Socio-economic benefits from roads in Europe

Socio-economic benefits of SIM-based NFC

Socio-economic Benefits of Wind Power in Brazil

Investments in renewable energy and climate change mitigation go beyond the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Secondary benefits include technology transfer, reduction in emissions of other pollutants, and job creation, often called green jobs. It is known that job creation reflects on social, economic, environmental and territorial aspects. Therefore, it can be an indicator of social perf...

The role of socio-economic status in depression: results from the COURAGE (aging survey in Europe)

BACKGROUND Low socio-economic status (SES) has been found to be associated with a higher prevalence of depression. However, studies that have investigated this association have been limited in their national scope, have analyzed different components of SES separately, and have not used standardized definitions or measurements across populations. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the ...

The Economic Benefits from Immigration

T he rapid increase in the size of the immigrant flow reaching the United States, the major changes in the national origin composition of the immigrant population, and the decline in the skills of immigrants relative to the skills of native workers have rekindled the debate over immigration policy. The current debate revives the old concerns over immigrants "taking jobs away" from native worker...

Hampton Roads Casino The Likely Socio-Economic Impacts of a New Casino*