Abstract This paper develops a model that generates rising average leisure time and increasing inequality along path of balanced growth. Households derive utility from three sources: market goods, home goods leisure. Home production are both activities require capital. allocate capital to these non-market supply labor. The dynamics driven by activity-specific TFP growth spread in the distributi...

This report examines the social policy response of Government Armenia to Covid-19 crisis. Official data on implemented programs suggest that since March 2020, around USD 55 million has been transferred individuals and households as wage support, unemployment family benefits, utility payment subsidies tuition fee support. Survey despite being early extensive, government assistance not effective ...

Households who regularly report spending in the Nielsen Consumer Panel in 2008 were surveyed about financial and behavioral characteristics as well as their receipt of an Economic Stimulus Payment. Using roughly 25 million dollars in reported payments and the random timing of payments, this paper relates household characteristics to the propensity of households to spend pre-announced, lump-sum ...

considerable consequence of households’ consumption expenditure changes is on energy using in agricultural sector and in other economical sectors. the main objective of this paper was to study of consequences increasing rural and urban households expenditures on changing of energy using in agricultural sector and on producing of environmental pollutants in khorasan razavi province. for this pur...

The study examined the effect of microfinance on poverty alleviation in Sunyani Municipal using Advans Savings and Loans Limited. employed descriptive survey quantitative approach. Convenience sampling was used to select 243 respondents form part study. Questionnaire as a data collection instrument solicit for from market operators. gathered were analyzed descriptively frequencies, percentages ...

A courtyard is an architectural design element which often known as microclimate modifiers and responsible to increase the indoor occupant comfort in traditional architecture. The aim of this study conduct a parametric evaluation variants residential building different climates with focus on thermal utility costs. brute-force approach applied generate wide range alternatives simulation workflow...

A quasi-experiment was conducted to determine if the effectiveness of the R.C.S. Home Energy Audit Program could be improved by training auditors to use sodal-psychological principles during the audit procedure. Nine experienced home energy auditors attended two 1-day workshops in which they were trained to: (a) communicate vividly; (b) personalize their recommendations to homeowners; (c) induc...