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The Smithsonian Institution an Institute of Research [PDF]
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David M. Mottier
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Institutional Change and Institutional Persistence [PDF]
Abstract In this essay, we provide a simple conceptual framework to elucidate the forces that lead to institutional persistence and change. Our framework is based on a dynamic game between different groups, who care both about current policies and institutions and future policies, which are themselves determined by current institutional choices ...
Konstantin Sonin+2 more
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Institutions, Power, and Institutional Balance [PDF]
Abstract Institutional balance, as opposed to strict separation of powers, characterized the disposition of legislative and executive power in the EEC from the outset. The chapter is divided into four temporal periods. The initial period runs between the Rome Treaty and the Single European Act 1986 (SEA).
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Institutions and social entrepreneurship: The role of institutional voids, institutional support, and institutional configurations [PDF]
We develop the institutional configuration perspective to understand which national contexts facilitate social entrepreneurship (SE). We confirm joint effects on SE of formal regulatory (government activism), informal cognitive (postmaterialist cultural values), and informal normative (socially supportive cultural norms, or weak-tie social capital ...
Stephan, Ute+2 more
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A radiometric assay system has been used to study oxidation patterns of (U-14C) L-amino acids by drug-susceptible and drug-resistant mycobacteria. Drug-susceptible M.
Edwaldo E. Camargo+4 more
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Inequality and Institutions [PDF]
This paper presents theory and evidence on the relationship between inequality and institutional quality. We propose a model in which the two dynamically reinforce each other and set out to test this relationship with a broad array of institutional measures.
Alberto Chong, Mark Gradstein
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Use of Internet of Things in the context of execution of smart city applications: a review
The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly becoming one of the most talked-about and essential components of any digitization process. The IoT is comprised of several key necessary components, the most important of which are sensors, communication (the ...
Hari Mohan Rai+4 more
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Background Syphilis and gonorrhea reached an all-time high in 2018. The resurgence of syphilis and gonorrhea requires innovative methods of sexual contact tracing that encourage disclosure of same-sex sexual contacts that might otherwise be suppressed ...
Janet E. Rosenbaum+6 more
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