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The Fertility Transition: Economic Explanations

Schultz, T. Paul - 2001

Economic explanations for the fertility transition focus on the role of returns to schooling, especially for women … for additional births Declines in fertility have proceeded unevenly, first across the high income countries, and more … recently across the low income countries. The cross sectional differentials in fertility are also frequently analyzed in …

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Modernization and the fertility transition, Egypt, 1975

Issa, Mahmoud S. Abdou - 1980

This study investigates regional marital fertility differentials in Egypt and their relationship to the level of … Blake, 1965) underlying these regional levels and patterns of marital fertility are determined and their relation to the … birth rate in Egypt, the long term fertility and mortality levels are discussed. The prospects of a fertility transition in …

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Efficient Public-Private Capital Structures

Moszoro, Marian - 2014

This paper presents a rationale for hybrid public-private capital structures in public utilities. The public sector can borrow money cheaper, while private investors can spawn life-cycle cost savings. When investment vehicles enable the internalization of the financial advantage of the public...

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Trends and Features of Research on Foreign Aid: A Literature Review

Pedrosa-Garcia, Jose Antonio - 2017

This paper reviews the economics literature on foreign aid. Aid supporters tend to emphasize results, while its detractors tend to highlight the incentives it provides (although they may still acknowledge some of aid’s positive results, particularly on public health). Like the modes to deliver...

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Der Wohlfahrtstaat als Grundbestandteil des modernen demokratischen Staatsgefüges

Mavrozacharakis, Emmanouil; Tzagkarakis, Stylianos Ioannis - 2018

Defining the welfare state is not a simpleminded task. Actually, there are numerous definitions which try to reflect at least some of the basic characteristics of the welfare state or its objectives and its functions. For some, there is primarily an institutional parameter, for others there are...

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The crisis of the social democratic movement

Mavrozacharakis, Emmanouil - 2022

The financial collapse of 2007, the accompanying refugee crisis, the health crisis, and the coronavirus pandemic have all played their part in the current gloomy political climate. The left lacks a clear message or strategy to improve the lives of ordinary people. The emphasis on austerity and...

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Micro-Economical Aspects of Public Projects: Impact Factors for Project Efficiency and Sustainability

Pulmanis, Emils - 2015

from infrastructure but still there is need for improvements as the only clear defined methodology is for transport sectors …

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Practical Solutions to Ensure the Schedule Management of Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Project in Vietnam: Survey of Expert's Opinions

Quang Tran, Phu; Thi Quynh Tran, Nhu; Nguyen, Phong Thanh - 2020

The development of the construction industry is considered to be a significant factor contributing to the economic growth of states and countries. However, many studies have shown that the quality of time and schedule management on civil and construction projects has generally been poor. Thus,...

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Infrastructure and Regional Development: Interlinkages in India

Majumder, Rajarshi - 2005

Imbalances in regional infrastructural availability have been a major reason behind lopsided development in India. This paper examines the veracity of this argument in light of empirical results at the district level using a multidimensional approach with sub-sectoral, sectoral and composite...

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A multilevel analysis on the economic impact of public infrastructure and corruption on Italian regions

Torrisi, Gianpiero - 2009

of public infrastructure across Italian regions basing the analysis also on institutional and political ground. The issue … is here addressed linking the analysis of the impact of infrastructure on GDP with the issue of corruption by means of a … difference between a measure of the physical quantities of public infrastructure and the cumulative price government pays for …

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