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Beyond competing theories of the hidden economy: Some lessons from Moscow

Williams, Colin C.; Round, John - In: Journal of Economic Studies 38 (2011) May, pp. 171-185

Purpose – This paper aims to evaluate critically the validity of rival theorisations of the hidden economy that variously read this sphere as a leftover from a previous era, a by-product of a new emergent form of capitalism, a complement to formal employment or an alternative to the formal...

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Owning, letting and demanding second homes

Bloze, Gintautas; Skak, Morten - Institut for Virksomhedsledelse og Økonomi, Syddansk … - 2014

An increasing number of households consume housing beyond the primary home as owners of a second home. Economic studies … and second housing demand are estimated. We find a conventional monotonic increase in demand elasticities for primary … housing demand for non-owners of second homes; however, owners of second homes have the highest income elasticity in the …

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Language Diversity in Urban Landscapes : An Econometric Study

Onofri, Laura; Nunes, Paulo A. L. D.; Cenoz, Jasone; … - 2014

This multidisciplinary study adopts econometric analysis for investigating how different characteristics determine the choice of the language used in the signs of a shopping street. We work with a dataset containing about 200 observations collected in the main shopping streets of the cities of...

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The Development of the Rural Non-Farm Economy in Developing Countries and Transition Economies : Key Emerging and Conceptual Issues

Davis, Junior R.; Bezemer, D.J - 2005

The purpose of this paper is to outline key emerging and conceptual issues in the development of the rural non-farm economy in less developed countries (LDCs) and transition economies. It is based on a conceptual framework where the rural non-farm economy (RNFE) is discussed as being either part...

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The Rural-Non-Farm Economy, Livelihoods and Their Diversification : Issues and Options

Davis, Junior R. - 2014

Research shows that rural populations across Africa, Asia and Latin America rely on rural non-farm economies (RNFE) for between 30 percent and 50 percent of their income. These activities are evidently economically important, but they are also extremely complex and difficult to measure, making...

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Fostering community engagement and tackling undeclared work: The case for an evidence-based 'joined-up' public policy approach

Williams, Colin - In: Regional Studies 39 (2005) 8, pp. 1145-1155

Williams C. C. (2005) Fostering community engagement and tackling undeclared work: the case for an evidence-based 'joined-up' public policy approach, Regional Studies 39 , 1145-1155. Examining two realms of public policy treated as unrelated by academics and policy-makers, namely fostering...

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Motives for Private Gift Transfers: Theory and Evidence from Romania

Mitrut, Andreea; Nordblom, Katarina - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2007

In many developing and transitional countries, inter-household transfers in general and gifts in particular are sizable and very important. We use unique Romanian data that enables us, contrary to most previous studies, to isolate pure gifts from other kinds of private transfers and to study...

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Estimating the Middle Class in Pakistan

Durr-e-Nayab - In: The Pakistan Development Review 50 (2011) 1, pp. 1-28

possible factors associated with the concept, including income, occupation, education, housing and lifestyle. Using the …

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Deindustrialization and Tertiarization and the Polarization of Household Incomes: The Example of German Agglomerations

Gornig, Martin; Goebel, Jan - European Regional Science Association - 2014

Deindustrialization and Tertiarization and the Polarization of Household Incomes: The Example of German Agglomerations The deindustrialization of the economy has left deep scars on cities. It is evident not only in the industrial wastelands and empty factory buildings scattered throughout the...

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Linguistic Diversity and Preferences: Econometric Evidence from European Cities

Onofri, Laura; Nunes, Paulo A.L.D.; Cenoz, Jasone; … - In: Journal of Economics and Econometrics 56 (2013) 1, pp. 39-60

This multidisciplinary study adopts an econometric analysis for investigating how different characteristics determine the choice of the language used in the signs of a shopping street in two selected minority language cities. We use a dataset containing about 200 observations collected in the...

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