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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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Effective bank corporate governance : observations from the market crash and recommendations for policy

Choudhry, Moorad - In: Journal of applied finance & banking 1 (2011) 1, pp. 179-211

This paper considers the extent to which inadequate corporate governance was a contributory factor to the financial market crash. It examines the experience of selected failed banks, with emphasis on the corporate governance structure in place at each firm, and the background and expertise of...

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Some considerations on the challenges to the economic science

Doroftei, Irina Mădălina - In: Romanian journal of fiscal policy : RJFP 3 (2012) 1, pp. 20-27

The recent crisis of 2008 has revealed several challenges for the economic science, sparking a considerable amount of … arose was why there was a lack of anticipation of the crisis (especially from the mainstream economists) and, secondly, how … methodology ; financial crisis ; monetary policy …

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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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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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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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A study in Spanish regions’ poverty : a new methodological perspective

Calvo Gonzalez, José L.; Cortiñas Vázquez, Pedro; … - In: Advances in management & applied economics 2 (2012) 1, pp. 163-183

The present article reviews poverty studies in Spanish Autonomous Communities using a new methodological approach. One of the main concerns in those studies is poverty concentration in specific Spanish Autonomous Communities. This can be the result of a bias due to use a unique national poverty...

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The supply and use tables : the approach for conversion to input-output table 3u

Trinh, Bui; Kobayashi, Kiyoshi; Kim, Kwang Moon - In: Advances in management & applied economics 2 (2012) 2, pp. 83-89

In this paper we focus on presenting on supply and use tables and the approach in order to convert supply and use tables to input-output table and some comments on the assumption for converting from supply and use tables to input-output table. -- activity ; industry ; input-output ; matrix ;...

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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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