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An Analysis of Risk-Taking Behavior for Public Defined Benefit Pension Plans

Lester, T. William; Lowe, Nichola; Freyer, Allan - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2012

theory of sectoral “mediation.” This enables us to compare the effectiveness of incentives offered in mediated and … impact of state-level economic development incentives on employment growth at the establishment level in North Carolina … nonmediated industries and show that when incentives are coupled with sectoral economic development efforts they generate …

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Captive offshoring by US multinationals: measuring the domestic employment impacts of vertical FDI

Mullen, J.K.; Williams, Martin - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 4 (2012) 1/2, pp. 21-34

The complex nature of â€˜international outsourcingâ€™ makes it difficult to quantify its employment and broader impacts on national economies. Indeed, available evidence on the extent of â€˜offshoringâ€™ by US firms is scant, rendering analyses of its economic impacts as...

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Employment impacts of solar energy in Turkey

Çetin, Müjgan; Eğrican, Nilüfer - In: Energy Policy 39 (2011) 11, pp. 7184-7190

Solar energy is considered a key source for the future, not only for Turkey, also for all of the world. Therefore the development and usage of solar energy technologies are increasingly becoming vital for sustainable economic development. The main objective of this study is investigating the...

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Further Observations on the Economic Effects on New York City of the Attack on the World Trade Center

Bram, Jason; Haughwout, Andrew; Orr, James - In: Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy 15 (2009) 2, pp. 2-2

We review our earlier studies that estimated the overall economic cost of the 9-11 attacks on New York City. Since the attack took place during a national and local recession, we emphasize the importance of controlling for economic conditions to obtain a precise estimate of the attack's effects....

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The Way a Third Generation Port Can Boost Local Employment: The Case of Piraeus

Angeliki, Pardali - In: European Research Studies Journal VIII (2005) 3-4, pp. 21-44

This paper starts with a presentation of the three generation of Ports within increasing emphasis to the two latest practical models (1960-1980 and 1981 – today). The third generation of ports maintained of course the traditional services, but had to offer different administrative and...

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THE MEDIATION OF VARIANCE CONFLICTS: AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION

Duke, Joshua M.; Jost, Ryan P. - Department of Applied Economics and Statistics, … - 2000

Since 1982, the New Castle County Superior Court in Delaware has promoted mediation, which attempts to resolve filed … conflicts prior to trial. This paper evaluates how spatial land-use conflicts channel through mediation and litigation. Data … suggest that mediations fail because one of the key disputing parties does not play a direct role in mediation and litigation …

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Self efficacy as a mediator of the relationship between dietary knowledge and behavior

Rimal, Arbindra; Moon, Wanki - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2009

This study examines the causal relationship between dietary knowledge and behavior by including self-efficacy in the models. Regression analyses supported the hypothesized relationships that self-efficacy mediates effects of dietary knowledge and social influences on dietary behavior....

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Mediation, Walrasian Tâtonnement, and Negotiations as an Exchange Economy

Dickinson, David - Department of Applied Economics, Utah State University - 2003

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures, such as mediation and arbitration, are becoming increasingly used to … help resolve disputes in a variety of areas. Among ADR procedures, mediation is the most utilized yet least analyzed … way, mediators facilitate a process leading towards voluntary settlements. This idea of Walrasian mediation is supported …

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Amicable dispute resolution in the People's Republic of China and its implications for foreign-related construction disputes

Chan, Edwin - In: Construction Management and Economics 15 (1997) 6, pp. 539-548

A combined mediation/arbitration process is unique to the People's Republic of China (PRC). This paper looks at how …

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Linking job motivating potential to frontline employee attitudes and performance: testing the mediating role of psychological empowerment

Dewettinck, K.; Buyens, D. - Vlerick Business School - 2006

In this study, we relate job motivating potential to frontline employee job satisfaction, affective commitment and performance levels and test the mediating role of psychological empowerment. Based on a sample of 1129 employee – supervisor dyads, we found that employee psychological...

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