While self-assessments of welfare have become popular for measuring poverty and estimating welfare effects, the methods can be deceptive given systematic heterogeneity in respondents' scales. Little is known about this problem. This study uses specially-designed surveys in three countries,...

Incorporating qualitative methods into the evaluation of development programs has become increasingly popular in recent years, both for the distinctive insights such approaches can bring in their own right and because of their capacity to complement the strengths -- and where necessary correct...

Polish Abstract: Celem artykułu jest pokazanie, w jaki sposób metody jakościowe mogą przyczynić się do lepszego zrozumienia mechanizmów funkcjonowania rynków finansowych. We wprowadzeniu krótko omówione zostały procesy wzrostu znaczenia sektora finansów w gospodarce i życiu...

This paper studies measures of group deprivation in a multi-dimensional framework where, for each individual and each attribute under consideration, the only information that one uses is whether the individual is deprived in terms of that attribute. We consider two classes of measures; one class...

Transformative ICT's influence on international politics is analyzed in this paper. A qualitative methods idea for researching current border conflicts is presented. The information economy is presented as a significant influence on everything happening in the world today. The issue that has...

This article aims to contribute to recent debates on research methods in public administration by examining the use of quantitative methods in public administration research. We analyzed 1,605 articles published between 2001-2010 in four leading journals: JPART, PAR, Governance and PA. Results...

Purpose: The Stress-Energy Questionnaire (SEQ) is an instrument developed to measure two aspects of mood at work. This study evaluates the discriminant validity of the SEQ when assessments are separated into work and leisure time. Furthermore, the use of the scale categories was explored with...

Purpose: The Stress-Energy Questionnaire (SEQ) is an instrument developed to measure two aspects of mood at work. This study evaluates the discriminant validity of the SEQ when assessments are separated into work and leisure time. Furthermore, the use of the scale categories was explored with...