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An Economic Analysis of Slavery

The Journal of Law and Economics, 1977
THIS paper seeks to explain certain observations pertaining to slavery. Several of the implications will be tested against data provided in Fogel and Engerman's recent work on the subject,' in conjunction with a scattering of information from numerous other sources.
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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FOR HEALTH PROJECTS [PDF]

The World Bank Research Observer, 1997
This paper applies to the health sector a method of project analysis advocated recently by Devarajan, Squire, and Suthiwart-Narueput. A health project evaluation should establish a firm justification for public involvement; establish the counter factual, what will happen with and without the project; and determine the fiscal effect of the project and ...
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Sensitivity analysis in economics

Computers & Operations Research, 1984
The paper studies the local dependence on a parameter of a unique solution to a general inequality-equality constrained nonlinear programming problem. A theorem due to \textit{A. V. Fiacco} [Math. Program. 10, 287-311 (1976; Zbl 0357.90064)] is extended to deal with the case where the objective and constraint functions are definded only over the ...
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Economic analysis of dyspepsia

European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 1997
A variety of organic and non-organic diseases can present with symptoms of dyspepsia or upper abdominal pain, and a large diagnostic and therapeutic armamentarium is available to manage symptoms of dyspepsia. How extensively should a diagnostic search be conducted; and where does the best path run through the maze of potential combinations of tests and
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Economic analysis

2021
The textbook reveals the theoretical foundations of economic analysis, modern methods and techniques of financial and managerial analysis of the activities of economic entities. The development of materials by students is necessary in their further practical activities, will contribute to improving the quality of analytical work in organizations of ...
Natal'ya Prodanova, Nataliya Plaskova
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An Economic Analysis of Economic Inequality

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 1976
"Inequality is what economics should be all about," argued the late R.H. Tawney. It isn't, because concern with the patterns of distribution of wealth and income is shared with production, upon which consumption is contingent. Concentration of wealth and unequal levels of income largely reflect the patterns of returns to labor and investment in a ...
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Economic Principles and Economic Analysis

The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 1958
THE THIRD EDITION of Professor Brown's book' is essentially the same as the first edition. Since that edition was reviewed in this Journal2 with emphasis on economic ideas presented, the present review will consider the usefulness of the book as an elementary college text.
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Economic Analysis and Economic Policy

1974
In Chapters 1–21 of this book we have tried to do two things. The first is to show how economists seek to develop — and test — theories which explain the way the economic system operates. The second is to set out those parts of macro-economic theory which, as the result of the work of many economists, now command a broad measure of general support.
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Quantitative analysis, economics

Quantitative analysis in economics is the analysis of a system or process of interest using a mathematical system that represents that system or process in a meaningful way. To be meaningful, a mathematical representation must meet a number of criteria. A distinction is made between two types of criteria. One type of criteria are axioms, which leads to
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Privatization: An Economic Analysis.

Economica, 1988
Terry L. Anderson, John Vickers, George Yarrow   +2 more
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