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Financial Literacy and Self‐Employment
Economic Papers: A journal of applied economics and policy, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 236-266, September 2023., 2023 This article uses individual‐level data collected in the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey in 2016 to econometrically explore the direction of causation between financial literacy and self‐employment. The empirical approach is based on applying instrumental variables (IV) analysis in a three‐outcome labour supply model ...
Alison Preston, Robert E. Wright
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Journal of Economic Surveys, Volume 37, Issue 2, Page 271-301, April 2023., 2023 Abstract Drawing from statements by politicians, the media, policy analysts, and researchers, the current study identifies nine myths associated with terrorism and the practice of counterterrorism. We focus on those myths that have special policy relevance since the four al‐Qaida hijackings on September 11, 2001, and the ensuing heightened security ...
Khusrav Gaibulloev, Todd Sandler
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Gravity models for tourism demand modeling: Empirical review and outlook
Journal of Economic Surveys, Volume 36, Issue 5, Page 1358-1409, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Tourism demand and its determining factors have been extensively explored over the past decades. Traditionally, the study of tourism demand modeling had focused on the use of time series models and forecasting. Nonetheless, during the last years the literature has revived the approach of gravity models, centered on structural dimension as ...
Jaume Rosselló Nadal +1 more
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Economic Affairs, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 418-441, October 2022., 2022 Abstract The English economy during the sixteenth century was increasingly captured by monopolists, with dire consequences in aggregate. Yet, though many Members of Parliament owned patents of monopoly, on 20 November 1601 the House of Commons agreed, with no voices raised in opposition, to void all such patents.
Terence Kealey
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Health Economics, Volume 31, Issue 6, Page 1129-1166, June 2022., 2022 Abstract We evaluate the performance of two behavioral interventions aimed at reducing tobacco consumption in an ultra‐poor rural region of Bangladesh, where conventional methods like taxes and warning labels are infeasible. The first intervention asked participants to daily log their tobacco consumption expenditure.
Adnan M. S. Fakir, Tushar Bharati
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Determinants of Chinese households' tourism consumption: Evidence from China Family Panel Studies
International Journal of Tourism Research, Volume 23, Issue 4, Page 542-554, July/August 2021., 2021 Abstract Using survey data from the China Family Panel Studies project, this study explores factors influencing Chinese households' tourism consumption. The Heckman model is employed to decompose households' travel decision‐making process into two stages: first deciding whether to engage in travel and tourism and then determining the level of tourism ...
Vera Shanshan Lin +3 more
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Recent Advances in Life Cycle Assessment and Other Sustainability Metrics
cScience, Volume 1, Issue 1, December 2025.ABSTRACT This article is a review of advances in sustainability metric (SM), focusing on life cycle assessment (LCA) and material flow analysis (MFA), the most commonly used among all SMs. The presentations at the past 10 Society and Materials (SAM) conferences were used as a database.
Jean‐Pierre Birat, Gaël Fick
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Managerial and Decision Economics, Volume 46, Issue 5, Page 3172-3188, July 2025.ABSTRACT The growing imperative to attain equitable income distribution has compelled international organizations and the academic community to make a collaborative commitment towards alleviating the escalating income inequality experienced worldwide.
Olufemi G. Onatunji
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“Consider Carefully the Best Use of Our Limited Resources”: Australian Space Policy, 1960–72
Australian Journal of Politics &History, Volume 70, Issue 4, Page 758-775, December 2024.In Australia's long engagement with space activities, the 1960s are singled out as a particular period of technological achievement. In turn, these achievements are often described as having been a potential foundation for an expanded Australian space programme that was rejected by the Australian government.
Tristan Moss
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Does revolution change risk attitudes? Evidence from Burkina Faso
Journal of International Development, Volume 36, Issue 8, Page 3010-3024, November 2024.Abstract A popular uprising in 2014, led to a revolution that overthrew the sitting President of Burkina Faso. We investigate if individuals' risk attitudes changed due to this revolution. We examine this impact by the main determinants of risk attitudes: gender, age and level of education. The analysis is based on unique panel survey data, allowing us
Mohammad H. Sepahvand +2 more
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