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Russia provides an interesting context for studying the labor market experiences of the elderly because of its experience with market transition, its looming growth in the elderly dependency ratio, and its unusual pension policies that do not penalize pensioners for working. We use data from twenty surveys of the Russian population conducted from February 1991 to November 2007 to analyze the la...

the experience of countries that have liberalized their electricity markets has shown that the assumption that markets will naturally produce a competitive result is not always justified. the most important concern refers to the changes of demand and price which result in providers’ mistreatment. market power is typically defined as the ability to profitably alter prices away from competitive l...

OBJECTIVES This study assesses social workers' orientation toward the evidence-based practice (EBP) process and explores which specific variables (e.g. age) are associated. METHODS Data were collected from 341 Dutch social workers through an online survey which included a Dutch translation of the EBP Process Assessment Scale (EBPPAS), along with 13 background/demographic questions. RESULTS ...

Signalling refers to any activity by a party whose purpose is to in‡uence the perception and thereby the actions of other parties. This presupposes that one market participant holds private information that for some reason cannot be veri…ably disclosed, and which a¤ects the other participants’ incentives. Excellent surveys include Kreps and Sobel (1994) and Riley (2001). The classic example of ...

This paper analyses the relationship between net farm incomes and market values of cane land within the South African sugar industry. A comparison is drawn between market values represented by actual sales, and productive land values, which relate more specifically to net farm incomes. The aim of the paper is therefore to estimate the degree of correlation between net farm incomes and land mark...

a r t i c l e i n f o While previous studies suggest that firms can achieve superior performance by being ambidextrous—engaging in exploitative and exploratory activities simultaneously—research is scarce on the performance implications of pursuing ambidexterity in firms' marketing function. This investigation considers firms' ambidexterity in marketing to consist of exploratory and exploitativ...

A diet rich in fruits and vegetables has been associated with decreased incidence of chronic disease. The availability of fruits and vegetables is associated with higher intakes; however, there has been little focus on the growing presence of farmers markets. This study evaluated the demographics, nutrition knowledge and dietary habits of farmers market patrons at markets in Kentucky. A total o...

Among affluent countries, those with market-liberal welfare regimes (which are also English-speaking) tend to have the highest prevalence of obesity. The impact of cheap, accessible high-energy food is often invoked in explanation. An alternative approach is that overeating is a response to stress, and that competition, uncertainty, and inequality make market-liberal societies more stressful. T...

The moist temperate Himalayas, as one of the major ecological zone of Pakistan, deserve specific attention to the conservation of environment and the sustainable development of natural resources. During the last hundred years, the area has been subjected to major structural changes leading to a decrease of about fifty per cent of the potential forest area. The decrease in forest cover, combined...