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Recent advances in the economics of individual subjective well-being
Stutzer, Alois; Frey, Bruno S. - 2010
stimulus to the discourse on individual happiness. Recently this research has also been linked to economics where reported … provides a new possibility for the complementary testing of theories across fields in economics. Third, we inquire how the … insights gained from the study of individual happiness in economics affect public policy. …
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The long-run labor-market consequences of civil war: Evidence from the Shining Path in Peru
Galdo, Jose - 2010
This study exploits district-level variation in the timing and intensity of civil war violence to investigate whether early-life exposure to civil wars affects labor-market outcomes later in life. In particular, we examine the impacts of armed conflict in Peru, a country that experienced the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269927
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Disease environment and civil conflicts
Cervellati, Matteo; Sunde, Uwe; Valmori, Simona - 2011
This paper tests the hypothesis that a high and persistent exposure to infectious diseases increases the likelihood of civil conflicts. Diseases that are difficult to prevent and treat may reduce the opportunity costs of violent activities, both directly and indirectly. The analysis exploits new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278648
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Democratization, violent social conflicts, and growth
Cervellati, Matteo; Sunde, Uwe - 2011
This paper investigates the empirical role of violent conflicts for the causal effect of democracy on economic growth. Exploiting within-country variation to identify the effect of democratization during the Third Wave, we find evidence that the effect of democratization is weaker than reported...
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The impact of armed conflict on economic performance: Evidence from Rwanda
Serneels, Pieter; Verpoorten, Marijke - 2012
Important gaps remain in the understanding of the economic consequences of civil war. Focusing on the conflict in Rwanda in the early 90s, and using micro data to carry out econometric analysis, this paper finds that households and localities that experienced more intense conflict are lagging...
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A decade of editing the European economic review
Eckstein, Zvi; Gal-Or, Esther; Gylfason, Thorvaldur; … - 2011
This story describes the circumstances that led to all five of us starting as editors at the same time, the unexpected things we have found, the unanticipated reactions we have encountered, how we worked as an editorial team, the central role of the editorial office manager, how we managed to...
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Marital Fertility and Religion : Recent Changes in Spain
Adsera, Alicia - 2004
Since the onset of democracy in 1975, both total fertility and Mass attendance rates in Spain have dropped dramatically …
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Is the Deficit under Control?
Bonin, Holger; Abio, Gemma; Berenguer, Eduardo; Gil, Joan; … - 2001
government budget, as social insurance in Spain is not actuarially fair. Finally, we also assess the impact of a decline in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262513
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The motherhood wage penalty in a Mediterranean country: the case of Spain
Molina, José Alberto; Montuenga, Víctor M. - 2008
We present evidence for the motherhood wage penalty in Spain as a representative Southern European Mediterranean …
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Long term earnings inequality, earnings instability and temporary employment in Spain: 1993 - 2000
Cervini Plá, María; Ramos, Xavier - 2008
This paper provides a longitudinal perspective on changes in Spanish male earnings inequality for the period 1993-2000, by decomposing the earnings covariance structure into its permanent and transitory parts. According to the Spanish sample of the European Community Household Panel,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268846