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Implementing Intergenerational Equity in Goa

Basu, Rahul - 2014

Hartwick’s rule says that as mineral resources are extracted from the ground, investments in productive assets need to be made to leave future generations with as much assets as the present generation. This article examines whether mining in Goa meets Hartwick’s rule, and ﬁnds that the...

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Partnerships for Women's Health - Striving for Best Practice within the UN Global Compact / United Nations University Research Brief 1/2009 (www.unu.edu)

Timmermann, Martina; Kruesmann, Monika - 2009

Every minute, at least one woman dies from pregnancy and childbirth complications; a further 20 suffer injury, infection or disease. Despite medical advances, and years of policy declarations, this tragic situation remains particularly severe in developing countries, violating a fundamental...

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Articulation of Plural Values in Deliberative Monetary Valuation: Beyond Preference Economisation and Moralisation

Lo, Alex Y.; Spash, Clive L. - 2011

The use of deliberative methods to assess environmental values in monetary terms has been motivated by the potential for small group discussion to help with preference formation and the inclusion of non-economic values. In this review, two broad approaches are identified: preference...

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A Characterization of the Top Trading Cycles Mechanism for the School Choice Problem

Dur, Umut - 2012

Abstract This paper characterizes the top trading cycles mechanism for the school choice problem. Schools may have multiple available seats to be assigned to students. For each school a strict priority ordering of students is determined by the school district. Each student has strict preference...

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Reforma da Administração Pública: Antes e Depois da Democracia

Martins, J. Albuquerque - 2008

by influence or “imposition” of non-public big organizations, nowadays, we said “objectives”, corporate, agency theory …

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An algorithm for the proportional division of indivisible items

Brams, Steven J.; Kilgour, D. Marc; Klamler, Christian - 2014

An allocation of indivisible items among n ≥ 2 players is proportional if and only if each player receives a proportional subset—one that it thinks is worth at least 1/n of the total value of all the items. We show that a proportional allocation exists if and only if there is an allocation...

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The Single Mindedness Theory of Labor Unions

canegrati, emanuele - 2006

. Furthermore, I exploit the Single Mindedness theory, which considers the existence of a density function which endogenously …

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New Economics

Obregon, Carlos - 2020

economic theory. The main problem of traditional economy is that it has not taken seriously the need to explore the … themselves, have perniciously enter into microeconomics, macroeconomics and economic growth theory. And as a consequence we do … economic theory. The main purpose of this manuscript is to delineate the route towards the consolidation of such a new theory. …

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Put your money where your mouth is

Malki, Elli - 2008

This article presents a method for nonprofits to calculate a budgetary allocation which is consistent with their strategic goals. The method is based on the application of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to budgetary allocation. A proposed index, which is based on a comparison between the...

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The Effect of Medical Marijuana Legalization on Pharmaceutical Payments to Physicians

Lebesmuehlbacher, Thomas; Smith, Rhet A. - 2020

Although cannabis is federally prohibited, a majority of U.S. states have implemented medical cannabis laws (MCLs). As more individuals consider the drug for medical treatment, they potentially substitute away from prescription drugs. Therefore, an MCL signals competitor entry. This paper...

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