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Recent Trends in Co-Authorship in Economics: Evidence from RePEc

Rath, Katharina; Wohlrabe, Klaus - 2015

This articles investigates the recent trends in co-authorship in economics. Using data from more than 700.000 journal …

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Does the Field of Study Influence Students' Political Attitudes?

Fischer, Mira; Kauder, Björn; Potrafke, Niklas; … - 2015

of study. These differences can in most cases be attributed to self-selection. A notable exception is economics. Even … though self-selection is also important, training in economics has an unambiguous influence on the political attitudes: by … the time of graduation, economics students are about 6.2 percentage points more likely than they were as freshmen to agree …

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A Review on Energy Consumption from a Socio-Economic Perspective: Reduction through Energy Efficiency and Beyond

Schmidt, Stephan; Weigt, Hannes - 2013

research. In this paper we provide a review on energy demand both from an economics and a social science perspective. In …

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Geographical zoning of Russia

Gorbanyov, Vladimir - 2014

Russia has 11 economic regions - areas that differ from one another in their specialization, a special place in the geographical division of labor. However, the economic zoning of Russia, played a great role in the development of the economic potential of the USSR, largely out of date. Many...

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The economics of television and online video markets

Crawford, Gregory S. - 2015

Television is the dominant entertainment medium for hundreds of millions. This chapter surveys the economic forces that determine the production and consumption of this content. It presents recent trends in television and online video markets, both in the US and internationally, and describes...

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Relative and absolute scarcity of nature: Assessing the roles of economics and ecology for biodiversity conservation

Baumgärtner, Stefan; Becker, Christian; Faber, Malte; … - 2004

definition of economics which is based on the concept of scarcity. Taking a closer look at this notion, we find that economics … scarcity, and show that this is not within the scope of economics, but has been a theme of ecology and ecological economics. We …. Against this background, we discuss the roles of economics and ecology for nature conservation. We conclude that the …

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Materials, Capital, Direct/Indirect Substitution and Mass Balance Production Functions

van den Bergh, Jeroen C.J.M. - 1998

A foundation is provided for a correct and accurate analysis of the relationship between monetary values and physical dimensions in economic production. A distinction is proposed between direct and indirect substitution. Linked to this, a classification is offered of various types of...

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Entrepreneurship and Economic Transition

Aidis, Ruta - 2003

Identification of the entrepreneur's economic function has engaged economistsfor more than 200 years. In this paper we address the issue of entrepreneurship intwo distinct ways: a) as it has historically developed within the field of economicsand b) as it develops in the transitional context. In...

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Robust Ranking of Journal Quality: An Application to Economics

Chang, Chia-Lin; Maasoumi, Esfandiar; McAleer, Michael - 2013

Economics, in particular, based on the widely-used Thomson Reuters ISI Web of Science citations database (ISI). The paper … analyses 299 leading international journals in Economics using quantifiable Research Assessment Measures (RAMs), and highlights …

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Mobile Phone Data and Urban Analysis: An Exploratory Space – Time Study

Tranos, Emmanouil; Steenbruggen, John; Nijkamp, Peter - 2013

This paper discusses the value that data from mobile phone providers can bring into urban analysis. The novel argument is that the pervasiveness of mobile phone telephony has transformed mobile phones from a communications device to a tool for socio-spatial research. Put simply, mobile phone...

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