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This paper aims at showing that women are “missing” because also of their limited participation in development. It also intends to show that market mechanisms as well as limited alternative institutions are among the factors that negatively affect access to health, to education and to economic...
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The major objective of this study is to show the importance of interdependencies between health, education and poverty in the context of South Mediterranean Countries (SMC) compared to the economies of the European Union (EU). Empirical assessments of interdependencies are pursued after reviewing...
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This paper looks at the role of intellectual property rights in development in the context of South Mediterranean countries. A special focus is placed on software piracy data and analysis to assess the current losses implied by the practices of non compliance with IPRs. Descriptive and regression...
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This is an additional contribution to the large body of literature developed in the area of economics of skilled labor migration. It focuses on two major objectives that are the determinants of the migration and its likely impacts on developing economies. Within the framework of the new economics...
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Risk attitude is known to be a key determinant of various economic and financial choices. Behavioral studies that aim to evaluate the role of risk attitudes in contexts of this type therefore require tools for measuring individual risk tolerance. Recent developments in decision theory provide...
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This is a contribution to the new economics of skilled labor emigration that focuses on the mobility of medical doctors from sending Middle East and North African countries. Economic models under risk neutrality and aversion are used. The findings show that the relative expected benefits...
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We conduct a regression analysis of the effects of knowledge on aggregate economic performance using data from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the World Bank for four groups of countries during 1995–2001. Our results indicate that knowledge is a key driver of economic...
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An economic model is introduced to discuss the impacts of rural migration on skills in source and destination localities and regions. Two versions of the model are used without and with risks. In this context, the model considers that rural migration is determined by the demand for education...
Published 27. August 2010 at 5:07 pm - No Comments
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The potential benefits that could be gained from information technologies in South Mediterranean economies are constrained by both DRM and institutional protection related to Intellectual Property Rights. But, pervasive piracy can appear to be a major obstacle to access these benefits. This...
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Celebrating the research accomplishments of Information Science scholars, the 2010 Excellence in Technology Research ‘Book of the Year’ Award acknowledges this year’s outstanding research contribution to the scientific community. This winning publication has furthered the study of technology and has demonstrated how innovative research positively impacts the advancement of society.
Congratulations to Dr.Ndubuisi Ekekwe & all of the contributing authors of
Nanotechnology and Microelectronics:
Global Diffusion, Economics and Policy
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This paper aims at showing that women are “missing” because also of their limited participation in development. It also intends to show that market mechanisms as well as limited alternative institutions are among the factors that negatively affect access to health, to education and to economic opportunities. The emphasis is placed on South Mediterranean countries.
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