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Pandemics, Economics and Inequality : Lessons from the Spanish Flu
Basco, Sergi; Domènech, Jordi; Rosés, Joan R. - 2022
feature of this book is that it explains results using data from Spain, an ideal country to perform this exercise, as its … mortality data is not affected by the First World War. Spain was also developed enough to have reliable data, but it was very …, Spain. Jordi Domènech is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain …
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Market potential and city growth : Spain 1860-1960
González-Val, Rafael; Tirado Fabregat, Daniel A.; … - In: Cliometrica : journal of historical economics and … 11 (2017) 1, pp. 31-61
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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...
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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 covers 193 countries and 13 important languages. Four factors significantly explain learning, two of which affect the broad decision to learn, while two concern as well the choice...
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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...
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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 covers 193 countries and 13 important languages. Four factors significantly explain learning, two of which affect the broad decision to learn, while two concern as well the choice...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013048885
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Wars and markets : how bond values reflect World War II
Frey, Bruno S.; Kucher, Marcel - 1999
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/10009781716