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Beauty, Polygyny, and Fertility: Theory and Evidence
Cahu, Paul; Fall, Falilou; Pongou, Roland - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
how polygyny affects individual and aggregate fertility. We find that an attractive woman is more likely to find a high … is not too strong. However, the societal practice of polygyny increases aggregate fertility through two distinct channels …: (1) by increasing the number of marriages; and (2) by triggering fertility contagion: a woman, whether involved in a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109266
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Three essays on the economic and cultural integration of migrants in Switzerland: putting into perspective the influence of economic discrimination and of host society culture
Kohler, Pierre - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This thesis consists of three essays on the economic and cultural integration of migrants in Switzerland, reverse causation between these two dimensions of the integration process, and the role of host society culture. Whereas each dimension is usually examined separately, this study proposes a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111800
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Black and White Fertility, Differential Baby Booms: The Value of Civil Rights
Tamura, Robert; Simon, Curtis; Murphy, Kevin M. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper presents new estimates of the benets of equal education opportunity for blacks over the period 1820-2000. For the better part of US history, blacks have enjoyed less access to schooling for their children than whites. This paper attempts to quantify the value of this discrimination....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108263
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Some socio-economic determinants of fertility in Pakistan: an empirical analysis
Chani, Muhammad Irfan; Shahid, Muhammad; Hassan, Mahboob Ul - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
, urbanization and female labour force participation play in determining fertility of women in Pakistan. ARDL bound testing approach … to 2009. Empirical results show that there exists a long run as well as short run relationship between fertility and … relationship between all three determinants with fertility. Female education and urbanization of the society play significant role …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111515
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African Development,Partnership and Rationality Challenge:An Exposition
NWAOBI, GODWIN - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Since 1950s, most African nations have gained independence from their colonial powers. Fortunately, independence has brought many changes to these nations and these include multi-party democratic government and western education systems. Unfortunately, the Africa’s economy is the least...
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Research and Science Today No. 1(5)/2013
ADAM, Elena; TRIȘCAȘ, Floarea Elena; NICOARĂ, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Research and Science Today Journal is a publication founded in 2011 and it is dedicated to the students of all levels (license, master and doctoral) of faculties in the country and abroad. We want to offer the participants the opportunity to present their scientific works in the following areas:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260601
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Measuring social capital with a myograph
Roberto, Censolo; Laila, Craighero; Luciano, Fadiga; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
We study the behavior of 12 pairs of undergraduate students while they were involved in a simple coordination game requiring motor interaction. Three experimental conditions were defined according to whether a monetary prize was given to both or only one subject, if the couple was in...
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Formal volunteering and self-perceived health. Causal evidence from the UK-SILC
Fiorillo, Damiano; Nappo, Nunzia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
The paper assesses the causal relationship between formal volunteering and individual health. The econometric analysis employs data provided by the Income and Living Conditions Survey for the United Kingdom carried out by the European Union’s Statistics (UK-SILC) in 2006. Based on 2SLS,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011166893
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Ethno-Confessional Realities in the Romanian Area: Historical Perspectives (XVIII-XX centuries)
Brie, Mircea; Şipoş, Sorin; Horga, Ioan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Ethno-Confessional Realities in the Romanian Area: Historical Perspectives (XVII-XX Centuries) This present collective volume, coordinated by Mircea Brie, Sorin Şipoş and Ioan Horga, contains the papers of the international conference Ethnicity, Confession and Intercultural Dialogue at the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258941
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From the Persecuting to the Protective State? Jewish Expulsions and Weather Shocks from 1100 to 1800
Anderson, R. Warren; Johnson, Noel D; Koyama, Mark - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
What factors caused the persecution of minorities in medieval and early modern Europe? We build a model that predicts that minority communities were more likely to be expropriated in the wake of negative income shocks. We then use panel data consisting of 785 city-level expulsions of Jews from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011112726