Auflistung Zentrale wissenschaftliche Einrichtungen nach Klassifikation (DDC) "ddc:300"
Anzeige der Dokumente 1-20 von 436
-
A pure theory of population distribution when preferences are ordinal
(2023-01)We model an environment in which individuals prefer to be in a space in which their rank is higher, be it a social space, a geographical space, a work environment, or any other comparison sphere which we refer to in this ... -
The access and welfare impacts of telecommunications technology in Peru
(2000-06)This paper attempts to assess three main issues on Peruvian telecommunications technology: what are the main variables that explain the demand for access to telephone services; how important is access to telephone services ... -
Access to Electricity and Gendered Labor Allocation: Insights from Ethiopia
(2025-06-23)Electrification typically promotes economic development and enhances household wellbeing. However, how electrification affects the economic activities of different demographic groups is not yet sufficiently understood. ... -
Adapting to an American world: the asymmetrical coupling of American and Chinese education
(2021-10)The extensive study-abroad consulting industry that prepares Chinese students for American schools exemplifies, and is conditioned by, the asymmetry in Sino-American educational connectivity. Mobility from China to the ... -
Advance Equitable Livelihoods: A paper on Action Track 4
(2021-03)Food systems transformation provides the opportunity to shift current trends in all forms of malnutrition, prioritizing nutritious food availability and affordability for all – from shifting priorities in agricultural ... -
An adverse social welfare consequence of a rich-to-poor income transfer: A relative deprivation approach
(2017-09)A transfer from a richer individual to a poorer one seems to be the most intuitive and straightforward way of reducing income inequality in a society. However, can such a transfer reduce the welfare of the society? We show ... -
An adverse social welfare effect of a doubly gainful trade
(2018-05)Acknowledging individuals’ distaste for low relative income renders trade less appealing when trade is viewed as a technology that integrates economies by merging separate social spheres into one. We define a “trembling ... -
An adverse social welfare effect of quadruply gainful trade
(2020-11)Acknowledging that individuals dislike having low relative income renders trade less attractive when seen as a technology that integrates two economies by merging separate social spheres into one. We define a “trembling ... -
Agglomeration, pollution, and migration: A substantial link, and policy design
(2022-12)We study a developing countries setting in which agglomeration efficiency of urban production attracts rural-to-urban migration, whereas urban pollution deters rural-to-urban migration. By means of a general equilibrium ... -
Agricultural commodity prices, governance, and land supply in the Tropics
(2023-04)Sustainable use of land resources is at the core of the bioeconomy, and it is of central importance for development in the coming decades. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals reflect this aspect of development ... -
The Agricultural mechanization in Africa: micro-level analysis of state drivers and effects
(2019-04)This paper examines the state, drivers and, consequently, the impacts of agricultural mechanization in eleven countries in Africa. Using representative multistage stratified household survey data and robust analytical ... -
Agricultural policies in Vietnam: Producer support estimates, 1986-2002
(2004-12)Since 1986, Vietnam has moved from a centrally planned towards a market-oriented system through several major economic and trade reforms. First positive results of the reform process became visible in the early 1990s when ... -
Agrivoltaics increases public acceptance of solar energy production on agricultural land
(2025-02-14)Competition for land is a key challenge for decarbonized energy transitions. Open-space solar energy farms are gaining in importance but have large land requirements and displace agricultural production. Agrivoltaics offers ... -
Allocation of children's time endowment between schooling and work in rural Ethiopia
(2002-02)Children have always been part of the economic life of societies. Historical evidence indicates that the contribution of children to family income in cash or in kind has been consistently significant. Currently, the issue ... -
Allocation of EU aid towards ACP-countries
(2000-03)In the renegotiations of the Lomé Convention (1998-2000) not only trade issues but also the aid relationship were under review. A major challenge is induced by the EU's proposal of shifting the aid allocation from needs ... -
Altruistic giving and risk taking in human affairs
(2024-11-14)The purpose of this paper is to provide a general proposition of the relationship between altruism and risk taking. As explained in the body of the paper, we diverge from a result reported in Stark et al. (2022) and provide ... -
Amefricanizar el feminismo: La construcción de la identidad negra como herramienta de resistencia en América Latina y el Caribe
(2022)El presente artículo explora los afrofeminismos inspirados en torno al concepto de ‘amefricanidad’ en Brasil, Cuba y Colombia en los últimos diez años (2011-2021). La ‘amefricanidad’ es un término para referirse a los ... -
An inquiry into labor conditions across key rural sectors in Africa
(2025-01-06)While agriculture remains a key source of livelihoods in rural Africa, employment in other economic sectors is gaining in importance. However, details of the labor conditions are under-researched. Here, we examine labor ... -
The analytics of seasonal migration
(2007-03)A framework that yields different possible patterns of migration as optimal solutions to a simple utility maximization problem is presented and explored. It is shown that seasonal migration arises as an optimal endogenous ... -
Arsenic contamination of drinking water and mental health
(2016-07)This paper investigates the effect of drinking arsenic contaminated water on mental health. Drinking water with an unsafe arsenic level for a prolonged period can lead to arsenicosis and associated illness. Based on rich ...
