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The costs of organized violence : a review of the evidence

Skaperdas, Stergios - 2009

I critically review recent studies that estimate those costs of violence and conflict that can emerge among organized political groupings, from states, religious and ethnic organizations to guerillas and paramilitaries. The review includes studies that estimate direct and indirect costs due to...

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Globalization, redistribution, and the composition of public education expenditures

Baskaran, Thushyanthan; Hessami, Zohal - 2010

We analyze whether globalization affects the composition of public expenditures for education by integrating arguments from the Heckscher-Ohlin and the tax competition literature into a common theoretical framework. The model suggests that with increasing global integration, developing countries...

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World heritage: where are we? An empirical analysis

Frey, Bruno S.; Pamini, Paolo - 2010

An empirical overview of the UNESCO World Heritage List according to various characteristics is presented. The … officially stated intention of the World Heritage List is to protect global heritage. Our focus is on the imbalance of the … considered balanced from different points of view. It turns out that the World Heritage List is unbalanced with respect to a …

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Ethnic networks and US exports

Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu; Coughlin, Cletus C.; Wall, Howard J. - 2006

This paper provides new estimates of the effects of ethnic network on U.S. exports. In line with recent research, our dataset is a panel of exports from U.S. states to 29 foreign countries. Our analysis departs from the literature in two ways, both of which show that previous estimates of the...

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Happiness and the human development index: Australia is not a paradox

Leigh, Andrew; Wolfers, Justin - 2006

in place of the HDI. Indeed, in the World Values Survey, only one other country (Iceland) has a significantly higher …

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The wage curve reloaded

Blanchflower, David G.; Oswald, Andrew J. - 2005

This paper provides evidence for the existence of a wage curve - a micro-econometric association between the level of pay and the local unemployment rate - in modern U.S. data. Consistent with recent evidence from more than 40 other countries, the wage curve in the United States has a long-run...

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Measurement of globalization and its variations among countries, regions and over time

Bhandari, Amit K.; Heshmati, Almas - 2005

world economy through the pulling the barrier of trade and greater mobility of factors of production. In addition the … heterogeneity in the degree of globalization over time and across countries and regions of the World, as well as within countries …

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Education policy and equality of opportunity

Schütz, Gabriela; Ursprung, Heinrich W.; Woessmann, Ludger - 2005

We provide a measure of equality of educational opportunity in 54 countries, estimated as the effect of family background on student performance in two international TIMSS tests. We then show how organizational features of the education system affect equality of educational opportunity. Our...

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Principles and practicalities for measuring child poverty in the rich countries

Corak, Miles - 2005

This paper has three objectives. The first is to discuss the major issues involved in defining and measuring child poverty. The choices that must be made are clarified, and a set of six principles to serve as a guide for public policy are stated. The second objective is to take stock of child...

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International capital market integration, educational choice and economic growth

Egger, Hartmut; Egger, Peter; Falkinger, Josef; … - 2005

This paper examines the impact of capital market integration (CMI) on higher education and economic growth. We take into account that participation in higher education is non-compulsory and depends on individual choice. Integration increases (decreases) the incentives to participate in higher...

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