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This paper deals with the influence of money on the quality of life, in the light of the major importance it has on all … quality of life. The relation between money and quality of life, therefore, can be viewed not only theoretically, but also at … causes people financial worries, whether they have it or whether they do not and so can significantly influence their quality …
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by reviewing methods used in the demographic literature. We classify these methods according to important criteria, such … literature for each of the methods and discuss the assumptions and the advantages and disadvantages of the methods for the … identification of causal effects in demographic morbidity and mortality research. The differentiation between methods that control …
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past 60 years, there have been many important developments in the RTA literature, both in terms of better methods to … quantify their effects, and also in terms of more and higher quality data. The objective of this paper is to trace the … evolution of the methods and data developments in the RTA literature, from Tinbergen's very first exploration until today, and …
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experimental methods borrowed from other disciplines. We anticipate that the field's response to developments in eye …
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Belief elicitation in economics experiments usually relies on paying subjects according to the accuracy of stated beliefs in addition to payments for other decisions. Such incentives, however, allow risk-averse subjects to hedge with their stated beliefs against adverse outcomes of other...
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Long term panel data enable researchers to construct Life Satisfaction (LS) trajectories for individuals over time. In this paper we analyse the trajectories of respondents in the German Socio-Economic Panel who recorded their LS for 20 consecutive years in 1991 - 2010. Previous research has...
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Most studies find little to no effect of classroom computers on student achievement. We suggest that this null effect may combine positive effects of computer uses without equivalently effective alternative traditional teaching practices and negative effects of uses that substitute more...
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This resource contains the materials and structure suggested to run a mini course of approximately 14 hours on spatial data, analysis and regression. The course is structured along four lectures and four labs that require the use of computers.
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-governmental experts. The applied methods are composed of qualitative and quantitative empirical studies. …
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