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Wages, productivity, and work intensity in the Great Depression [PDF]
, 2008 We show that U.S. manufacturing wages during the Great Depression were importantlydetermined by forces on firms' intensive margins. Short-run changes in work intensity and the longer-term goal of restoring full potential productivity combined to ...
Darby, J., Hart, R.A.
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Revisiting the Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Crime: A Global Analysis
International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Drawing upon extensive literature on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) spillovers, we hypothesize that FDI inflow represents a double‐edged sword with respect to crime in host countries. On one hand, FDI can contribute to economic growth and social well‐being by infusing capital and knowledge into the host countries, thereby potentially ...
Yuan Chen +3 more
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Effects of Depressive Disorder on Consumption of Tobacco in Brazil
Revista Facultad de Ciencias EconómicasTobacco use has detrimental effects on health, well-being, and productivity, making it a topic of interest across multiple scientific disciplines, including Economics. Economic research examines both the social and financial costs of tobacco consumption,
Laís de Sousa Abreu Soares +1 more
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Changing Attitudes towards Minimum Wage Debate: How is The Neoclassical Economic Theory holding in the face of a New Era of Minimum Wage Studies? [PDF]
This paper compares the traditional neoclassical economic perspective with the recent empirical findings regarding minimum wage effect on employment. The comparison is done by reviewing and analyzing relevant literature and data that have recorded, over ...
Krasniqi, Mikra
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How Unique Was The Chicago Tradition? - Introduction [PDF]
, 2003 The first part of this chapter describes and elaborates upon the contributions made to this expanding literature by Tom Cate, J. Ronnie Davis, David Laidler, Joseph Aschheim and George Tavlas regarding the claim that inter-war Chicago exhibited unique ...
Leeson, Robert
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JCPP Advances, EarlyView.Using causal machine learning, we estimated the causal effect of meeting government guidelines on physical activity on psychological distress in young people. Whilst observing no overall impact, we did identify some groups who benefit relatively more from meeting the physical activity guidelines, including males.
Lewis W. Paton +6 more
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International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2014 Background: The current study examined race and ethnic differences in the separate and combined (additive) effects of anxiety, depression and problem drinking on the baseline and trajectory of subjective health among adult men in the United States ...
Shervin Assari
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JCPP Advances, EarlyView.Abstract Background Children in foster care are at increased risk of experiencing cognitive, emotional and behavioural difficulties. There is a window of opportunity for early intervention associated with developmental sensitivity in the early years. Foster carers and the systems supporting them play a central role in intervention and support for the ...
Camilla Biggs +6 more
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, 2008 Debt problems in the UK have recently become much more severe, especially for the lowest income groups, and we examine here their impact on health, using data from the national Families´ and Children´s Survey (FACS).
Lenton, P., Mosley, P.
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Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Soil disturbance resulting from forest harvesting activities can have significant and lasting environmental consequences, particularly in sensitive ecosystems such as Mediterranean forests. Skid trails, the routes used by machinery to extract timber, are among the most critical areas of impact, and their detection is critical for assessing ...
Francesco Latterini +9 more
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