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Incertidumbre hídrica y prima de riesgo en la agricultura de la cuenca del Segura

Tobarra González, Miguel Ángel; Castro Valdivia, Juan … - In: Atlantic review of economics 2 (2011), pp. 1-17

In this article, premium risk concept is used to value the cost of water uncertainty for a risk adverse farmer in the Segura Basin. The obtained estimation would proportionate the increment in the willingness to pay for a more secure resource. This calculus can be taken into account by...

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Felicidad y salud : una aproximación to well-being in the Rio de la Plata

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...

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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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The determinants of domestic resources mobilization in Togo : the case of public revenuesx

Amadou, Akilou - In: Advances in management & applied economics 3 (2013) 1, pp. 77-84

Like many developing countries, Togo is facing a deficit of financial resources that leads to a dependence on international financial institutions. A better mobilization of internal resources could allow this country to reduce its deficit of resources and better control its process of economic...

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Key sectors of the Namibian economy

Humavindu, Michael N.; Stage, Jesper - In: Journal of economic structures : JES; the official … 2 (2013), pp. 1-15

The present paper presents key sector research for the Namibian economy, based on input–output and Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) analyzes. The analyses were derived from a Namibian SAM for the 2004 period, using 28 economic sectors. We find that mining and government services are currently...

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Another empirical look at the Kuznets curve

Bhandari, Rabindra; Pradhan, Gyan; Upadhyay, Mukti - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 3 (2010) 2, pp. 7-19

results provide support for Kuznets' hypothesis; however, the relationship between growth and inequality is conditioned by a … host of economic and institutional factors. -- Kuznets curve ; inequality ; growth ; Gini coefficient ; income shares …

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Infrastructure, economic growth and population density in Turkey

Beyzatlar, Mehmet Aldonat; Kuştepeli, Yeşim - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 4 (2011) 3, pp. 39-57

. This study deals with the impact of railways as hard type of transportation infrastructure on economic growth and … economic growth; and between railway infrastructure and population density in Turkey. By using annual data for 1950-2004, both …

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Deutsche Industrie trotzt dem Aufstieg der Schwellenländer

Gornig, Martin; Schiersch, Alexander - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 10, pp. 11-15

Zwischen 2000 und 2009 ist China zur zweitgrößten Industrienation aufgestiegen und auch die Industrien anderer Schwellenländer sowie vieler osteuropäischer Länder sind sehr dynamisch gewachsen. Dennoch konnte Deutschland seinen Anteil an der globalen Industrieproduktion weitgehend...

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Technology, human capital and growth : further evidence from threshold cointegration

Apergis, Nicholas - In: The open economics journal 2 (2009), pp. 80-86

This paper assesses whether the linkages between R&D, human capital and productivity growth in a panel of EU … human capital levels above the threshold receive higher productivity growth benefits from higher R&D. -- productivity growth …

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What do we know about pro-poor growth and regional poverty in Nigeria?

Ichoku, Hyacinth Eme; Agu, Chukwuma; Ataguba, John Ele-Ojo - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 5 (2012) 3, pp. 147-172

This study investigates the pro-poorness of income growth in Nigeria. Using nationally representative data for 1996 and … 2004, overall income growth in Nigeria was found not to be pro-poor. The richer segments of the population appropriate … greater share of benefits from economic growth. Household size was a critical determinant of poverty levels. Sector of …

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