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The Economic Problem of Happiness. Keynes on Happiness and Economics [PDF]

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In their latest book (2008), Bruno Frey and the members of the research group he chairs at the University of Zurich announce that happiness research is leading a revolution in economics.
Anna M. Carabelli, Mario A. Cedrini
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Policy Capacity Matters Differently Over Time: The Emergence and Persistence of Participatory Budgeting in China

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The persistence of participatory budgeting (PB) in selected Chinese localities challenges the conventional wisdom that deliberative democratic practices can only take root in liberal political environments. Yet, existing literature has not sufficiently elucidated the factors underpinning the rise and sustained operation of PB in this seemingly
Yifei Yan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Driven to Serve: Exploring Meaningful Work for Doctors Through the Lens of Public Service Motivation

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper reports on a study of meaningful work amongst doctors in a non‐Western context. This study advances the current understanding of meaningful work by establishing a connection with public service motivation theory. By examining unique contextual features where societal, public systems, institutional, and individual factors are diverse
Abid Hussain   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Konstanz Seminar on Monetary Theory and Policy at Thirty [PDF]

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Founded by the late Karl Brunner in 1970, the Konstanz Seminar celebrated its thirtieth anniversary in 1999. Brunner started the Seminar with two objectives, to close the gap in the quality of research and teaching of economics between the United States ...
Fratianni, Michele, von Hagen, Jürgen
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Reflections on Comparative Teaching in Public Administration

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article integrates our scholarly experience of teaching comparative public administration. In doing so, we offer a unique perspective as the co‐authors carry several diverse attributes, among them their countries of origin, current country in which they are teaching, and their academic experience.
Kim Moloney   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Note on a Rapid Grid Search Method for Solving Dynamic Programming Problems in Economics [PDF]

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We introduce a rapid grid search method in solving the dynamic programming problems in economics. Compared to mainstream grid search methods, by using local information of the Bellman equation, this method can significantly increase the efficiency in ...
Hao Zhang, Hui He
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Culture, Community, and Development: Unpacking the ‘Socio‐Cultural Milieu Dynamics’ of Solomon Islands and Their Influence on Australia's Aid Localisation

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using public ethnography anchored in the post‐development theory and interpretivist epistemological paradigm, this study examines what we term the ‘socio‐cultural milieus dynamics’ (SCMD) of the Solomon Islands (SI) and how these shape meaning, discourse, and practice in ways that influence Australia's aid localisation efforts and aid outcomes.
Mark Opoku Amankwa   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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