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The Economics of Human Cloning
Paul, Gilles Saint - eSocialSciences - 2010
In this paper, we analyze the extent to which market forces create an incentive for cloning human beings. We show that a market for cloning arises if a large enough fraction of the clone’s income can be appropriated by its model. Only people with the highest ability are cloned, while...
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Mortality, Human Capital and Persistent Inequality
Das, Mausumi; Chakraborty, Shankha - eSocialSciences - 2010
Available evidence suggests high intergenerational correlation of economic status, and persistent disparities in health status between the rich and the poor. This paper proposes a novel mechanism linking the two. Health human capital is introduced into a two-period overlapping generations model....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543124
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Persistent Inequality: An Explanation Based on Limited Parental Altruism
Das, Mausumi - eSocialSciences - 2008
This paper provides an explanation for the observed persistence in income inequality across households in terms limited parental altruism. It is postulated that the degree of parental altruism is ‘limited’ by the financial status of the parent. [CDE WP 101].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341789
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The Effect of IMF and World Bank Programmes on Poverty
Easterly, William - eSocialSciences - 2010
elasticity of poverty reduction. Growth does reduce poverty, but the author find no evidence for a direct effect of structural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008725996
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Decomposing Spatial Differences in Poverty in India
Dhongde, Shatakshee - eSocialSciences - 2010
overall income poverty. However, in a vast country like India, poverty levels vary significantly across the different states …. In this paper, we analyze the differences between poverty at the state and national level, separately for the rural and …
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Why is so Little Spent on Educating the Poor?
Addison, Tony; Rahman, Aminur - eSocialSciences - 2007
If the poor are to benefit from economic growth, then they need the skills that are in growing demand, and the capacity to raise their productivity as smallholder farmers and micro-entrepreneurs. Yet, the poor seldom receive a satisfactory education. Too little is spent on primary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528373
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Rising Inequality With High Growth Isn't This Trend Worrisome? Analysis of Kerala Experience
Subrahmanian, KK; Prasad, Syam - eSocialSciences - 2008
The relation between growth, inequality and poverty is the central theme of the paper. While the fast economic growth … under the neo-liberal policy regime helps reduce poverty, it increases inequality in income distribution in a way that … retards the progress in poverty-reduction. The empirical validity of this proposition is examined by tracing trends in per …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699210
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A Study on Emigration Attitudes of Young Singaporeans (2010)
Hoong, Leong Chan; Soon, Debbie - eSocialSciences - 2012
The study examines the intention to work abroad based on a representative sample of young Singaporeans residing in the city-state. Two thousand and thirteen Singaporeans between the age of 19 to 30 years took part in the research. [Working paper No. 19].
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Social Mobility in the Context of occupational Health: Case of Silk Reeling
Inbanathan, Anand - eSocialSciences - 2006
seen as part of anti-poverty efforts of both the state and central governments. However, an important by-product of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699348
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Social Security Nets for Marine Fisheries
Paul, Antonyto; Kurien, John - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper attempts to explain the provision of social security in the fisheries sector of Kerala State in south India. It enumerates the salient achievements and the problems faced by the state in providing concrete social security measures for fishworkers. They were a section of Kerala society...
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