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of human suffering or violations of human rights when violence and uncertainty prevails. The quest for safety and … security against violence is universal and has always been pursued by mankind. Such diverse plays as Shakespeare’s “King Lear … develop strategies to cope with outright or hidden violence and insecure situations in order to gain safety and lead a secure …
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. There is no evidence that the EMP improved economic performance by empowering women, increasing human capital investment …
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be occurring in the criminal world, though many more men than women still engage in criminal activity. Technological … progress and social norms have freed women from the home, increasing their participation in both the labor market and the crime … whether the policy prescriptions to reduce crime should differ for women. …
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Google is supposed to be the dominant player in most search markets around the world. But what is a search market? To calculate a market share of 90% or more, it has to be clear what the denominator is: Does the search market also include product search and therefore Amazon and eBay or the...
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The aim of this paper is to discuss some of the great challenges that will characterize the XXI Century. In the background we consider the problem of the relationship between “Us” and the “Others”, that is how to reconcile the power of Western universalism with the multitudes of other...
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It is a well-known fact that the so called “white collar crimes” now implies a wide variety of offenses (including bribery) that can affect the lives of more individuals than the “classic” crimes. An analysis of corruption necessarily implies an interdisciplinary approach, as it has...
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This paper shows the links between the epistemological debate in Economics and in Law. In an evolutionary perspective we note phases in which each discipline seems “pure doctrine” and others in which there is greater coherence between theoretical patterns and the real economic and legal...
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A substantial number of regulatory frameworks are commonly viewed by impartial observers as inordinately complex. Is there an explanation for this phenomenon? Employing a partial equilibrium model, this paper approaches the problem of complexity from a political-economy vantage point. It...
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We provide experimental evidence on the emergence of redistributive societies. Individuals first vote on redistribution by feet and then learn their productivity and invest. We vary the individuals’ information about their productivities at the time when they choose a distribution rule and...
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Courts require royalty rate calculations based on rigorous economic foundations. The licensing literature provides limited guidance for royalty rate determination, leaving appraisal report readers wanting a more tangible and objective lens through which to understand and judge the credibility of...
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