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Henderson, Katherine; Scobie, Grant M. - 2009

In recent years, the total debt of the household sector has risen appreciably. This has led to concerns about "excessive" borrowing, and to the possibility that some households may have become unduly vulnerable in the event of unexpected shocks. This paper draws on both aggregate and household...

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Experts' Expectations of Future Vulnerability at the Peak of the "Refugee Crisis"

Riederer, Bernhard Edwin - 2018

vulnerability in European societies. As many young families and minors are among asylum-seekers, we focused on the expected … development of economic, psychological and social vulnerability of families with children. On average, experts assumed that their … vulnerability would increase in the context of current and future refugee flows especially in the upcoming years. In line with …

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A vulnerability research framework for the development of early warning systems for floods

Tauzer, Erica; Borbor-Cordova, Mercy J.; de la Cuadra, Telmo - 2017

Flood risk is increasing in urban areas due to increased population and urban development, a changing climate, coastal subsidence, and deforestation. To reduce people's exposure to floods, many countries have identified the need for Early Warning Systems for Floods (EWSFs). In the United Nations...

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Vulnerability to poverty in Brazilian municipalities in 2000 and 2010: A multidimensional approach

Costa, Guilherme Ottoni Teixeira; Machado, Ana Flávia; … - In: EconomiA 19 (2018) 1, pp. 132-148

aspects unrelated to income in the study of vulnerability to poverty, the monetary approach is put aside and the … and Entrepreneur Rate contribute positively to the reduction of municipal vulnerability to poverty. Compared to Northern …

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Effects of the Uniform 5% Tariff on Manufacturing

Pineda, Virginia S. - 1997

Given that the 5% uniform tariff rate by 2004 will be implemented, this study lends support to the substantial benefits to be reaped from it in the form of greater import competition, improved efficiency and better resource allocation. This also identifies the industries heavily favored by its...

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Pecuniary returns to working conditions in Viet Nam

Nordman, Christophe J.; Sharma, Smriti - 2018

Using matched worker-firm data from three waves of the Viet Nam Small and Medium Enterprises data, we examine whether workers are compensated with higher wages for working in vulnerable jobs and unfavourable working conditions. Wage equations indicate that there are no clear compensating...

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Development of capabilities from the innovation of the perspective of poverty and disability

Sánchez García, José Luis; Pérez Ruiz, Sergio - In: Journal of Innovation & Knowledge (JIK) 2 (2017) 2, pp. 74-86

Poverty is a reality that is present to a greater or lesser extent in all regions of the world. Disability, like poverty, is also a reality in the society in which we live. Disability is not only a reality, but an inescapable truth, as at some point in life all people will be vulnerable and will...

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Cartels as Small World Networks: Evidence from Graphite Electrode Cartel

Ponce, Carlos J.; Roldán, Flavia - In: Review of Network Economics 16 (2017) 1, pp. 27-61

Abstract This article contributes to understanding the organization of collusive agreements by studying the inner-workings of the graphite electrode cartel. For this purpose: (i) we construct a database that comprises 49 meetings between 24 cartel members during the life period of the agreement,...

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The topology of overlapping portfolio networks

Guo, Weilong; Minca, Andreea; Wang, Li - In: Statistics & Risk Modeling 33 (2016) 3-4, pp. 139-155

Abstract This paper analyzes the topology of the network of common asset holdings, where nodes represent managed portfolios and edge weights capture the impact of liquidations. Asset holdings data is extracted from the 13F filings. We consider the degree centrality as the degree in the...

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Klimawandel und Wintertourismus – Ein Vulnerabilitätsprofil für die Region Tirol

Steiger, Robert; Trawöger, Lisa - In: Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft 3 (2011) 2, pp. 151-164

southeast of the study area show a high vulnerability already in the 2030s. A consideration of climate change in the strategic …

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