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The Use of Quantile Methods in Economic History [PDF]
Quantile regression and quantile treatment effect methods are powerful econometric tools for considering economic impacts of events or variables of interest beyond the mean. The use of quantile methods allows for an examination of impacts of some independent variable over the entire distribution of continuous dependent variables.
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Does national sporting performance affect stock market returns in South Africa?
This study explores whether South African national sporting performance can influence investors in such a way that it has the ability to impact on market returns.
Ferdi Botha, Carl de Beer
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Natural Resource Potential as a Factor in the Formation of the Region’s Natural-Economic System [PDF]
The need to deepen theoretical research on the reproduction of regional natural-economic systems, the mechanism of their economic transformation and the development of methodological foundations for further improving the development of the region is one ...
Amirova Naylya+2 more
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Idaho Blacks: Quiet Economic Triumph of Enduring Champions [PDF]
As the United States is witnessing elevated racial differences pertaining to economic disparities, we have found a unique example contrary to the traditional narrative. Idaho is the only US state where Blacks earn more than Whites and all other races. In this paper, we examine how Idaho Blacks might have achieved economic success and, more importantly,
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Amartya Kumar Sen’s ethical interpretation of poverty
On the threshold of the 21st century, the problem of poverty remains unresolved. Many still suffer from hunger, and many more have no access to running water, or education.
Damian Szymczak
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Reinforcement Learning for Economic Policy: A New Frontier? [PDF]
Agent-based computational economics is a field with a rich academic history, yet one which has struggled to enter mainstream policy design toolboxes, plagued by the challenges associated with representing a complex and dynamic reality. The field of Reinforcement Learning (RL), too, has a rich history, and has recently been at the centre of several ...
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The Experiment in the History of Economics [PDF]
List of Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Experimental Economic Games 2. The Allais Paradox and its Immediate Consequences For Expected Utility Theory 3. Experimentation, General Equilibrium and Games 4. Thought - and Performed Experiments in Hayek and Morgenstern 5. Social Comptabilism and Pure Credit Systems 6.
Fontaine, Philippe, Leonard, Robert
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The Twentieth-Century Urals Economy in Historical Perspective [PDF]
The article discusses major works on economic history published by Urals scholars over the past few decades and outlines the main stages of their research development.
Guanshan, Ch.+2 more
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Determinants of fuel prices: dominant firms, local monopolies and ‘captive’ demand
This paper analyses the effect on retail fuel prices of factors such as belonging to dominant firms, the position of a local monopoly or oligopoly, and service station location. We study the effect of belonging to the dominant firms in the market, Repsol
Luis Ángel Hierro-Recio+3 more
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As a conceptual framework, UNRRA referred to one of the four freedoms (freedom from want) mentioned by Franklin D. Roosevelt in a speech given in Congress on January 6, 1946.
Kamil Kowalski
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