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Wachsende Ungleichheit lässt Ökonomen kalt
For some time now, growing inequality has been the cardinal problem of our society, if not of all humanity. While on a global scale this results in...
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Get Started with Macro Modeling
In this chapter, we demonstrate a way to get started with system dynamics modeling of a national economy, using a modular software framework called...
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Using Factor Analysis to Evaluate the Classification Reform Result of State-Owned Geological Exploration Units
When Chinese state-owned geological exploration units are undergoing classification reform, the key to success is to identify the right direction of...
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Fascistville: Mussolini’s new towns and the persistence of neo-fascism
This paper explores the link between infrastructures built by autocratic regimes and political values in the wake of the transition to democracy and...
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Information aggregation in large collective purchases
Society uses the following mechanism to decide on the supply of an experience good. Each agent can choose whether or not to contribute to the good....
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The European coal curse
In this paper we examine the impact of natural resource wealth by focusing on historical coal-mining across European regions. As an exogenous source...
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Pensions and Pension Schemes
This chapter presents the main concepts and themes in the economics of pensions, including types of pensions and characteristics of alternative...
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Growing collectivism: irrigation, group conformity and technological divergence
This paper examines whether collaboration within groups in pre-industrial agriculture favored the emergence of collectivist rather than individualist...
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Migration Responses to a Loss in Regional Amenities: An Analysis with a Multiregional CGE Model
Amenities, both natural and urban, have long been considered to be a major factor in the choice of regional location by households. In this chapter,...
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Consumers’ Perception of Environmental and Health Benefits, and Consumption of Organic Vegetables in Bangkok
Factors influencing consumers’ perception of environmental effects of organic agriculture, and health benefits and consumption of organic vegetables...
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Empirische Analyse von Beteiligungsstrukturen
Im Rahmen der empirischen Analyse wird auf geeignete strukturprüfende Verfahren zurückgegriffen, die in Abhängigkeit von der Beschaffenheit der Daten...
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Lineare Optimierung mit Excel
Lineare Optimierungsprobleme können mit Microsoft Excel unter Verwendung von separaten Zusatzprogrammen (sogenannten Add-Ins) gelöst werden. Im...
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China’s Foreign Policy and Ideational Narratives: Key Trends and Major Challenges
When ** was designated as the head of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 2012, many analysts and observers argued that China’s foreign...
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From Soviets to oligarchs: inequality and property in Russia 1905-2016
This paper combines national accounts, survey, wealth and fiscal data (including recently released tax data on high-income taxpayers) in order to...
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Revisiting Domestic and Global Macroeconomic Policy in the Aftermath of the Global Crisis
As the recent global crisis (GFC) unfolded, a consensus was forged among a group of developed countries and EMEs, under the aegis of the G20, to...
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The Group of Seven and Group of Twenty
Multilateral agreements do not meet the needs of all nations with different stages of development and resources, culminating in colliding interests....
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US Biofuel Policies and Markets
The United States has established various policies to support a transition to biofuels from fossil fuels as part of its strategy to achieve energy...
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Influence of Inefficiency in Government Expenditure on the Multiplier of Public Investment
The multiplier of public investment has been expected to far exceed 1, owing to the indirect influence of public spending. However, it has been...
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The Effects of Commodity Price Shocks on Fiscal Aggregates in Latin America
This paper analyzes the effects of commodity price shocks on fiscal revenues and expenditures in Latin American countries quarterly from 1995 to...
