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Top-heavy load: Trouble ahead for social security systems, Introduction by Peter A. Diamond
Diamond, Peter - In: CESifo Forum 8 (2007) 3, pp. 28-36
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The Linkages Between Productivity and Social Progress: An Introduction and Overview
Banting, Keith; Sharpe, Andrew; St-Hilaire, France - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …
Productivity research is Canada has traditionally focused on narrow economic issues. In our view, it has given inadequate attention to the broader ramifications of productivity, both in terms of shedding light on the importance of productivity for the advancement of various aspects of social...
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Editor's Overview
Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 5 (2002) Fall, pp. 1-2
The fifth issue of the International Productivity Monitor published by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards contains six articles. Topics covered are: the Canada-US manufacturing productivity gap; trends in Canadian living standards; the impact of economic reform on British productivity...
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Financial difficulties and perseverance in postsecondary education: where we stand today
Miningou, Élisé Wendlassida; Vierstraete, Valérie; … - In: International Journal of Education Economics and Development 5 (2014) 2, pp. 194-208
barriers and persistence in postsecondary education, mainly in the USA and in Canada. We find that students' financial …
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Provider perceptions of electronic medical records and e-prescribing and their integration into safety net clinics
Hotchkiss, Renee Brent; Mason, Mondi A.; John R. … - In: International Journal of Public Policy 8 (2012) 1/2/3, pp. 79-91
This paper reports the findings of a formative study that examined knowledge, readiness, and perceptions of healthcare providers in safety-net clinics about electronic medical records (EMR) and e-prescribing. It was conducted in six safety net clinics in southeast Georgia that serve a...
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The Muslim veil in the USA and France: a comparative analysis of law and policy
Salton, Herman T. - In: International Journal of Public Policy 10 (2014) 6, pp. 333-367
The USA and France are often perceived as having different, if not antipodal, legal and political systems. At first … sight the treatment of the Muslim veil at school confirms this impression, for this piece of clothing is seen in the USA as … angle. By adopting a comparative perspective, it looks at the treatment of the Muslim veil in France and the USA before 2004 …
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Admissions of African Americans to state psychiatric hospitals
Lewis, Allen N.; <suffix>Jr.<; suffix>; Davis, King E. - In: International Journal of Public Policy 6 (2010) 3/4, pp. 219-236
This investigation examines the admissions of African-Americans to state psychiatric hospitals in Virginia. It compares admissions of African-Americans primarily with European-Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities. Data spanning the 20-year period from 1970 to 1990 from nine state...
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Source-differentiated analysis of exchange rate effects on US beef imports
Jones, Keithly G.; Muhammad, Andrew; Kenneth Mathews … - In: International Journal of Trade and Global Markets 6 (2013) 4, pp. 406-420
-differentiated import demand for beef in the USA. We estimate scale, own and cross-price flexibilities for six major beef suppliers and the …
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The Australia–US Free Trade Agreement - An Assessment
Dee, Philippa - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
Australia and the United States signed a bilateral trade agreement in 2004. This paper analyses the provisions of the agreement, compares the provisions with other bilateral and multilateral agreements and comments on the modelling that the Australian Government used to estimate the likely...
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The perceived need for and impediments to achieving accounting transparency in developing countries: a field investigation on Bangladesh
Nurunnabi, Mohammad; Karim, A.K.M. Waresul; Norton, Simon - In: International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting 3 (2011) 1, pp. 32-54
This paper seeks to draw the current picture of accounting transparency, the obstacles to achieving it, and the way forward for developing countries in general, and Bangladesh in particular. Interviews of preparers, users and standard setters in Bangladesh comprise the main source of data for...
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