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Inequity Aversion, Welfare Measurement and the Gini Index [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2018 zbMATH Open Web Interface contents unavailable due to conflicting licenses.
Ulrich Schmidt, Philipp C. Wichardt
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra +3 more
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RELIABLE INFERENCE FOR THE GINI INDEX [PDF]
Although attention has been given to obtaining reliable standard errors for the plugin estimator of the Gini index, all standard errors suggested until now are either complicated or quite unreliable. An approximation is derived for the estimator by which
Russell Davidson
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract The promises and perils about scientific team diversity are still debated in the scholarly literature, partly because the importance of underrepresented groups is not fully recognized or valued. In this paper, we summarize two perspectives on team diversity in science: horizontal differences and vertical disparity. Horizontal differences refer
Huimin Xu +8 more
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Autism Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Variants in the CNTNAP2 gene, encoding the cell adhesion molecule CASPR2, have been identified as genetic risk factors for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, the mechanisms through which CNTNAP2 dysfunction alters circuit function remain unknown.
Krisztina Sáfár +10 more
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The link between social inequalities, health’ system characteristics and R&D expenditure- worldwide evidence [PDF]
Revista Română de Statistică, 2017 The aim of this paper is to analyze the link between social inequality, measured by GINI index, health systems characteristics and R&D expenditure and to provide worldwide evidence. An undeveloped health system can have a negative impact on health status,
Celia Dana BESCIU, Armenia ANDRONICEANU
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Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the determinants of firms' propensity to adopt green buildings in the Euro Stoxx 300 and the S&P 500 indices, during 2012–2023. Using random forest binary classifiers, we assess the relative importance of financial, sectoral, geographic, and climate governance predictors and uncover nonlinear relationships often overlooked ...
María del Carmen Valls Martínez +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Islamic and capitalist economies have several differences, the most fundamental being that the Islamic economy is characterized by the prohibition of interest (riba) and speculation (gharar) and the enforcement of Shariah-compliant profit-loss sharing ...
Takeshi Kato
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT SMEs in developing economies operate under persistently volatile environments where economic instability, regulatory uncertainte and technological disruptions threaten their survival. Here, sustainability shifts from long‐term environmental or socioeconomic performance to strategic resilience.
Edet Okon +2 more
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