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We describe the costs of the conscription system from different perspectives. In particular, we consider the definition … budget. In addition, we review related literature and present calculations on the current costs of conscription in Finland. …
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Of the 8.4 million children in English state schools, 3.4 million are eligible to get a free meal at school each day. Just under 2 million of these children are eligible through the means-tested system, which includes children whose families are receiving certain means-tested benefits and on...
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Mit den Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) haben sich die Mitglieder der Vereinten Nationen das Ziel gesetzt, die Lebensmittelabfälle entlang der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette bis 2030 zu reduzieren. Ziel des REFOWAS-Projekts war es, den deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungssektor hinsichtlich der...
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Wage inequality in Korea has undergone several changes in 1980-2016. It fell in 1980-1994, rose in 1995-2007, and then … fell again in 2008-2016. Different worker characteristics have had different impacts on wage inequality. In the early years … price effect (the sensitivity of wage inequality to a marginal change in worker characteristics) and distribution effect …
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The contributions of entry and exit of firms to aggregate productivity growth are well-established in the literature. However, the impact of industry switching of firms on productivity remains overlooked. The purpose of this report is to shed new light on the role of industry switching as a form...
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mobility, can the minimum wage once again shine as a market-friendly and effective policy tool? [...] …
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This paper seeks to disaggregate concerns about energy security within the wider European neighbourhood from the nation-state to the household, and particularly to poor households in the transition and developing economies of the former Soviet Union. It argues that two decades of...
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health system; and, self-assessment of the migration experience and results of moving to Italy. The survey demonstrated that … achievement. A concern often expressed is that migrants who have access to health and social security services are more encouraged … of stay and the effect on migration plans attributed to access to social security and health services, even though such …
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economic and social implications of current fiscal policies especially on education, health and other social indicators. It …
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