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Making fair comparisons in political theory
Abstract Normative political theorists frequently compare hypothetical scenarios for the purpose of identifying reasons to prefer one kind of institution to alternatives. We examine three types of “unfair” comparisons and the reasoning errors associated with each.
Sean Ingham, David Wiens
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A SHORT REVIEW OF MACROECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT [PDF]
Resumen El objetivo de este documento es entender, clasificar y proporcionar un importante resumen de los rasgos fundamentales de la macroeconomía con fundamentos microeconómicos y la macroeconomía como soporte de la microeconomía.
Bernal, Humberrto
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Abstract Many policymakers are unwilling, or think that it is infeasible, to perform comprehensive cost–benefit analysis (CBA) of programmes in social policy arenas. What principles actually underlie CBA? An understanding is necessary to assess whether other evaluation methods are close enough to CBA to provide useful information on social efficiency ...
Aidan R. Vining, Anthony E. Boardman
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An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Financialisation on the Rate of Profit for the US (1955–2019)
ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to examine the relationship between financialisation and functional income distribution. To this end, we empirically analyse the relationship between financialisation, the real wage level and the rate of profit in the US (1955–2019) using structural vector autoregressive modelling. According to our results, while
Maria Cristina Barbieri Góes+3 more
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Has ChatGPT Made Economics Homework Questions Obsolete?
ABSTRACT We investigate the accuracy of ChatGPT's answers to multiple‐choice and short essay questions from a widely used OER economics textbook. The questions are classified by their difficulty and cognitive level. In our tests, the bot scored a high D in multiple‐choice questions and a low A in essay questions.
Rachel Faerber‐Ovaska+3 more
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Newt Gingrich's Remarks from the AEI-Brookings Joint Center Event: "Markets vs. Government" [PDF]
Newt Gingrich discussed Clifford Winston's book, Government Failure vs. Market Failure: Microeconomics Policy Research and Government Performance , at an AEI-Brookings Joint Center event held on May 4, 2007.Regulatory ...
Gingrich, Newt
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Beyond Attendance: Key Determinants to Improve Students’ Course Performance at a Small Liberal Arts College [PDF]
The improvement of college students’ course performance is an important topic for instructors. Many researchers have found an inverse relationship between number of absences and course performance, suggesting that attendance matters for students’ course ...
Kitaoka, Hisaya
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The dynamic feasibility of resisting (R), accepting (A), or directing (D) ecological change
Abstract Ecological transformations are occurring as a result of climate change, challenging traditional approaches to land management decision‐making. The resist–accept–direct (RAD) framework helps managers consider how to respond to this challenge.
Amanda E. Cravens+3 more
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Privileging Micro over Macro? A History of Conflicting Positions [PDF]
Mainstream macroeconomists agree that we live in the age of microfoundations. The recent worldwide financial crisis may have emboldened critics of this microfoundational orthodoxy, but it remains the dominant view that macroeconomic models must go beyond
Gilberto Tadeu Lima, Pedro Garcia Duarte
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Asymmetric markup responses to monetary shocks over the business cycle
Abstract A rich literature has long studied the asymmetric effects of monetary policy over the business cycle, generally presenting mixed results. Most of the empirical work, however, focuses on the responses of output and prices. Our analysis centres on the dynamics of the markup, given the key role that it plays in the transmission of monetary policy,
Nicolás Blampied+1 more
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