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This article uses data from the World Economic Forum to examine the role that closing the gender gap played in promoting national success at the 2012 summer Olympics. Tobit analysis reveals that economic equality increases weighted medal shares, while political equality is associated with lower...
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Il volume si propone di introdurre lo studio dell’economia agli studenti del primo anno delle lauree triennali in scienze economiche e sociali. L’approccio seguito è quello di analizzare questioni e problemi - anche sotto la prospettiva storica dello sviluppo delle società capitalistiche e...
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Much uncertainty surrounds the length of human life. The standard deviation in adult life span is about 15 years in the USA, and theory and evidence suggest that it is costly. I calibrate a utility-theoretic model that shows that 1 year in standard deviation is worth about half a life year....
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Sustained growth in both incomes and life spans are the hallmarks of modern development. Fluctuations around trend in the former, or business cycles, have been a traditional focus in macroeconomics, while similar cyclical patterns in mortality are also interesting and are now increasingly...
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