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Gerstenbluth, Mariana; Rossi, Máximo; Triunfo, Patricia - In: Estudios de economía 35 (2008) 1, pp. 65-78

We analyze data on happiness for Argentina and Uruguay. The focus is put on self-reported health status as a key aspect … in increasing happiness levels. Then, the probabilty of being happy is estimated by probit models. Results show that the … main relationship is between happiness and health status. Whether this is a causal effect or a correlation, is not clear …

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Ostdeutsche Männer um 50 müssen mit geringeren Renten rechnen

Simonson, Julia; Kelle, Nadiya; Gordo, Laura Romeu; … - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 23, pp. 3-13

Die Lebensläufe der deutschen Babyboomer (geboren zwischen 1956 und 1965) unterscheiden sich deutlich von denen vorangegangener Kohorten. Insgesamt zeigt sich eine zunehmende Vielfalt der Erwerbsverläufe. Insbesondere in Ostdeutschland sind diese von Brüchen geprägt, mit häufigeren oder...

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Höhepunkt der Einkommensungleichheit in Deutschland überschritten?

Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan; Schupp, Jürgen - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 43, pp. 3-15

Neue Analysen zur personellen Einkommensverteilung in Deutschland auf Basis der Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) zeigen, dass die realen Markteinkommen der privaten Haushalte von 2005 bis 2010 deutlich gestiegen sind. Auch bei den realen verfügbaren Einkommen ist ein Zuwachs zu...

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The analysis of training needs in public institutions operating in health care sector in the Podkarpacie Province

Skica, Tomasz; Rodzinka, Jacek - In: E-Finanse : finansowy kwartalnik internetowy 8 (2012) 1, pp. 85-101

The article is an attempt at diagnosing training needs of the employees of units operating in health care sector in the Podkarpacie Province. In times of permanent changes affecting each sphere of economy, providers of health care services cannot afford to remain outside this trend. Improving...

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Test of an inverted J-shape hypothesis between the expected real exchange rate and real output : the case of Ireland

Hsing, Yu - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 3 (2010) 1, pp. 39-47

Applying an open-economy macroeconomic model, incorporating the monetary policy reaction function and uncovering interest parity, this paper finds that the expected real exchange rate and real output exhibit an inverted J-shape relationship, suggesting that expected real depreciation increases...

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Eurozone : Konvergenz bei Spitzentechnologien, Divergenz bei wissensintensiven Dienstleistungen

Schiersch, Alexander; Gornig, Martin - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 80 (2013) 37, pp. 3-9

Die Wirtschaft der Eurozone ist stark auf forschungsintensive Industrien spezialisiert. In den einzelnen Euroländern ist die Bedeutung dieser Branchen sehr unterschiedlich, besonders groß ist sie in Deutschland. Anders als in der aktuellen Diskussion zum Teil unterstellt, hat die Einführung...

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Missing women in the United Kingdom

Adamou, Adamos; Drakos, Christina; Iyer, Sriya - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-19

This paper investigates the gender-selection decisions of immigrants in the United Kingdom, using data from the 1971–2006 General Household Survey. We examine sex-selection in the UK among immigrant families and the gender composition of previous births, conditional on socio-economic...

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Factoring perspective : Croatia vs European Union

Baresa, Suzana; Bogdan, Sinisa; Ivanovic, Zoran - In: UTMS journal of economics / University of Tourism and … 3 (2012) 2, pp. 141-166

This paper points out the problems of liquidity, disposal and obtaining funds, inability to collect receivables, delayed payments in times of economic and financial instability and dynamic business upheavals and uncertainty. As a contribution to resolve these issues new alternative methods of...

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Alleviating extreme poverty in Chile : the short term effects of Chile Solidario

Galasso, Emanuela - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 101-127

This paper evaluates the effect of an anti-poverty program, Chile Solidario, during its first two years of operation. We find that the program tends to increases significantly their take-up of cash assistance programs and of social programs for housing and employment, and to improve education...

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Participation, growth and social poverty : social capital in a homogeneous society

Antoci, Angelo; Sacco, Pier Luigi; Vanin, Paolo - In: The open economics journal 1 (2008), pp. 1-13

We introduce social capital accumulation into a neoclassical model, showing how it differs from physical and human capital accumulation. We take the view that social capital is crucial to the enjoyment of socially provided goods and that it is mainly accumulated by means of participation to...

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