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The Economic, Social and Administrative Pharmacy (ESAP) Discipline in US schools and colleges of pharmacy

Alkhateeb, Fadi M.; Latif, David A.; Adkins, Rachel - In: International journal of management, economics and … 2 (2013) 3, pp. 187-204

Schools and colleges of pharmacy in the United States have struggled over the past several decades with identifying a consistent title for the broad body of knowledge related to the social, economic, behavioral, and administrative aspects of pharmacy. This paper examines the educational...

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Assessing market for multi-national corporations at Nigeria's bottom of the pyramid : hints from consumer behaviour

Adebayo, Nathaniel Adeyemi - In: International journal of management, economics and … 2 (2013) 3, pp. 157-186

Undoubtedly, poverty reduction has become a front-burner issue in development and business agenda. Since its announcement and defense by its advocates as a potent weapon against poverty, the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) concept has been bedeviled by controversies. A major controversy is whether...

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Political economy of pension reforms : selected general issues and the Polish pension reform case

Góra, Marek - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 2 (2013), pp. 1-31

The institutional structures of the various types of European welfare state were established around extra revenues called the "demographic dividend" that used to be easily available throughout the decades of the 20st century. They, however, ceased to be available at the end of that century. The...

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Never give up? : the persistence of welfare participation in Sweden

Andrén, Thomas; Andrén, Daniela - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 2 (2013), pp. 1-21

Long-term social assistance dependency is a growing concern in Sweden and other European countries. In order for policy makers to design effective welfare reforms it is important to know how strong the state dependence associated with social assistance is in the population and to what extent it...

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Labor market conditions and self-employment : a Denmark-Spain comparison

Carrasco, Raquel; Ejrnæs, Mette - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-16

wage distribution and non-employees, particularly unemployed without unemployment benefits and mothers with small children …

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Pension reform in Chile : a difference in difference matching estimation

Encina, Jenny - In: Estudios de economía 40 (2013) 1, pp. 81-95

The present paper estimates the effect over participation outcomes of the new reform to the pension system made in Chile in 2008, using a difference in difference matching estimation. The main results found that the treated group shows a higher withdrawal from the labor market and that they...

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Ausbau der Ganztagsschule : Kinder aus einkommensschwachen Haushalten im Westen nutzen Angebote verstärkt

Marcus, Jan; Nemitz, Janina; Spieß, C. Katharina - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 80 (2013) 27, pp. 11-23

elementary school children with full-time working mothers or single parents predominantly participate in all-day schooling … beim Ausbau der Ganztagsschule unterstützt. Doch welche Kinder nutzen Ganztagsschulen? Welche sozioökonomischen Merkmale … Grundschüler: Vor allem Kinder von in Vollzeit erwerbstätigen Müttern und von Alleinerziehenden gehen verstärkt in Ganztagsschulen …

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Anti-crime programs : an evaluation of the comuna segura program

Benavente, José Miguel; Contreras, Dante; Montero, Rodrigo - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 2, pp. 369-392

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact that the anti-crime program Comuna Segura: Compromiso 100 had on the reporting rate of different types of crimes. This program, implemented in Chile starting in 2001, was very highly criticized and, therefore, was eliminated in 2006. This paper...

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Geburten in Ost- und Westdeutschland : erleichtert eine hohe Risikobereitschaft die Entscheidung für ein Kind?

Schmitt, Christian - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 11, pp. 18-23

Die von wirtschaftlichen Umbrüchen geprägten Jahre nach der Wiedervereinigung waren für viele Ostdeutsche mit zunehmender Unsicherheit verbunden, während die Veränderungen in Westdeutschland weitaus weniger gravierend waren. In der Folge kam es in den 90er Jahren zu einem massiven Rückgang...

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Jugendarbeitslosigkeit sinkt deutlich : regionale Unterschiede verstärken sich

Brenke, Karl - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 80 (2013) 19, pp. 3-13

Die Jugendarbeitslosigkeit in Deutschland sinkt auf den tiefsten Stand seit der Wiedervereinigung. Zwischen 2005 und 2012 hat sich die Zahl der Erwerbslosen unter 25 Jahren mehr als halbiert. Im internationalen Vergleich steht Deutschland damit hervorragend da. Nirgendwo in Europa ist die...

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