literature on the existence of a tradeoff between equity and efficiency, empirical … cope better with this trade-off and are actually able to provide what economists call a 'free lunch'. In this paper we use … (b) whether some social systems are actually better in coping with the trade-off between equity and efficiency. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335486
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Eco-efficient based logistics network design in hybrid manufacturing/ remanufacturing system in low-carbon economy
Wang, Yacan; Zhu, Xiaoxia; Lu, Tao; Jeeva, Ananda S. - In: Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management (JIEM) 6 (2013) 1, pp. 200-214
Purpose: Low-carbon economy requires the pursuit of eco-efficiency, which is a win-win situation between economic and environmental efficiency. In this paper the question of trading off the economic and environmental effects embodied in eco-efficiency in the hybrid manufacturing/remanufacturing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011939036
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Gender differences in time poverty in rural Mozambique
Arora, Diksha - 2014
The study examines the nature and extent of time poverty experienced by men and women in subsistence households in Mozambique. Gender roles, shaped by patriarchal norms, place heavy work obligations on women. Time-use data from a primary household survey in Mozambique is used for this analysis....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011557755
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Natives and migrants in home production: The case of Germany
Forlani, Emanuele; Lodigiani, Elisabetta; Mendolicchio, … - 2016
In this paper, we assess the impact of international migration, and the induced home-care service labour supply shock, on fertility decisions and labour supply of native females in Germany. Specifcally, we consider individual data of native women from the German Socio-Economic Panel and we merge...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011580340
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Neue Chancen für Frauen in Nachkriegsgesellschaften?: Der Fall Ruanda
Schindler, Kati - In: DIW Wochenbericht 78 (2011) 4, pp. 2-5
Gewalttätige Konflikte behindern die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung und Armutsbekämpfung eines Landes erheblich. Allerdings können Konflikte auch Auslöser für gesellschaftliche Veränderungen sein. Dieser Wochenbericht untersucht am Beispiel Ruandas, wie Frauen nach einem gewalttätigen...
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Do parents drink their children's welfare? Intra-household allocation of time between market labour, domestic work and child care in Russia
Gianelli, Claudia Gianna; Mangiavacchi, Lucia; Piccoli, Luca - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 2 (2013), pp. 1-23
The aim of this paper is to investigate whether parental alcohol consumption leads to a reduction of child welfare. To this end, we analyse whether alcohol consumption decreases parents' time spent looking after children and working. Using the Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey, we estimate a...
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Time-Poor, Working, Super-Rich
Corneo, Giacomo - 2017
This paper revisits the standard model of labor supply under two additional assumptions: consumption requires time and some limited amount of work is enjoyable. Whereas introducing each assumption without the other one does not produce novel insights, combining them together does if the wage...
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