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Exploratory behavior in active learning: A between- and within-person examination

Hardy, Jay H.; Day, Eric Anthony; Hughes, Michael G.; … - In: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 125 (2014) 2, pp. 98-112

dynamics of exploration in complex task learning. Findings showed task exploration was beneficial across a variety of learning … outcomes. Dynamic effects were also observed: (a) exploration was positively related to practice performance at both between …- and within-person levels, (b) exploration decreased across practice trials, and (c) decreases in exploration were …

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Exploratory behavior in active learning : a between- and within-person examination

Hardy, Jay H.; Day, Eric Anthony; Hughes, Michael G.; … - In: Organizational behavior and human decision processes : … 125 (2014) 2, pp. 98-112

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010485753

Vietnam; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

This paper assesses the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper of Vietnam, known as the Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy (CPRGS). It is an action program to achieve economic growth and poverty reduction objectives. This paper reviews the objectives and tasks of socio-economic...

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Economic Implications of China's Demographics in the 21st Century

Cheng, Kevin C. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

This study assesses the economic implications of China's changing population in the 21st century using a numerical general equilibrium model. The simulations show that lower fertility rates yield lower saving rates. Since lower fertility rates reduce the future supply of labor, capital will...

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Human settlement and regional development in the context of climate change: a spatial analysis of low elevation coastal zones in China

Liu, Jianli; Wen, Jiahong; Huang, Youqin; Shi, Minqi; … - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 20 (2015) 4, pp. 527-546

Low elevation coastal zone (LECZ) in China is densely populated and economically developed, which is exposed to increasing risks of hazards related to climate change and sea level rise. To mitigate risks and achieve sustainable development, we need to better understand LECZ. As the first step,...

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West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis

Jalloh, Abdulai (contributor); Nelson, Gerald C. (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

The first of three books in IFPRI’s climate change in Africa series, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 11 of the countries that make up West Africa – Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia,...

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Can urban pollution shrink rural districts?

Naito, Tohru; Omori, Tatsuya - In: Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences 7 (2014) 2, pp. 73-83

This paper discusses how the externality of environmental damage affects the equilibrium properties of a simple overlapping generations model with multiple regions. Simulation results indicate that the environmental policy of the government decreases capital accumulation. When the government...

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A MODEL FOR PREDICTING POPULATION DISTRIBUTION AMONG DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Ben-David, Nissim; Ben-David, Evyatar; Winer, Zvi - In: Journal of Prediction Markets 8 (2014) 1, pp. 1-26

We present a theoretical model that enables to predict population distribution according to fertility and survival rates for each age group. Using World Bank data, we estimated the relation between fertility rate of change and survival probabilities. Our findings show that fertility rate of...

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The Problems of Standard General Education and the Distribution of the Population in Russia

Abankina, Irina - In: Educational Studies (2005) 2, pp. 94-111

substantially influenced the adequacy of the social service network given the structure and dynamics of the population distribution …

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Chinaâ€™s Demography and its Implications

Lee, Il Houng; Qingjun, Xu; Syed, Murtaza H. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

In coming decades, China will undergo a notable demographic transformation, with its old-age dependency ratio doubling to 24 percent by 2030 and rising even more precipitously thereafter. This paper uses the permanent income hypothesis to reassess national savings behavior, with greater...

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