CHAPTER 1 The Basic Theory of Human Capital 1. General Issues One of the most important ideas in labor economics is to think of the set of marketable skills of workers as a form of capital in which workers make a variety of investments. This perspective is important in understanding both investment incentives‚ and the structure of wages and earnings. Loosely speaking‚ human capital corresponds to any stock of knowledge or characteristics the worker has (either innate or acquired) that contributes
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ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY LIBRARY COPY MAR 3 0 1988 ISWS/CIR-158/83 Circular 158 STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Consumer Attitudes Toward Public Water Supply Quality: Dissatisfaction and Alternative Water Sources by LYNN L. CURRY Southern Illinois University ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY CHAMPAIGN 1983 PREFACE Public awareness of the quality of the environment and of the safety of public water supplies are related issues which have rarely received
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The Leadership Quarterly 24 (2013) 45–60 Born to lead? A twin design and genetic association study of leadership role occupancy Jan-Emmanuel De Neve a‚b‚⁎‚ Slava Mikhaylov a‚ Christopher T. Dawes c‚ Nicholas A. Christakis d‚ James H. Fowler e a University College London‚ UK b Centre for Economic Performance (LSE)‚ UK c New York University‚ USA d Harvard Medical School‚ USA e University of California‚ San Diego‚ USA We address leadership emergence and the possibility that there is a partially innate
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REINVENTING GOVERNMENT: THE IMPERATIVES OF INNOVATION AND QUALITY by Dennis A. Rondinelli Innovation and quality are concepts not frequently associated in people’s minds with government. Too often‚ government is seen by citizens‚ the media‚ and sometimes by public servants and political leaders themselves‚ as plodding‚ inefficient‚ bureaucratic‚ change-resistant‚ incompetent‚ unresponsive‚ or corrupt. Citizens often complain that governments provide services that are inadequate‚ inappropriate‚ inferior
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117(3): pp. 997-1038. Becker‚ G.S. 1973. “A Theory of Marriage: Part I‚” Journal of Political Economy‚ JulyAugust 81(4): pp. 813-846. Becker‚ Gary. 1974. “A Theory of Marriage: Part II.” Journal of Political Economy‚ March-April 82(2): pp. S11–S26. Behrman‚ J.R. 1988. “Intrahousehold Allocation of Nutrients in Rural India: Are Boys Favored? Do Parents Exhibit Inequality Aversion?” Oxford Economic Papers‚ March 40(1): pp. 32-54. Bergstrom‚ T. 1994. “On the Economics of Polygyny.” University of California
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Introduction It sounds simple: women who drink excessively while pregnant are at high risk for giving birth to children with birth defects. Therefore‚ to prevent these defects‚ women should stop drinking alcohol during all phases of pregnancy. Alternatively‚ women who drink alcohol should not become pregnant unless and until they can control their drinking. More than 20 years ago‚ when fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) was first described in the published medical literature
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School Feeding Programs: Improving effectiveness and increasing the benefit to education. A Guide for Program Managers The Partnership for Child Development Joy Miller Del Rosso‚ Consultant June 1999 The Partnership for Child Development (PCD) was established in 1992 to help co-ordinate global efforts to assess the developmental burden of ill health and poor nutrition at school age. It brings together a consortium of countries‚ donor organisations and centres of academic excellence to
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CHANGING ATTITUDE TOWARDS SEX PREFERENCE AS OLD AGE SECURITY AMONG NIGERIAN OLDER PERSONS BY AJIBOYE‚ OLANREWAJU EMMANUEL(Ph.D) Department of Sociology‚ Lagos State University‚ Ojo‚ Lagos. Abstract This paper focuses on the intensity of preference for sons over daughters in anticipation of old age security both physically and financially‚ and its impact on the care and support/ well-being of the elderly in Nigeria in general‚ and in particular among the Yoruba of Southwest. The paper examines
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1 CHAPTER 12 Changing land tenure‚ defining subjects: Neoliberalism and property regimes on native reserves Jessica Dempsey‚ Kevin Gould and Juanita Sundberg Note: This may not be the final version of the chapter‚ as it is currently in process of publication. These are contradictory times in Canada. The United Nations (UN) Development Index consistently ranks Canada among the top 10 states‚ yet First Nations in Canada would rank sixtyeighth (Assembly of First Nations n.d.). One out of four
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SOCIAL EXCLUSION OF DALITS IN RELIEF AND REHABILITATION- A CASE STUDY OF KENDRAPARA DISTRICT‚ ORISSA BY ASMITA G. NIKAM 2011DM008 Jamsetji Tata Center for Disaster Management TATA ISTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE Deonar‚ Mumbai-400088 2013 1 Social Exclusion of Dalits in Relief and Rehabilitation-A case study of Kendrapara District in Orissa A Project Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements In the Degree of Master of Arts in Disaster Management By Asmita Nikam
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