Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 91
Cover Image
Macroeconomic Determinants of the Happiness of the Poor: A Case Study of Pakistan
Shahbaz, Muhamm; Aamir, Naveed - 2008
that this is qualitative and subjective phenomena are not easily captured by measurement. In the present endeavour, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468683
Cover Image
Ist das Bruttoinlandsprodukt als Wohlstandsindikator noch zeitgemäß? – Eine kritische Analyse alternativer Ansätze
Schwarz, Markus - 2011
Diese Bachelorarbeit führt in den Themenkomplex Wohlstand und dessen Messung ein. Es wird gezeigt, wer oder was … auszeichnen. Es folgt eine Überleitung zu Grundprinzipen der Messung des Wohlstands. Anschließend wird im Hauptteil der Arbeit das …, the different dimensions of wealth are explained. This is followed by basic principles which introduce the measurement of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009448888
Cover Image
Innovation
Smith, KH - 2002
Innovation is novelty - it involves doing new things in new ways. So new products, new processes, new organizational methods, new services, and so on, are all part of innovation. Technological innovation transforms and improves the technical attributes and performance characteristics of products...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009461386
Cover Image
From the representative to the equilibrium firm : why Marshall was not a Marshallian
Hart, Neil; Arena, R.; Que?re?, Michel - University of Western Sydney; College of Law and Business; … - 2003
The representative firm has been a much-criticized concept, subject to conflicting interpretations with respect to both its configuration and its intended role in Marshall's Principles (the Principles).2 The concept found itself a focal point of much of the debate during the significant cost...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009482225
Cover Image
Scarcity and Growth in the New Millennium: Summary
Simpson, R. David; Toman, Michael A.; Ayres, Robert U. - 2004
In their 1963 classic Scarcity and Growth Howard Barnett and Chandler Morse argued that resource scarcity did not threaten economic growth. A second investigation in the late 1970s, Scarcity and Growth Reconsidered, reached largely the same conclusion. The 25 years since that work was published...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445434
Cover Image
Internationalit?t der Unternehmung - Aktueller Forschungsstand, Analyse und Konzeptualisierung
Fischer, Laura Denise - 2006
The research field of (measurement) concepts depicting the degree of multinationality of a firm is vast and complex … multinationality is, however, a precondition for the validity of measurement concepts. Hence, the development of a well … framework as well as recommendations for the construction of measurement concepts of firm multinationality are identified and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481002
Cover Image
Random or fixed testlet effects : a comparison of two multilevel testlet models
Beretvas, Susan Natasha (contributor) - 2010
This simulation study compared the performance of two multilevel measurement testlet (MMMT) models: Beretvas and Walker …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429361
Cover Image
Measuring Unemployment Insurance Generosity
Pallage, Stephane; Scruggs, Lyle; Zimmermann, Christian - 2008
In this paper, we develop a methodology to summarize the various policy parameters of an unemployment insurance scheme into a single generosity parameter. Unemployment insurance policies are multdimensional objects. They are typically defined by waiting periods, eligibility duration, benefit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009430128
Cover Image
Reliability generalization: lapsus linguae
Smith, Julie Marilyn - 2011
This study examines the proposed Reliability Generalization (RG) method for studying reliability. RG employs the application of meta-analytic techniques similar to those used in validity generalization studies to examine reliability coefficients. This study explains why RG does not provide a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009431819