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Fairly satisfied : economic equality, wealth and satisfaction

O'Connell, Michael F. - 2004

Research appears to demonstrate that economic variables are only marginally predictive of levels of social satisfaction …. It was hypothesised that a greater association might be found between satisfaction and equality of income distribution … rather than between satisfaction and size of income. The interrelationship between wealth (GDPpc), equality of income and …

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On the Use of Subjective Well-Being Data for Environmental Valuation

Moro, Mirko; Ferreira, Susana - 2009

This paper explores the potential of using subjective well-being (SWB) data to valueenvironmental attributes. A theoretical framework compares this method, also known as the lifesatisfaction approach, with the standard hedonic pricing approach, identifying their similarities and differences. As...

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Kombilohn oder Mindestlohn? : eine Untersuchung anhand eines Arbeitsmarktmodells mit monopsonistischer Konkurrenz

Bleibtreu, Christopher - 2008

Die Arbeit untersucht und vergleicht die Wirkung von Mindest- und Kombilöhnen (Lohnkostenzuschüsse und Transferzahlungen an Arbeitnehmer) in einem Arbeitsmarktmodell mit monopsonistischer Konkurrenz und freiem Marktzutritt für Firmen. Es wird die Wirkung beider Instrumente auf die Nutzen der...

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Can subsidized employment tackle long-term unemployment? Experimental evidence from North Macedonia

Armand, Alex; Carneiro, Pedro; Tagliati, Federico; Xia, … - 2020

Este documento estudia el impacto de un experimento en Macedonia del Norte en el cual individuos en paro de larga duración que participan en un programa de empleo subvencionado son seleccionados de manera aleatoria para participar en una entrevista de trabajo. Los empleadores que contratan a un...

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The economics of urban water policy : infrastructure, scarcity, and conservation

Hansen, Jason - 2009

This research focuses on urban water policy. The three papers extend the literature through economic application, taking theory in a direction that informs water resource managers on optimal decision-making or a better approach to management. Three primary results are: first, that the optimal...

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Government policy, HEI's and entrepreneurship in industry development : an example from Queensland, Australia

Senyard, Julienne M.; Pickernell, David; Keast, Robyn L.; … - 2008

Universities are increasingly being encouraged to take a leading role in entrepreneurial creation, whilst the entrepreneurship literature recognises the importance of economic development policy. Recent research has focused on evaluating roles and interactions of government policy, Higher...

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The British North Sea: The Importance Of And Factors Affecting Tax Revenue From Oil Production

Hill, Mark T 1974- - 2003

The oil industry is the richest and most influential industry in the world. The industry has moved the fates of nations. Oil is required to fight wars and exert power, and the restriction of this energy source is paramount to the restriction of movement, control, and in the end, power....

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Trade Union bargaining horizons in comparative perspective: the effects of encompassing organization, unemployment and the monetary regime on wage-pushfulness

Kittel, B.E.A. - 2000

Before wage-pushfulness can be empirically related to the organizational structure of trade unions, the framework conditions that determine their perceived set of options must be adequately conceptualized. Although rising union density tends to increase wage pressure, the greater...

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Executive order No. 2003-21: Arizona Fire Service Mutual Aid Plan

Napolitano, Janet - 2003

[T]he Arizona Fire Chiefs Association (AFCA), Arizona State Land Department, Arizona Division of Emergency Management, and county emergency management agencies have developed the Arizona Fire Service Mutual Aid Plan to facilitate the sharing of statewide fire service resources; and [provide] for...

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Do Commodity Prices and Food Production Affect the Volume of United States Foreign Food Aid?

Wiltsee, Jim - 2009

The main focus of this paper is to analyze whether a country-specific commodity price index and a food production index have strong explanatory power on determining the volume of United States foreign food aid flows to low-income countries. The study uses panel data for seventy-six countries...

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