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cross-nationally. Typically, researchers have relied upon the tenets of classical measurement theory (CT) using confirmatory …-national applicability? Our research seeks to address these issues and the cross-national measurement applicability of multi … demonstrate the usefulness of GT to cross-national multi-dimensional measurement. …
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In this paper, we develop a methodology to summarize the various policy parameters of an unemployment insurance scheme into a single generosity parameter. Unemployment insurance policies are multdimensional objects. They are typically defined by waiting periods, eligibility duration, benefit...
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This study examines the proposed Reliability Generalization (RG) method for studying reliability. RG employs the application of meta-analytic techniques similar to those used in validity generalization studies to examine reliability coefficients. This study explains why RG does not provide a...
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countries. The overriding objective of promoting the globalization of developing countries is to reduce poverty and income … latest wave of globalization has bucked the past trend of increasing poverty and income inequality in developing countries … structural malaise that traps them in a vicious circle of poverty. They advocate the radical reshaping of the international …
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There is no consensus about how globalization –trade and foreign investments – affects poverty reduction. Using … household survey data, this study contributes to the empirical literature on globalization and poverty by analyzing the …, full vertical integration and complete exclusion of smallholder suppliers. We analyze and quantify income and poverty …
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-agricultural income in the reduction of poverty. …
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The aim of this paper is to evaluate theeffect of rainfall and agricultural shocks on consumption growth in Madagascar. We are also interested in the impact of local endowments in infrastructures and social services on consumption growth. To achieve this goal, a micro model of household...
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remaining distortions to worldmerchandise trade on poverty and inequality globally and in various developing countries … of 15 countries, and ten stand-alone national case studies, all point tolarger reductions in poverty, especially if only …
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the relationship between economic growth and poverty in Alagoas, all data was obtained from Atlas of Human Development for … to combat to the poverty qualitative, in others words, if that growth can be considered pro-poor. For that, we estimate … the elasticity of the poverty with the economic growth for the microregions from Alagoas. Our findings indicate a negative …
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, inequality and poverty, which paves a vista for further academic discourse.Design/methodology/approach – As a meta …, inequality and poverty should be investigated further. Unemployment increases levels of inequality and poverty within society … problem of global unemployment, the corollary of which is endemic inequality and poverty.Practical implications – Increases in …
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