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Foreign language learning : an econometric analysis
Ginsburgh, Victor; Mélitz, Jacques; Toubal, Farid Toubal - 2014
The paper is devoted to an econometric analysis of learning foreign languages in all parts of the world. Our sample … learning while the world population of speakers of the native language generally discourages it. Trade with speakers of a … other three key variables (literacy rate, linguistic distance, and world population of native speakers) because its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010388720
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Foreign Language Learning : An Econometric Analysis
Ginsburgh, Victor A. - 2014
The paper is devoted to an econometric analysis of learning foreign languages in all parts of the world. Our sample … learning while the world population of speakers of the native language generally discourages it. Trade with speakers of a … other three key variables (literacy rate, linguistic distance, and world population of native speakers) because its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013048885
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Uncovering the impact of intergenerational income mobility on interpersonal trust
Shaleva, Anna E. - In: IZA journal of labor & development 4 (2015) 15, pp. 1-17
Alluding to theories about relative economic status and behavior, this paper studies if relative income mobility, or the intergenerational change in income positions, affects interpersonal trust. Empirically, the question is brought down to an application with US General Social Survey data. For...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011431582
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Price Discrimination in the Subscription Market for Economics Journals
Zheng, Yuqing - 2012
We examine what factors affect the degree of price discrimination for an academic journal by analyzing data on 190 of the 208 economics journals indexed in the 2008 edition of Journal Citation Reports. We find that (1) the library-to-individual price ratio of a for-profit journal is 37% higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013098373
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An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Poor Academic Performance
Bonga, Wellington Garikai - 2014
The study empirically examines the causes of poor academic performance of the students in the native area, Ward 6, enrolled at Gokomere High School, Matova Secondary School, St Stanslous Secondary School and Chidzikwe Secondary School using Ordinary Least Squares approach for a sample of 200...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013044034
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Wars and Markets : How Bond Values Reflect World War Ii
Frey, Bruno S.; Kucher, Marcel - 2021
Historical events are reflected in asset prices. In this paper, we analyse government bond prices of Germany and Austria traded on the Swiss bourse during WWII. Some war events that are generally considered crucial are clearly reflected in government bond prices. This holds, in particular, for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320984
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Are Budget Deficits and Public Debt Bad? Believe to Understand!
Iqbal, Zafar - 2006
Are budget deficits bad for an economy? This question has perplexed economists for centuries. Essentially, there are three schools of thought on this matter. One school takes the position that deficits have adverse influence on inflation, interest rates and private investment. Also, as yearly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014060202
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From stocks to flows - evidence for the climate-migration-nexus
Berlemann, Michael; Haustein, Erik; Steinhardt, Max … - 2021
Slow onset climate change has the potential to cause significant migration flows. Scientists have recently made considerable efforts to quantify these flows based on empirical methods. However, the literature on international migration has failed to come to a clear conclusion as many studies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550033
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The growth effects of El Niño and La Niña : local weather conditions matter
Generoso, Rémi; Couharde, Cécile; Damette, Olivier; … - In: Annals of economics and statistics 140 (2020), pp. 83-126
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The growth effects of El Nino and La Nina : local weather conditions matter
Couharde, Cécile; Damette, Olivier; Generoso, Rémi; … - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012793059