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Among the numerous factors that determine the level and structure of consumption, income is of the leading importance … structure as well as the income regression and elasticity of income and savings have been calculated and analysed. Separate … analyses have been carried out for three groups at different income levels: the poorer, the moderately rich and the wealthy …
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The fundamental problem in the field of the economics of innovation is which economic subjects are the sources of radical innovations and high technological performances. The study here confronts this problem by developing a theoretical framework underpinned in the concept of purposeful system...
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Productivity research is Canada has traditionally focused on narrow economic issues. In our view, it has given inadequate attention to the broader ramifications of productivity, both in terms of shedding light on the importance of productivity for the advancement of various aspects of social...
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not affected by local welfare or other government services. The native-born population tends to respond more to growth in … growth is not positively influenced by levels of local welfare or other public services. Compared to earlier immigrant groups …, more recent waves of rural immigrants are influenced more by the number of jobs than by income levels in deciding where to …
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We evaluate the impact of increased income uncertainty and financial liberalisation in the US on consumption volatility … and household welfare. We estimate Euler equations and measure the volatility of unpredictable changes in consumption as …, indicating substantial welfare losses. …
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in areas where more time is needed for water collection tend to participate less in income-earning, market …
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regional welfare weight measure is the elasticity of marginal utility of income (e), and it is estimated using a tax … Turkey is 1.25, and this value, in combination with per capita income levels, produces measured regional welfare weights for …Purpose – This paper aims to estimate a set of welfare weights for Turkey, based on per capita regional incomes, and to …
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regional welfare weight measure is the elasticity of marginal utility of income ( e ), and it is estimated using a tax … Turkey is 1.25, and this value, in combination with per capita income levels, produces measured regional welfare weights for …Purpose – This paper aims to estimate a set of welfare weights for Turkey, based on per capita regional incomes, and to …
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Poverty dynamics and the ability of the Italian welfare system to reduce poverty are investigated by using the 1991 …‐1995 panel of the Bank of Italy’s Survey of Household Income and Wealth. Households most exposed to poverty live in the South … exclusion from the safety net. A closer look is taken at the effects of a minimum income guarantee in the experimental phase in …
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Looks at the role of the minimum in wage setting and how it differs among countries and over time. Discusses the differing attributes of minimum wages and their pluses and minuses.
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