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A simultaneous‐equations model is specified to analyse cross‐country differentials in measures of aggregate fertility and female labourforce participation rates (GFR and FLPR respectively). Emphasis is placed on the impacts of changes in patterns of income distribution (as represented by...
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's progress in population stabilization and development, and the setbacks it faces in terms of gender inequalities. Region and … and assess the progress in trends of population growth, literacy rate, and sex ratio imbalance and also to highlight the …'s population using 2011 Census data, and compares progress in population and social trends with the results of previous Censuses …
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upgrading the quality of multinationals play a significant role in facilitating local linkage development in Singapore.  …The paper examines the role played by foreign direct investment in developing local linkages in Singapore’s electronics … industry. Backward material linkages have developed as a result of two processes: the development of indigenous local suppliers …
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Abstract Heading west to seek gold, obtain religious freedoms, or settle their own piece of land are old and commonly told American stories. These stories, guided by the dreams of generations before us are the basis for the reality now playing out in the western US with its complex history and...
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Summary Population censuses have been conducted for thousands of years and they are one of the bases of any official … statistics. By giving a detailed overview of the structure of a country’s population at a specific point in time, they provide … one of the most important parameters for political action. In addition, in modern statistical systems, population censuses …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide long‐run annual series of the value of the consumer bundle and related variables. Design/methodology/approach – Benchmark data are assembled for each of the variables. Interpolative techniques are used to obtain values for missing years....
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Population ageing has been seen as creating economic problems, which are often described as a worsening … population, by forcing sacrifices in their consumption. Such apparently intuitive ideas are based on the assumption of a binding … population ageing and the “burden” imposed on income recipients. Below full employment, a rising dependency ratio is not …
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With the state in Massachusetts in debt, rising taxes, plummeting housing prices, rising unemployment and a recession, complete with bank failures, company closings and bankruptcies, the Miracle, on which its former Governor Dukakis hoped to enter the White House, has become more of a...
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Population models have been developed for large‐scale maintenance requirements planning. However, these models assume … measuring the relative importance of component groupings in population models, an analyst will be able to identify those … component groupings which merit further research and development in an attempt to increase overall system reliability at minimum …
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banks play in treating the problem of the increasing demand for housing because of the natural increase in population … numbers and their various needs, and through knowledge of historical development for banks and the facilities they provided … development, the study contains a vision that recommends linking the activities of the banking sector with economic and social …
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