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Economic and environmental efficiency using a social accounting matrix

Ecological Economics, 2007
This paper aims to show the utility of the so-called Social Accounting Matrix and Environmental Accounts (SAMEA) for economic and environmental efficiency analysis. The article uses the SAMEA for Spain in 2000, applied to water resources and greenhouse gas emissions.
Cardenete Flores, Manuel Alejandro, Rodríguez Morilla, Carmen, Llanes Díaz-Salazar, Gaspar   +2 more
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Economic Conversion, Productive Efficiency and Social Welfare

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 1977
Traditional economic theory holds that there is a tradeoff between inflation and unemployment, and that accordingly price stability (i.e. 0% inflation) can only be achieved at the expense of increased unemployment, while full employment (corresponding to an unemployment rate of about 3%)' requires acceptance of an ongoing inflation.
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Labour markets, social justice and economic efficiency

Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2000
In conventional economic theory, a trade-off supposedly exists between social justice and economic efficiency. In reality, market and other economic institutions are dominated by power relations, so that the sponsorship of social justice is a productive factor.
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Economic efficiency and social insurance reforms in China

Contemporary Economic Policy, 2000
This study discusses efficiency issues related to social insurance provisions and their implications for the newly established three‐pillar pension system and three‐tier health insurance system in China. It shows that these new systems can be improved substantially through some restructuring to reduce efficiency losses.
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Efficiency, egalitarism, stability and social welfare in economics [PDF]

, 2011
The Pareto optimal concept does not concern with fairness or equality, it is a concept related to efficiency. In this paper, using techniques from the general equilibrium theory, we relate efficiency, fairness and stability of an economy.
Elvio Accinelli, Leobardo Plata-Pérez, Joss Sánchez-Pérez   +2 more
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Economic Efficiency and Social Acceptance of Wage Subsidies

2001
Is it a common feature of economists to think and to argue in economic terms — who wonders. Their view of life is governed by the pre-eminence of economic efficiency; their view of men is based upon the utility-maximizing individual who turns a completely blind eye on the merits of justice, fairness, solidarity and other social values.
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Intellectual Property, Social Justice and Economic Efficiency: Insights from Law and Economics

2010
Intellectual Property Law examines emerging intellectual property (IP) issues through the bifocal lens of both economic analysis and individual or social justice theories. This study considers restraints on IP rights both internal and external to IP law and explores rights disequilibria from the perspective of both the rationale of IP law and the ...
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Investments as a source of economic growth and their social and economic efficiency

Economics and Management
Aim. The work aims to analyze the social and economic efficiency of investments as a key source of economic growth.Objectives. The work seeks to study the importance of investments in the modern economy, identify the main factors influencing investment activity in Russia, and perform a comparative analysis of the investment climate of the regions and ...
E. A. Borkova, S. V. Pavlova
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