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Why nations succeed? Distribution and reach of the state power
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Author
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Cekic, Nejra
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Sociology, Political science, Economics
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Description
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What explains the difference in the performance of the world’s nations? Why do some succeed, and others fail? I argue that the primary determinants of development are two dimensions of a country’s institutional setting. The purpose of this study i...
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The determinants of household violence
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Author
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Wienke, Jennifer
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Government policy, Economics
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Description
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Family violence is a pervasive social issue, which warrants attention from policy makers. Theories such as nested ecological theory and general strain theory suggest that family violence increases during times of economic hardship. Even so, histor...
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The Value of Prosthetic Rehabilitation for Current and Potential Lower Limb Prosthesis Users
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Author
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Miller, Taavy
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics, Medical sciences, Health services administration
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Description
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The goal of this dissertation is to inform clinicians, researchers and policy makers of the potential value of prosthesis intervention for individuals who experience a lower limb amputation. In addition, this dissertation supports the call for mor...
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The Influence of Reference Group Contributions on Individual Charitable Giving
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Author
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Skeate, Keegan
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics
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Description
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The act of giving to charity seems to arise from interpersonal comparisons of relative well-being. The purpose of this study is to test if reference group comparisons of charitable contributions influence the propensity to give to charity. Apart f...
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The Influence of Local Professional Sports Teams on Bureaucratic Productivity
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Author
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Readhead, William
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics, Public administration
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Description
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The correlation between state government output and the performance of local sports teams is used to assess the degree and direction of the relationship. The goal is to identify a nationally preferred sport using granular data (state level vs nati...
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The Incentives and Effects of Unnecessary Emergency Ambulance Transport
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Author
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Deziel, Jackson
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics, Medical sciences
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Description
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In the EMS field, the problem of low-acuity, non-emergency individuals who summon an emergency ambulance for simple transport to a local hospital is ever-present. Any person may summon an emergency ambulance and receive transport for the most mino...
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The Economic Impact of Spatial Income Inequality
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Author
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Li, Huiping
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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City planning, Economics, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
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Description
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Spatial income inequality refers to the unequal distribution of income across communities. This study broadens the concept to include residential segregation, central city-suburban income disparity, and government fragmentation. Combining the comp...
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Tax Structure and Economic Growth: An OECD Analysis
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Author
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Raynor, Luke
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics
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Description
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The purpose of this thesis is to provide an analytical analysis on how different tax structures of OECD countries affect their rates of economic growth from the period 1980-2004. This thesis attempts to gather results so that governments may bette...
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THE IMPACT OF THE BREXIT REFERENDUM ON VARIOUS WORLD STOCK MARKETS
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Author
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Arora, Jasleen
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics
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Description
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The event study methodology is employed to analyze the impact of the British decisionto leave the European Union on various stock market indexes, namely Australia -ALL ORDINARIES; Canada - S&P TSX Composite Index; India - BSE Sensex; NewZealand - ...
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THE IMPACT OF STRESS TESTING ON THE SYSTEMIC RISK OF BANK HOLDING COMPANIES
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Author
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Konstantopoulos, Theodoros
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics
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Description
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The impact of the financial crisis of 2007-2008 on the global banking system raised concerns regarding the capital adequacy of banks. While the banks were already conducting internal stress tests before the financial crisis that was not enough to ...
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Selling Souls: The Economic Supporters of the "Dirty War"
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Author
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Nelson, Haley
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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History, Economics
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Description
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From 1976 to 1983 Argentina faced one of the darkest times in the countries history when a military regime took power and waged an infamous campaign against suspected left-wing political opponents during the so-called "Dirty War". This is a time w...
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STRATEGIES, INCENTIVES, AND DECISIONS: ILLICIT CROP CONTROL IN COLOMBIA
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Author
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Davalos Alvarez, Eleonora
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Government policy, Economics
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Description
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This dissertation examines three aspects of coca cultivation in Colombia. Fist, I evaluate how social investment in conjunction with eradication affects new coca crops. The results suggest that aerial spraying is effective in deterring farmers fro...
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SPATIAL COMPETITION BASED ON CUSTOMERS' CHOICE HISTORIES: A STUDY OF TRADE FLOWS
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Author
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Kashiha, Mona
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Geodesy, Economics, Area studies
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Description
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In a world of differentiated firms, customers with the same observable characteristics reveal different choice behaviors. This research contributes to the modeling of competition in a market characterized by spatially differentiated firms and sign...
