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Redistribution and Fiscal Policy [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2003
Abstract: This paper studies the optimal behavior of a democratic government in its use of fiscal policies to redistribute income. First, I characterize the optimal Ramsey allocation in heterogeneous agents' version of the neoclassical growth model. Second, I show that if I follow the empirical evidence in Storesletten, Telmer, and Yaron (2002) and ...
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Influence of Dystrophin Isoform Deficiency on Motor Development in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective In Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), lack of the shorter dystrophin isoforms Dp140 and Dp71 is associated with increased central nervous system (CNS) involvement. We aimed to investigate how CNS involvement affects motor development in young DMD boys.
Mary Chesshyre, Deborah Ridout, Georgia Stimpson, Laurent Servais, Giovanni Baranello, Adnan Manzur, UK NorthStar Clinical Network, M. Scoto, A. Sarkozy, P. Munot, S. Robb, E. Chan, V. Robinson, W. Girshab, V. Crook, E. Milev, L. Abbott, A. Wolfe, E. O’Reilly, J. Watts‐Whent, N. Burnett, R. Thomas, R. Terespolsky, O. Martinaeu, J. Longatto, V. Straub, C. Bettolo, M. Guglieri, J. Diaz‐Manera, G. Tasca, M. Elseed, R. Muni‐Lofra, M. James, D. Moat, J. Sodhi, K. Wong, E. Robinson, E. Groves, R. Rabb, D. Parasuraman, H. McMurchie, H. Chase, Tracey Willis, C. Rylance, N. Birchall, E. Wright, A. Childs, K. Pysden, C. Martos, D. Roberts, L. Pallant, S. Walker, A. Henderson, R. Madhu, R. Karuvattil, Y. Balla, S. Gregson, S. Clark, E. Wraige, H. Jungbluth, V. Gowda, M. Vanegas, J. Sheehan, A. Schofield, C. Smith, I. Hughes, E. Whitehouse, S. Warner, E. Reading, N. Emery, J. Moustoukas, K. Strachan, M. Ong, M. Atherton, N. Mills, S. Sanchez Marco, A. Saxena, K. Skone, J. TeWaterNaude, H. Davis, C. Wood, A. Majumdar, A. Murugan, I. Guarino, R. Tomlinson, H. Jarvis, L. Wills, C. Frimpong, J. Watson, G. Cobb, G. Robertson, P. Brink, J. Burslem, C. Adams, J. Wong, S. Joseph, I. Horrocks, J. Dunne, M. DiMarco, S. Brown, S. McKenzie, K. Torne, R. Mohamed, V. Velmurugan, M. Prasad, S. Sedehizadeh, A. Schugal, R. Keetley, S. Williamson, K. Payne, E. Dowling, P. Fenty, C. de Goede, A. Parkes, K. Baxter, M. Illingworth, N. Bhangu, S. Geary, J. Palmer, K. Shill, S. Tirupathi, A. Shah, D. O’Donogue, J. McVeigh, J. McFetridge, G. Nicfhirleinn, H. Beattie, T. Leyland, K. Stevenson, N. Hussain, D. Baskaran, Z. Lambat, R. Sullivan, L. Locke, G. Ambegaonkar, D. Krishnakumar, J. Taylor, J. Moores, E. Stephen, J. Tewnion, S. Ramdas, M. Sa, A. Skippen, M. Khries, C. Lilien, H. Ramjattan, F. Taylor, H. English, K. Stewart, F. Flint, E. Bartram, R. Noble, Francesco Muntoni   +152 more
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Trade Credit Insurance and Asymmetric Information Problem

Scientific Annals of Economics and Business, 2017
The presence of different risk factors in international trade gives evidence of the necessity of support in gaps that may affect exporters’ activity. To maximize the trade volumes and in the same time to minimize the exporters’ risks the stakeholders use
Sokolovska Olena
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Active Seizures Predict Worse Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Individuals With Normal Cognition and Dementia

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Cognitive disorders are common in older persons with seizures (PWS). Cognitive disorders are often associated with impaired Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). However, the effects of seizures on IADLs remain unexplored.
Ifrah Zawar, Jaideep Kapur, Meghan M. Mattos, Carol Manning, Syeda Amrah Hashmi, Mark Quigg   +5 more
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Regional financial performance evaluation in the Indonesian fiscal decentralization era

Jurnal Perspektif Pembiayaan dan Pembangunan Daerah, 2018
Under the decentralization policy, regions have the rights and obligations in arranging of themselves. Then many studies showed positive and negative impacts of fiscal decentralization in Indonesia.
Joko Tri Haryanto
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Performance of Composite Endpoints Defining Progression Independent of Relapse Activity in Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The characteristics and utility of composite progression independent of relapse activity (cPIRA; worsening on the Expanded Disability Status Scale [EDSS], or 9‐Hole Peg Test, or Timed 25‐Foot Walk Test) were evaluated as an endpoint in relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) trials using the ENSEMBLE (NCT03085810) and pooled OPERA I/II ...
Ludwig Kappos, Sean Yiu, Jason Reucassel, Jiwon Oh, Cristina Granziera, Joep Killestein, Robert A. Bermel, Claude Berge, Agne Kazlauskaite, Hans‐Martin Schneble, Frank Dahlke, Bruce A. C. Cree   +11 more
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Assessing The Current Indonesia’s Electricity Market Arrangements and The Opportunities to Reform

International Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 2015
Existing subsidy arrangements and institutional settings in the Indonesian electricity sector distort investment decisions and lead to higher cost. Electricity supply is characterized by natural monopoly characteristics, requiring different management by
Dhani Setyawan
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Fiscal policies and growth [PDF]

Research Papers in Economics, 1996
In this work we present an endogenous growth model where the Government finances a pubblic good by imposing two taxes, one on the return of the accumlative factor and the other on the return of the not accumulative factor. In an economy where individuals have different initial factor endowments, we determine the fiscal policy that maximizes the growth ...
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Ageism in Rheumatology: The Health Care Professional's Perspective

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Ageism (age‐based stereotypes, prejudice, or discrimination) is prevalent and linked to prolonged disability and reduced lifespan in older adults. Little is known about ageism within rheumatology. This study explores the health care professional's (HCP) perception of the care of older adults and how ageist attitudes or perspectives may impact
Aaron P. Smith, Pooja M. Achanta, Jiha Lee, Namrata Singh, Una E. Makris   +4 more
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Screening for Social Determinants of Health in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Point‐of‐Care Feasibility Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Social determinants of health (SDoH) can impact outcomes but are not routinely screened for in US outpatient rheumatology clinics. This study determined the feasibility of routine point‐of‐care SDoH screening among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and associated barriers and facilitators at the physician, care team, and ...
S. Sam Lim, Vijay R. Nadipelli, Michelle Bruno, Daphne Lew, Bernard Rubin, Charmayne M. Dunlop‐Thomas, Kelsey Hulcher, Kristi R. Mitchell, Lydia Demetriou, Jeff Berko, Jason Bao, Alfred H. J. Kim   +11 more
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