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So-called "uphill capital flows", i.e. flows of physical capital from relatively poor to rich countries, are a new phenomenon with yet unclear impact. We develop a unified framework incorporating economic institutions, human capital and physical capital to study the interaction of international...
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capital accumulation in which mankind has solved its economic problem and enjoys a lifestyle predominantly framed by leisure …
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For analyzing the impact of climate change and of international climate policies on the international division of labor and on regional welfare the use of a disaggregated multi–sectoral, multi–regional dynamic computable general equilibrium model is appropriate. This paper discusses the...
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over the last thirty years. Adjusting for changing demographics, we find that leisure time across countries has converged … over this period. Specifically, leisure time has declined five to eight hours in countries with high leisure levels thirty … years ago and has increased around one hour in the other countries. For men the reduction in leisure was driven by an …
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This paper analyzes the discrepancy between actual and desired working hours in a multinational setting. Using the latest data of the International Social Survey Program (ISSP) with a focus on work orientations hours constraints in 21 heterogeneous countries are analyzed. One major finding is...
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Time-diary data from 27 countries show a negative relationship between real GDP per capita and female-male differences in total work time-work for pay and work at home. In rich non-Catholic countries on four continents men and women do about the same average amount of total work. Survey results...
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