Running conventional laboratory experiments (i.e., with a standard student subject pool) is common practice in economic experiments especially when methodological issues are explored. However, generalization of the results from such experiments to the entire population is subject to severe...

Running conventional laboratory experiments (i.e., with a standard student subject pool) is common practice in economic experiments especially when methodological issues are explored. However, generalization of the results from such experiments to the entire population is subject to severe...

Methods. Sequence Analysis supported by Event History Analysis. Key Findings. Despite only 12 years separating both cohorts, the younger 1970 cohort exhibited very different patterns of housing including a slower progression out of the parental home and into stable tenure, and an increased...

Losing a parent is a trauma that has consequences for human capital formation. Does it matter at what age this trauma occurs? Using longitudinal data from the Kagera region in Tanzania that span thirteen years from 1991-2004, we find considerable impact heterogeneity across age at bereavement,...

Este documento presenta una síntesis argumental del enfoque regional del desarrollo como lectura de las dinámicas espaciales de la globalización que marca la diferencia con la vieja categoría de análisis del desarrollo regional que predominó hasta los años noventa del siglo XX. Se busca...

Se analiza el comportamiento histórico del salario mínimo mensual legal vigente (SMMLV) en Colombia desde el punto de vista del marco de política utilizado para su fijación y de sus efectos sobre la capacidad de compra real de los trabajadores durante el periodo 1950-2009, teniendo como...

After World War II, town twinning became popular, notably in Germany. This was mainly a reaction to the war experience, and it was aimed at creating renewed international understanding and co-operation between German cities and cities in other countries. The contacts created by town twinning...

Bu çalýþmada; Adana, Mersin ve Gaziantep illerinde bulunan ve faaliyet konularý yalnýz akaryakýt istasyonu iþletmeciliði olan firmalarýn yöneticilerinin eðitim seviyeleri ile söz konusu firmalarýn risk iþtahlarý arasýndaki iliþki araþtýrýlmýþtýr. Risk kavramý, firmalarýn...

Issu des travaux menés au cours des Rencontres économiques d'Aix-en-Provence de juillet 2009. Un état des lieux des problèmes que soulève la démographie mondiale, qui montre que deux paramètres joueront un rôle essentiel dans l'avenir : les ressources rares et le vieillissement....