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Happiness, Dynamics and Adaptation
Piper, Alan T. - 2013
divorce), and others are not adapted to (like unemployment and poverty). An event – no matter when entered into - must have a …
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Subjective Well-Being as Welfare Measure: Concepts and Methodology.
Fischer, Justina AV - 2009
Happiness research is on the rise, but is confounded by competing definitions of subjective well-being based on co-existing concepts, resulting in differing measures and giving rise to different potential policy applications. This paper motivates the societal necessity for using well-being...
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An Impact Evaluation of Digital Cash Transfers Scheme on Income Poverty in Nigeria
Nwaobi, Godwin - 2023
Just as the African economy is confronting its sharpest reversal in a generation; Nigeria is currently faced with perhaps the most challenging economic downturn (amidst fuel subsidy removal) in its history. Thus, social protection programmes in the form of social cash transfers to vulnerable...
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Determinantes del Desempleo en la República Dominicana: Dinámica Temporal y Microsimulaciones
Ramírez, Nerys F. - 2016
The present paper studies the dynamics of unemployment determinants and their influence on aggregate well-being, using … unemployment probability of the economically active people is determined by their particular characteristics (gender, age … population from taking advantage of the expansive movements of the labor market and makes them prone to unemployment in recessive …
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Microeconometric Dynamic Panel Data Methods: Model Specification and Selection Issues
Kiviet, Jan - 2019
A motivated strategy is presented to find step by step an adequate model specification and a matching set of instrumental variables by applying the programming tools provided by the Stata package Xtabond2. The aim is to implement generalized method of moment techniques such that useful and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015263693
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Microeconometric Dynamic Panel Data Methods: Model Specification and Selection Issues
Kiviet, Jan - 2019
A motivated strategy is presented to find step by step an adequate model specification and a matching set of instrumental variables by applying the programming tools provided by the Stata package Xtabond2. The aim is to implement generalized method of moment techniques such that useful and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015264682
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Assessing the Sustainability of Reintegration Programs for Repatriated Overseas Filipino Workers: A Case Study of Zamboanga City, Philippines
Budlong, Deodavid; Moreno, Frede - 2024
This study assesses the sustainability of reintegration programs for repatriated Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Zamboanga City, focusing on the effectiveness of current initiatives and identifying key areas for improvement. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the research combines...
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Die Arbeitslosenversicherung in Deutschland – Beitrag zur Bekämpfung oder Ursache von Arbeitslosigkeit
Breiding, Torsten - 2006
Abstract German (English abstract is added below) Arbeitslosigkeit gilt als eines der schwerwiegendsten … Arbeitslosigkeit, für die anhaltende Beschäftigungskrise vor? Und in welchem Umfang hat das deutsche Sozial- und Wohlfahrtssystem zu … der Probleme auf dem Arbeitsmarkt zu sein. Um Deutschland wettbewerbsfähig zu halten, versuchen die politischen …
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Women's Access to Post-Secondary Education and Structural Inequalities
Alnaa, Samuel Erasmus; Matey, Juabin - 2023
UN Sustainable Development Goal No.5 urges the attainment of gender equality and women empowerment by 2030. This has intensified the fight for gender parity and female empowerment in Africa with some successes. Despite this, changes in Ghana's educational system have not dispelled the widespread...
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An Investigation into Happiness, Dynamics and Adaptation
Piper, Alan T. - 2014
This investigation discusses and employs dynamic panel analysis to provide new insights into the concept of happiness, and particularly its dynamics. Arguments are advanced for its use both in terms of the advantages such analysis offers, and also because it takes into account dynamics omitted...
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