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Were Jevons, Menger, and Walras Really Cardinalists? On the Notion of Measurement in Utility Theory, Psychology, Mathematics, and Other Disciplines, 1870-1910

Moscati, Ivan - In: History of Political Economy 45 (2013) 3, pp. 373-414

measurement should be added to the traditional picture. According to the classical view, measuring an object consists of assessing …, and Walras understood measurement in the classical sense and applied this understanding to utility measurement; therefore … importance they attributed to measurement, their classical understanding of it, and the apparent immeasurability of the utility …

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Assessing Stability and Change in a Second-Order Confirmatory Factor Model of Meaning in Life

Krause, Neal; Hayward, R. David - In: Journal of Happiness Studies 15 (2014) 2, pp. 237-253

the first and second-order factor loadings and measurement error terms are invariant over time. Second, a largely … survey reveal that the first and second-order factor loadings are invariant of time. Moreover, the second-order measurement … error terms, but not the first-order measurement error terms, are invariant, as well. The results further reveal that …

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Measuring the quality of managerial learning on the job

Sluis, Lideway van der; Williams, Roger - Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen en … - 2001

This article describes the development of an instrument to measure the quality of managerial learning on the job. The instrument can be used to analyse the quality of the individual learning process on the job. The literature shows that two factors determine the quality of the learning process;...

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Why Don't Remittances Appear to Affect Growth? - Working Paper 366

Clemens, Michael; McKenzie, David - 2014

measurement, not changes in real financial flows. Second, we show that even if these increases were correctly measured, cross …

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Advancing methodology in the study of HIV status disclosure: The importance of considering disclosure target and intent

Dima, Alexandra L.; Stutterheim, Sarah E.; Lyimo, Ramsey; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 108 (2014) C, pp. 166-174

Disclosure of HIV status has been the focus of three decades of research, which have revealed its complex relations to many behaviors involved in HIV prevention and treatment, and exposed its central role in managing the HIV epidemic. The causes and consequences of disclosure acts have recently...

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Estimating male and female height inequality

Blum, Matthias - In: Economics & Human Biology 14 (2014) C, pp. 103-108

This study investigates the coefficient of variation (CV) of height of males and females as a measure of inequality. We have collected a data set on corresponding male and female height CVs from 124 populations, spanning the period between the 1840s and 1980s. The results suggest that the R2...

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Calibration of Self-Report Tools for Physical Activity Research: The Physical Activity Questionnaire (PAQ).

Saint-Maurice, Pedro F.; Welk, Gregory J.; Beyler, … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2014

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Measuring Energy Security

Winzer, Christian - Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge - 2013

Continuity of energy supplies is a central aspect of concerns about energy security. Although the continuity of supplies can be influenced by a large number of risks, most models only analyse a small subset of risk sources and often neglect interdependencies between them. In this paper we...

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DETERMINANTS OF SERVICE QUALITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Jelena, Legcevic - In: Interdisciplinary Management Research 6 (2010), pp. 631-647

The purpose of the study is to report on an in-depth exploration of service quality in a higher education and to evaluate the relative efficacy of two measuring instruments of service quality (namely Higher Education PERF-ormance (HEd-PERF) and SERVPERF within a higher education setting. After a...

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Flourishing Across Europe: Application of a New Conceptual Framework for Defining Well-Being

Huppert, Felicia; So, Timothy - In: Social Indicators Research 110 (2013) 3, pp. 837-861

Governments around the world are recognising the importance of measuring subjective well-being as an indicator of progress. But how should well-being be measured? A conceptual framework is offered which equates high well-being with positive mental health. Well-being is seen as lying at the...

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