the fetal origins hypothesis (foh), put forward in the epidemiological literature and later flourished in the economics literature, suggests that the time in utero is a critical period for human development. however, much attention has been paid to the consequences of fetal exposures to more extreme natural shocks, while less is known about fetal exposures to milder but more commonly experience...

Various economic literatures address the question whether first-best prescriptions for government policy require modification because redistributive income taxation distorts labor supply and cannot achieve the distributive ideal. Perhaps second-best rules for public goods provision, corrective taxation, public sector pricing, and other government activity should reflect concerns about distribut...

Regular physical activity is important for health benefits among youth, but disparities exist. This paper describes disparities in physical activity participation and sedentary behaviors among youth in the United States, provides intervention implications, and offers recommendations for future research focused on reducing disparities related to levels of physical activity. Secondary analysis of...

The most significant and most expensive housing policy in the United States is the treatment of owner-occupied housing for tax purposes. This treatment of housing under the tax code is analogous to that in many other countries (for example, Sweden), but certainly not in all developed countries (for example, Canada). Federal subsidies to US renter households are much smaller. Policy has evolved ...

Stephen Webb teaches social work at the University of Bradford. He is currently writing a book called Social Work in Risk Society: Social and Cultural Perspectives, for Palgrave Macmillan. In this book he analyses the development and practice of social work as part of the root condition of modern risk society. His other research interests include evidence-based briefings in children and family ...

http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au/R?func=dbin-jump-full&local_base=gen01-era02&object_id=20247 Citation: Pervan, Graham and Willcocks, Leslie. 2005. Introduction to the special issues on decision support systems. Journal of Information Technology 20: 65-66. Additional Information: Pervan, Graham and Willcocks, Leslie (2005) Introduction to the special issues on decision support systems, Journ...

employment agencies have gained an increasing significance in matching employment and vacancies in the economy. solo searches by workers, and shorterperiods of employment, have necessarilyadded to the need for third party agents for the matching process in labour markets. thus the existence of these agents and sole agent searches has created a multiplicity of wages across labour . markets. we d...