Is there such a field as social economics? Let us begin by providing some justification (the sceptics may call this rationalisation) for asking the question. The very fact that we are gathered here in Fresno ought to be a reassurance that, indeed, there does exist such a field. But this...
Despite decreasing global poverty, feelings of increasing inequalities drive growing dissatisfaction with development outcomes. Inclusive development benef
gaining in gravitational potential energy as it is lifted higher into the troposphere. The energy stored in the latent heat of vapourisation of water is also transported towards space by this convection in the warm, so less dense, atmosphere rising from the surface. When it gets high enough,...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) causes high levels of global mortality. There is a global need to develop new antimicrobials to replace those whose efficacy is being eroded, but limited incentive for companies to engage in R&D, and a limited pipeline
Sir, the NGO, the Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics or HOME, in its feedback to the Bill raised some useful feedback. Specifically, it raised clause 37 and medical examinations that a worker must surrender himself/herself to if injured in the line of work. A reality of Singapo...
1. What is game theory? 2. Explain how Southwest Airlines used the game theory approach to increase its profits. Behavioral economics : Behavioral economics studies the psychology related to people's economic decision-making processes. It nullifies the assumptio...
The main goal of this paper is to determine the underlying factors that drive the adoption of the Bizum mobile peer-to-peer payment system by users. It is empirically proven that factors included in the extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) model are precursors ...
A key capitalist process that relates to, and in some ways underpins, many of the above-mentioned processes is ‘financialisation’. Epstein (2005) refers to financialisation as the ‘increasing role of financial motives, financial markets, financial actors and financial institutions’ in the econ...
It is a comprehensive strategy for restructuring public services in the interests of capital, with privatisation therefore both a political and commercial determinant of health. There is growing discussion on the need for re-nationalisation of certain public assets, including by the Victorian ...
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