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Full-Text Articles in Economic Theory
Culture Sometimes Matters: Intra-Cultural Variation In Pro-Social Behavior Among Tsimane Amerindians, Michael Gurven, Arianna Zanolini, Eric Schniter
Culture Sometimes Matters: Intra-Cultural Variation In Pro-Social Behavior Among Tsimane Amerindians, Michael Gurven, Arianna Zanolini, Eric Schniter
ESI Publications
Agent-centered models usually consider only individual-level variables in calculations of economic costs and benefits. There has been little consideration of social or cultural history on shaping payoffs in ways that impact decisions. To examine the role of local expectations on economic behavior, we explore whether village affiliation accounts for the variation in dictator game offers among the Tsimane of the Bolivian Amazon independently of other factors that could confound such an effect. Our analysis shows that significant differences in altruistic giving exist among villages, village patterns are recognized by residents, and offers likely reflect variation in social expectations rather than …
Introduction To Research Methodologies, Professor Issam A.W. Mohamed
Introduction To Research Methodologies, Professor Issam A.W. Mohamed
Professor Issam A.W. Mohamed
In this book, I introduce basics of research methodologies in Arabic language which I believe is an unprecedented step. The conceptions, research frameworks, sampling and some detailed methods are given in this text book. Moreover, some analytical statistical methods are introduced to give insights to researchers. Methods of writing the scientific reports and papers in addition to documentation of references and classifying the required logical process of a thesis are detailed in this text. I introduce this book that was published by the Africa International University in Khartoum, Sudan for the purpose of helping sub and post graduate university students …
Pay And Performance: Among 100 Best U.S. Companies To Work For, Omair Mahmood Faisal
Pay And Performance: Among 100 Best U.S. Companies To Work For, Omair Mahmood Faisal
Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects
In the 21st century, world is becoming a global village and with increased competition businesses are always looking for regions with the lowest possible production costs. Appropriate compensation of U.S. employees working for major U.S. corporations is a hotly debated topic in political circles. This research focuses on the top 100 companies designated as “the best companies to work for” by Fortune Magazine for the year 2006. Performance of these companies, as measured by their return on equity, return on assets, revenue growth and earnings growth along with their profit margin is used to determine the impact on them as …
Healthy Competition: What’S Holding Back Health Care And How To Free It, Michael F. Cannon
Healthy Competition: What’S Holding Back Health Care And How To Free It, Michael F. Cannon
Michael F. Cannon
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Rationality In Economics: Constructivist And Ecological Forms, Vernon L. Smith
Rationality In Economics: Constructivist And Ecological Forms, Vernon L. Smith
ESI Publications
Chapter 1: Rediscovering the Scottish Philosophers