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Labour market outcomes in the UK, NZ, Australia and the US: observations on the impact of labour market and economic reforms

Gregory, R.G - 1999

There is no doubt that large changes in government policy towards economic reform are vitally important: some two decades ago Myanmar (Burma) was among the Asian nations with the highest per capita income but, by turning away from economic reform, government policy prevented the economy from...

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Competing with dad: changes in the intergenerational distribution of male labour market income

Gregory, R.G - 1999

Two decades ago a discussion of the interactions between expenditure on the welfare system and labour market changes would have focussed on the impact of changing unemployment levels. Today, the unemployment-welfare expenditure link is still important but another factor has been added....

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The effect of electoral systems on voter turnout : evidence from a natural experiment

Sanz, Carlos

En este artículo se explota el marco institucional de las elecciones municipales españolas, en las que se utilizan distintos sistemas electorales dependiendo del número de habitantes del municipio, según lo establecido por la Ley. Mediante una regresión discontinua, se compara la...

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Direct democracy and government size : evidence from Spain

Sanz, Carlos

La democracia directa se está expandiendo por el mundo, pero aún se sabe poco sobre sus efectos en las políticas públicas. En este artículo se da evidencia a partir de un escenario único. En España, la Ley determina que los municipios se rijan por un sistema de democracia directa o...

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Norms in bargaining : evidence from government formation in Spain

Fujiwara, Thomas; Sanz, Carlos

La teoría sobre negociación multilateral y formación de coaliciones aplicada a asambleas legislativas predice que el poder de negociación de un partido queda determinado por la proporción de escaños obtenidos. En este artículo, presentamos algunos resultados que son difícilmente...

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Women’s representation in politics : voter bias, party bias, and electoral systems

González Eiras, Martín; Sanz, Carlos

Estudiamos cómo afecta el sistema electoral a la presencia de mujeres en política usando un modelo en el que tanto los votantes como los partidos pueden tener un sesgo de género. Aplicamos el modelo a las elecciones municipales españolas, en las que, según la ley, los municipios utilizan...

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Demographic trends in Sub-Saharan Africa

van de Walle, Etienne; Kekovole, John - 1986

Lesotho; and has slightly declined in Ghana. The underlying factors with regard to the apparent increase hinge on the …

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Border Effects on Spatial Price Transmission between Fresh Tomato Markets in Ghana and Burkina-Faso: Any Case for Promoting Trans-Border Trade in West Africa?

Amikuzuno, Joseph - 2011

examines the impact of border anddistance on price transmission between tomato markets in Ghana and Burkina-Faso. Theanalysis … markets in Ghana and a production centre inBurkina-Faso. Estimated parameters of price transmission contain evidence of border …-Faso and coastal ones like Ghana. …

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Demand Analysis and Optimization of Renewable Energy: Sustainable Rural Electrification of Mbanayili, Ghana

Bailey, Peter; Chotimongkol, Oracha; Isono, Shinji - 2007

Nearly ninety percent of people in rural northern Ghana are without electricity. Many off-grid projects undertaken by … electrification system and implementation plan for Mbanayili, a village in northern Ghana. The term "sustainable" is used in reference …

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TOBIT ESTIMATION OF THE INTENSITY OF EXPORT SUCCESS OF HORTICULTURAL ENTERPRISES IN GHANA

Agyei-Sasu, Felix; Egyir, Irene Susana - 2010

-structured questionnaire. The tobit model was used to estimate theintensity of export success by horticultural enterprises in Ghana …

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