Supporting sustainability and reducing inequality: Is there a conflict between them?

On Comparing Heterogenous Populations: Is There Really a Conflict between the Pareto Criterion and Inequality Aversion?

The incompatibility between the Pareto indifference criterion and a concern for greater equality in living standards of heterogenous populations (see, amongst others, Ebert, 1995, 1997, Ebert and Moyes, 2003 and Shorrocks, 1995) might come as a surprise, since both principles are reconcilable when people differ only in income (homogenous population). We present two families of welfare rankings ...

Cold , calcium and hypertension ; is there a relationship between them ?

Is There a Trade-off between Unemployment and Inequality?

Over the last two decades virtually every western European nation has faced high and persistent unemployment. In frustration, many European nations have looked to the United States, with its lower unemployment rates, as a model of labor market flexibility. The U.S. model has become less attractive, however, as analysts have come to recognize the extent of rising wage inequality in the United St...

Is There a Relationship between Vitamin D and Preeclampsia? A Descriptive Comparative Study

Introduction: Pregnancy poisoning or preeclampsia is a serious and specific disorder of pregnancy that affects 8% of the pregnant women. Similar studies conducted in this regard showed disagreements about the association between the vitamin D deficiency and preeclampsia. Hence, due to different results and limited sشtudies in this area, the present study was conducted to evaluate the serum leve...

Is There any Association between Thyroid Autoimmunity and Breast Cancer?

Background: The relationship between thyroid autoimmunity and breast cancer is a challenging subject. We aimed to investigate this association in women with breast cancer. Methods: In this descriptive study, 41 women with newly diagnosed breast cancer before receiving any pharmacologic treatment and 38 healthy age-matched women were enrolled. Anti TPO Ab (anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies), FT...