PLoS ONEAcross many studies subjective well-being has followed a U-shape in age, declining until people reach middle-age, only to rebound subsequently. Ill-being has followed a mirror-imaged hump-shape.
David G Blanchflower +2 more
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Hedge fund behavior: An ex-post analysis [PDF]
This paper aims to analyze hedge fund index behavior over the 9-year period ranging from January 1994 to December 2002 with help of various statistical measures.
Huyen Nguyen-Thi-Thanh
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Public Attitudes Towards Surveillance and Privacy in Croatia [PDF]
This paper investigates public attitudes towards surveillance and privacy in Croatia. It segments the respondents based on their views on surveillance and privacy, and examines differences between them with regard to their demographic characteristics ...
Edo Rajh, Ivan-Damir Anic, Jelena Budak
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Supporting Household Consumption in the Time of Economic Crisis: Evidence from Food Security Program in Indonesia [PDF]
This study evaluates the impact of food security program – an almost universal program of Indonesian Social Safety Net Program in the time of economic crisis.
Pangaribowo, Evita Hanie
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USE OF SURVEY DESIGN FOR THE EVALUATION OF SOCIAL PROGRAMS: THE PNAD AND PETI [PDF]
The structure of some household surveys allows the evaluation of social programs which are implemented gradually by municipality and whose objectives are measurable by survey variables.
Donald M. Pianto, Sergei Soares
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Do Food Prices Affect Food Security? Evidence from the CPS 2002-2006 [PDF]
In this paper, we estimate the effect of food prices on food insecurity for SNAP recipients using data from the Current Population Survey and the recently published Quarterly Food At Home Price Database.
Coleman-Jensen, Alisha +1 more
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Does the Impact of Oportunidades Program Increases in Highly Competitive Regions?
Ensayos Revista de Economía, 2011 Evidence on Oportunidades, a successful anti-poverty program in Mexico, has suggested that changes to the current grant structure may induce considerable improvements to its effectiveness.
Marcos E. Domínguez Viera
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Conditional cash transfers, schoolingand child labor: micro-simulating bolsa escola [PDF]
Cash transfers targeted to poor people, but conditional on some behavior on their part, such as school attendance or regular visits to health care facilities, are being adopted in a growing number of developing countries.
Francisco H. G. Ferreira +2 more
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CLIMATE FORECASTING AND EMERGENCY POLICIES EVIDENCE OF OPPORTUNITIES FROM CEARÁ, BRAZIL [PDF]
We take small steps towards the approximation between economic analysis and the science of climate forecasting in the formulation of policies to alleviate the impact of climatic shocks.
Ariaster Baumgratz Chimeli +1 more
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The Effect on Program Participation of Replacing Current Low-Income Housing Programs with an Entitlement Housing Voucher Program [PDF]
This paper estimates the effect on participation rates of families of various types of replacing HUD’s largest low-income housing programs with alternative tenure-neutral entitlement housing voucher programs that differ in their taxpayer cost and the ...
Edgar O. Olsen, Jeffrey M. Tebbs
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