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The commercialization of labour markets: Evidence from wage inequality in the Middle Ages

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper moves beyond the focus on ‘average’ wage trends in pre‐industrial economies by examining the broad diversity of pay rates and forms of remuneration across occupations and regions in medieval England. We find that whilst some workers enjoyed substantial growth in wage rates after the Black Death, there was a large group who ...
Jordan Claridge, Vincent Delabastita, Spike Gibbs   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changing the rules: Applying a more economic approach to dynamic telecom markets [PDF]

, 2012
Traditionally, neoclassical economics has been the guiding framework in the development of legislative and regulatory rules in the telecommunication markets. The regulatory perspective has long assumed a static environment.
Fier, Andreas, Krancke, Jan, Vidal, Miguel   +2 more
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Human Ecology, Process Philosophy and the Global Ecological Crisis [PDF]

, 2000
This paper argues that human ecology, based on process philosophy and challenging scientific materialism, is required to effectively confront the global ecological crisis now facing ...
Lei Zhang (38117), Manna Lin (520502), Meicun Yao (520505), Peiting Zhang (520504), Qiongfeng Liao (520501), Xuejiao Deng (520503), Yuting Zhou (520500), Zhiyong Xie (520506)   +7 more
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From dilemmas to paradoxes: A complex systems view of sustainability management in UK universities

European Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Recently, universities have transformed from passive contributors to active participants in the global sustainability movement. However, the absence of robust theoretical frameworks and larger‐scale samples has limited the progress that universities can make towards becoming sustainable.
Antonia Voigt, Andrew MacLaren
wiley   +1 more source

The neoliberal "Rebirth" of development economics [PDF]

This article is to be published in the May 2006 issue of the Monthly Review. Nowadays, neoclassical economics' domination of development theory is on par with that of high finance's neoliberal power over development policies.
Rémy Herrera
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An examination of business occupier relocation decision making : distinguishing small and large firm behaviour [PDF]

, 2008
This paper explores how business occupiers decide whether and where to relocate. It captures the experience and behaviour of a range of sizes and types of business occupier and subjects their decision-making processes to detailed scrutiny. A linear three-
Adams D., Alexander I., Ball M., Castles F. G., Chapman K., Fothergill S., Glaser B. G., Greenhalgh P., Haigh R., Hughes W., Leishman C., Lincoln Y., Massey D., Maykut P., North D., O'Mara M. A., Paul Greenhalgh, Simon H. A., Strauss A., Werlen B., Wrigglesworth P.   +20 more
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Governance Arrangements That Fit Social‐Ecological Context Are Associated With Fishery Sustainability

Fish and Fisheries, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In many parts of the world, natural resources are primarily managed by governance arrangements at the local level. Those arrangements range from collective, such as cooperatives and associations, to individualistic, such as patrons and owner‐operators.
Mateja Nenadović, Alfredo Giron, Timothy Frawley, Adrian Munguia‐Vega, Kara E. Pellowe, Erica Ferrer, David Gill, Blanca González‐Mon, Andrew F. Johnson, Emilie Lindkvist, Fiorenza Micheli, Amy H. Weaver, Octavio Aburto, Ana Laura Flores‐Morales, Fiona Gladstone, Elizabeth Mansfield, Guido Marinone, Alejandro Parés‐Sierra, Anastasia Quintana, Jessica Reilly Moman, Salvador Rodriguez Van Dyck, Maja Schlueter, Jorge Torre, Björn Vollan, Heather M. Leslie, Xavier Basurto   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Locational competition and agglomeration: the role of government spending [PDF]

With the completion of EMU, tax competition and, more in general, locational competition is high on the EU policy agenda. In contrast to the standard neo-classical reasoning, recent advances in the theory of trade and location have shown that tax ...
Brakman, Steven, Garretsen, Harry, Marrewijk, Charles van   +2 more
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Wassily Leontief and Léon Walras: the Production as a Circular Flow [PDF]

Leontief’s input-output models are usually viewed as simplified classical (neo-Ricardian) models. However, this interpretation hides two opposed views. On the one hand, the common interpretation, based on Koopmans and Samuelson’s works, considers the so ...
Akhabbar, Amanar, Lallement, Jérôme
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Speed Bump and Stock Market Quality: Evidence From NYSE American

Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Should trading speed of high‐frequency traders be regulated? Using the data from the New York Stock Exchange American, this paper examines the impact of a speed bump on market liquidity and price discovery. Our results indicate that the use of a speed bump can lower the costs of adverse selection through reducing informed trading.
Bo Liu, Ke Xu
wiley   +1 more source