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This paper puts forward a methodology to rank the population along a hierarchical continuum, from a lower level to a higher level of social precariousness. Going beyond the complex layered issues related to the concept of poverty, it rather explores the notion of deprivation with the idea of...
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Dans le cadre de deux « Working Papers », nous allons nous intéresser à la théorie dite « consociative ». Dans le présent numéro, nous nous intéresserons au principal promoteur et penseur de la théorie : le Néerlandais Arend LIJPHART. Nous verrons ensuite comment sa théorie s’est...
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Selon la théorie des flux intergénérationnels de richesse, quand les enfants sont jeunes, les parents investissent en eux et quand ces enfants deviennent actifs et les parents âgés, les enfants leur viennent en soutien à leur tour. Les enfants constituent ainsi une sorte d’assurance...
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Le développement économique et le processus de métropolisation au Luxembourg engendrent une pression démographique importante sur les marchés résidentiels transfrontaliers. Cette pression est à son tour exacerbée par les différentiels frontaliers en termes de prix du foncier et de...
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La présente étude a pour objectif de dresser un portrait du rapport que la population immigrante du Luxembourg entretient avec les syndicats, leurs modes d’action et leurs revendications. Partant du constat que les immigrants adhèrent moins aux syndicats que ne le font les non-immigrants,...
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This paper presents a method integrating artificial neural network (ANN) in cellular automata (CA) to simulate land use changes in Luxembourg and the areas adjacent to its borders. The ANN is used as a base of CA model transition rule. The proposed method shows promising results for prediction...
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In this paper, we will review the literature on technological innovation persistence and provide a general theoretical framework to analyze the main determinants of this innovative behavior. Moreover, no previous empirical study has taken into account organizational innovation practices as...
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In Senegal mutual health organizations (MHOs) have been present in the greater region of Thiès for years. Despite their benefits, in some areas there remain low take-up rates. We offer an insurance literacy module, communicating the benefits from health microinsurance and the functioning of...
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We apply fuzzy sets theory to measure the extent of overweight in Luxembourg. This methodology permits to differentiate between mild or severe forms of overweight and to identify the sub-populations which contribute most to global overweight. The application to residents of Luxembourg shows that...
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The evolution over time of subjective well-being (SWB) in transition countries exhibit some peculiarities: greater variations which are more strongly correlated with the trends of GDP relative to other countries. What is the possible role of social trust in predicting such variations? We compare...
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