How does future income uncertainty affect child labour and human capital accumulation? Using a unique panel dataset, we examine the effect of changes in climate variability on the allocation of time among child labour activities (the intensive margin) as well as participation in education and labour activities (the extensive margin). We find robust evidence that increased climate variability in...

This paper models fishing trawler scheduling for integrated fisheries. Fishing trawler scheduling is a well known problem in the fishery industry. The scheduling problems faced by the fishery industry are more complicated than the traditional merchant trawler scheduling problems. The factors that influence the scheduling of fishing trawlers include catch capacity, processing capacity, etc. We d...

We have used the technique of randomized, double-blind sequential allocation to compare the minimum local analgesic concentrations (MLAC) of epidural bupivacaine and ropivacaine for women in the first stage of labour. The test bolus was 20 ml of local anaesthetic solution. The concentration was determined by the response of the previous woman to a higher or lower concentration of local anaesthe...

We investigate asset-allocation strategies open to members of defined-contribution pension plans with a model that incorporates asset, salary (labour-income) and interest-rate risk. We propose a novel form of terminal utility function, incorporating habit formation, that uses the member’s final salary as a numeraire. The paper discusses various properties and characteristics of the optimal asse...

Caste and division of labour have formed the core of the study of the organization of insect societies for the past four decades. Indeed, the description and analysis of task allocation between colony members are fundamental to understanding the organization of a complex biological system whose functioning depends upon the behavioural integration of a potentially large number of individuals. Re...

Background: Human labour, bullock power, mechanical water for irrigation, seeds, manures and fertilizers, insecticides pesticides cultivation practices, etc. are the major inputs in farm production costly scarce therefore requires proper allocation utilization. Cheery could be a better alternative to apple it is necessary study resource use efficiency of different size classes by calculating el...

We investigate the effectiveness of three different job-search and training programmes for German long-term unemployed persons. On basis an extensive administrative data set, we evaluated effects those on various levels aggregation using Causal Machine Learning. found participants to benefit from investigated with placement services be most effective. Effects are realised quickly long-lasting a...