Southern Illinois Income and Employment

Modeling crop cultivation pattern based on virtual water trade: evidence from Marvdasht in southern Iran

ABSTRACT- This study aims to model optimal cultivation pattern based on the maximization of importing virtual water and social net income of major crops in Marvdasht, Iran. For this purpose, a linear programming model was developed considering constraints of virtual water and land limitations followed by other models to include employment restrictions. Based on the findings, wheat and tomato we...

Effects of intimate partner violence on low-income women's health and employment.

Rates of both intimate partner violence and poor health are high among low-income women. This paper examines relationships among abuse, health, and employment stability using data from a 3-year study of over 1000 female welfare recipients in Illinois. Results demonstrate the importance of accounting for both recency and chronicity of intimate partner violence and understanding the mediational r...

Employment impact of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes.

OBJECTIVES We assessed the impact of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes on net employment. METHODS We used a macroeconomic simulation model to assess the employment impact of a 20% SSB tax accounting for changes in SSB demand, substitution to non-SSBs, income effects, and government expenditures of tax revenues for Illinois and California in 2012. RESULTS We found increased employment of ...

The "value of human life" and "the right to death": some reflections on Cruzan and Ronald Dworkin.

The Effects of Governance Indicators on Per Capita Income, Investment and Employment in Selected Mena Countries

Governance is a way of exercising power in economic and social resource management of a country. Good governance criteria have different weights and relation with regard to the conditions and information of any country. This study is a descriptive survey and has been carried out to calculate the coefficients and weights of each indicator of good governance in Mena countries and identification o...