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The purpose of this study is to identify the key factors that influence FDI decisions in Kenya and to explore the empirical relationship between FDI and economic growth in Kenya.The findings of the study reveal that the main determinants of FDI in Kenya are market size (proxied by GDP), stable...
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Spectral analysis has had limited applications in cliometrics to date. In this paper, it is used to determine, through international comparisons, the frequency of GDP series in the long run. A reminder of the spectral methodology (I) is followed by successive examinations of the series chosen,...
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This review of the book by Thomas Piketty, The capital in the XXI century, presents the central themes of the work and exposes its scope on the relationship between inequality and wealth. In particular a positive reflections on the progressive tax is added.
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This review of the book by Thomas Piketty, the capital in the XXI century, presents the central themes of the work and exposes its scope on the relationship between inequality and wealth. In particular a positive reflections on the progressive tax is added.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011115505
This paper presents a choice model based on a model for the behavior of brain cells that is based on neurological findings. The paper shows that it is possible to define choice as the result of a series of interconnected cellular processes, instead of framing the problem from the point of view...
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Studies have frequently found that women are more risk averse than men. In this paper, we depart from usual practice in economics that treats risk attitude as a primitive, and instead adopt a neuroeconomic approach where risk attitude is determined by the reference point which can be easily...
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Impulsivity and inconsistency in intertemporal choice have been attracting attention in econophysics and neuroeconomics … choice. Recent studies using Tsallis’ statistics-based econophysics have found a discount function (i.e. q …
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Recent studies in neuroeconomics and econophysics revealed the importance of reward expectation in decision under …) empirically examined the explanatory powers of the models. Future study directions in neuroeconomics and econophysics by utilizing …
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Decision under risk and uncertainty (probabilistic choice) has been attracting attention in econophysics and … directions in the application of the model to studies in econophysics, neurofinance, neuroeconomics, and social physics are …
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Impulsivity and inconsistency in intertemporal choice (discounting) have drawn attention in econophysics and …
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