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Do geographical variations in climate influence life satisfaction?
Murray, Thomas; Maddison, David; Rehdanz, Katrin - 2011
pay for changes in climate is revealed using European data on reported life satisfaction. Individuals located in areas … according to the preferred climates households appear strongly to favour the Mediterranean climate over the climate of Northern … Europe. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285491
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Ethnic networks and employment outcomes
Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - 2008
We analyse the effect of strong and weak ties on the individual probability of finding a job. Using the dynamic model of Calvó-Armengol and Jackson (2004), two results are put forward: (i) the individual probability of finding a job is increasing in the number of strong and weak ties; (ii) the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268917
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Did History Breed Inequality? Colonial Factor Endowments and Modern Income Distribution
Baker, Matthew J.; Brunnschweiler, Christa N.; Bulte, … - 2008
We explore the relation between historical population density in former colonies and modern income distribution. A theoretical model highlights the potentially opposing effects of native population density on incentives for colonists to conquer or settle in new territories. While an abundant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011753150
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Human genetic diversity and comparative economic development
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2008
This research contributes to the understanding of human genetic diversity within a society as a significant determinant of its economic development. The hypothesis advanced and empirically examined in this paper suggests that there are socioeconomic trade-offs associated with genetic diversity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284081
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Kurz zum Klima: Stadtplanung als Klimaschutzinstrument
Gronwald, Marc; Lippelt, Jana - In: ifo Schnelldienst 66 (2013) 11, pp. 30-33
Der Beitrag untersucht, inwieweit die Entscheidung, ob man in der Stadt oder auf dem Land wohnt und welche strukturellen Eigenschaften eine Stadt hat, dazu beiträgt, den Pro-Kopf-Ausstoß an schädlichen Treibhausgasen – insbesondere CO2 – zu reduzieren.
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The "Out of Africa" hypothesis, human genetic diversity, and comparative economic development
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2010
This research argues that deep-rooted factors, determined tens of thousands of years ago, had a signifcant effect on the course of economic development from the dawn of human civilization to the contemporary era. It advances and empirically establishes the hypothesis that, in the course of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284053
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The "Out of Africa" hypothesis, human genetic diversity, and comparative economic development
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2012
This research argues that deep-rooted factors, determined tens of thousands of years ago, had a significant effect on the course of economic development from the dawn of human civilization to the contemporary era. It advances and empirically establishes the hypothesis that in the course of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291046
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Technology -- Climate Interactions in the Green Revolution in India
Evenson, Robert E.; McKinsey, James W. - 1999
agricultural technology and infrastructure, as well as to climate and edaphic endowments. We incorporate explicit climate …-technology interactions in the model, in order to identify climate effects on the diffusion of HYVs, irrigation and multiple- cropping, and on … Net Revenue to agriculture. We find that climate affects technology development and diffusion, and that technology …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010369127
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Klima, Politik und Moral
Pies, Ingo - 2016
national and international climate politics. As a consequence of these shortcomings, the measures taken so far, although quite …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011733910
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The impact of climate on life satisfaction
Maddison, David; Rehdanz, Katrin - 2010
We analyse the influence of climate on average life satisfaction in 87 countries using data from the World Values … Survey. Climate is described in terms of 'degree-months' calculated using an optimally-selected base temperature of 65°F (18 … to analyse a particular climate change scenario associated with the IPCC A2 emissions scenario points to major losses for …
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