I examine the question whether social insurance is an appropriate means of redistribution in the presence of an …

and redistribution components. The analysis is based on the case study of Thailand. The simulation results calibrated with …

Value-based management systems focus on wealth and the wealth creation process and promote the generation of value for … desired course of action to improve the wealth generating ability of the firm by managing these value drivers more effectively. …

This paper investigates the effects of wealth on consumer spending in the United States. A traditional life-cycle model … is estimated first. Although it does find a statistically significant wealth effect, its findings are unusable due to the … offered. First, wealth is divided into stock market and non-stock market components, second into liquid and illiquid …

Despite of the particular importance of wealth as a measure of economic well-being and the various functions of wealth …, its distribution on the individual level as well as the reasons for inequality in wealth holdings in Germany have not been … fully explored. Marital splits constitute a potential shock in relation to wealth: divorce is likely to reduce wealth …

homestead wealth on use of nets purchased from the retail sector is well documented, however, the competing influence of mother … were collected at homestead, mother and child (aged < 5 years) levels. An assets-based wealth index was developed using … before the interview; 58% (327) of the nets used were purchased from the retail sector. Homestead wealth (adjusted OR = 10 …

wealth remains unexplored. This dissertation makes use of the 2008 Gallup World Poll and a novel wealth database compiled by … the World Bank to evaluate the effect of wealth, produced capital, and natural resources on life satisfaction. The …, pastureland and forestry. Subsoil asset wealth has no significant effect on life satisfaction.Blood feuds represent a significant …