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Enhancing the food security of the peri-urban and urban poor through improvements to the quality, safety and economics of street-vended foods
Johnson, Paa-Nii T.; Yawson, Robert M. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2000
ensuring that city dwellers are able to procure sufficient food. Street foods are sold in almost every country in the world. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009372621
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Subjective Well-Being and Income: Is There Any Evidence of Satiation?
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
Many scholars have argued that once "basic needs" have been met, higher income is no longer associated with higher in subjective well-being. We assess the validity of this claim in comparisons of both rich and poor countries, and also of rich and poor people within a country. Analyzing multiple...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010951086
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What Makes Mexicans Happy?
Dugain, Valéry; Olaberriá, Eduardo - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015
countries? This paper tries to answer this question using data from the World Gallup Poll and Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas …? Cet article tente de répondre à cette question en utilisant des données de la World Gallup Poll et du Instituto Nacional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277025
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Participación en Organizaciones Sociales en Chile. ¿Una Alternativa para Mejorar el Bienestar Económico de los Hogares?
Salazar, César A.; Jaime, Mónica M. - In: Estudios de Economia 36, 2 Year 2009, pp. 191-215
El propósito de este trabajo es conocer los determinantes de la participación en organizaciones sociales en Chile, y evaluar si la participación ha conducido a una mejora en el bienestar económico de los hogares, utilizando el enfoque del capital social. Se estimaron modelos de...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008542848
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Subjective Well‐Being and Income: Is There Any Evidence of Satiation?
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Many scholars have argued that once "basic needs" have been met, higher income is no longer associated with higher in subjective well-being. We assess the validity of this claim in comparisons of both rich and poor countries, and also of rich and poor people within a country. Analyzing multiple...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010660252
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Subjective Well-Being and Income: Is There Any Evidence of Satiation?
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2013
Many scholars have argued that once "basic needs" have been met, higher income is no longer associated with higher in subjective well-being. We assess the validity of this claim in comparisons of both rich and poor countries, and also of rich and poor people within a country. Analyzing multiple...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011186016
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Evidence review and experts’ opinion on consumer acceptance of agrifood nanotechnology
Yawson, Robert M.; Kuzma, Jennifer - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Nanotechnology is becoming increasingly important for the food sector, and advances and products are already being made in the areas of food packaging and food safety. However, there are several potential issues associated with the commercialization of agricultural and food (agrifood)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260335
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A stakeholder approach to investigating public perception and attitudes towards agricultural biotechnology in Ghana
Yawson, Robert M.; Quaye, Wilhemina; Williams, Irene E.; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
A stakeholder survey was conducted in Ghana to assess the level of public perceptions and acceptance of agricultural biotechnologies. A total of 100 respondents drawn from academia, Non-governmental organizations, business community, government and other stakeholders were interviewed on their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009372591
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Global Inequality: Beyond the Bottom Billion – A Rapid Review of Income Distribution in 141 Countries
Ortiz, Isabel; Cummins, Matthew - UNICEF,Division of Policy and Practice - 2011
distribution data from the World Bank, UNU-WIDER and Eurostat; (ii) discusses the negative implications of rising income inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010533605
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Conundrums in public distribution system in India: an assessment by states and social groups
Goli, Srinivas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Growing number of studies accentuated enigmas in PDS system, many of them provided evidences based on National Sample Survey (NSS) and other official statistics, more particularly by major states. Many of them also highlighted theoretical and operational difficulties in existing policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011107662