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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"income support"”.
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The Labour Party and family income support policy; 1940-1979. An examination of the party's interpretation of the relationship between family income support and the labour market.
… of substitutability, thus conferring de facto support on that less-eligibility dimension of Family Allowances which Macnicol has established informed the coalition government's decision to legislate for the programme in 1945. Despite the party's opposition to Family Income Supplement it became …
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Using subsidized put options to replace the federal price and income support programs for corn
… for using put options in place of current farm income support programs. It focuses on the feed corn program in its analysis. It also examines available literature on the subject of using futures and options contracts to replace current farm programs. The study uses the Black model for the …
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Distributional effects of the Mexican agricultural trade policies: The tomato case
… (2) the total welfare cost; and (3) the cost of income support due to policy intervention. For the computation of welfare effects associated with tomato trade policies, price and income elasticities were estimated from an econometric model representing the domestic and foreign markets for Mexican …
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Creating healthier populations: an assessment of the use of data on social determinants of health to inform decision-making in eight countries
… burden of SDoH disruptions while more expansive income support policies were associated with a lower burden of disruptions. The lowest two income quintile in all countries reported the highest burden of employment insecurity, financial insecurity, and food/supplies insecurity. The income gradient …
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Essays on Development Economics
… design and implementation of redistribution and income support programs in an environment with a large informal sector. Lastly, the third chapter examines the impact of expanding low-cost private healthcare access in Mexico. It finds a decrease in public healthcare usage but the results on which …
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The relationship between body composition and health and lifestyle factors in school-age children.
… siblings in household, whether parents receive income support and social class of parents. Sex and age variations in these relationships were found.
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Inequality, Redistribution and Mobility of Agricultural Incomes in Scotland
… aspects of the distribution of agricultural incomes in Scotland. More specifically, the thesis will first investigate the impact of agricultural income support on inequality through the analysis of its redistributive effect. Decomposition of the redistributive effect allows to determine if …
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A framework for assessing the livelihood resilience of post-disaster relocated communities
… of residents, access to external livelihood support and the provision of infrastructure and basic services were identified as amongst the most critical indicators that represent the level of livelihood resilience. Early recovery income support, physical and mental health, availability and …
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"""Everything around me has skyrocketed"": Using qualitative GIS to understand middle-income renters’ perceptions of housing price, neighborhood change, and (im)mobility in New York City"
… defined as a financially feasible portion of income spent on housing, is a problem in U.S. cities, including New York City. While housing costs have increased, most Americans' salaries are not increasing at the same rate. This dissertation focuses on middle-income renters in high-cost New York …
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Hedging to Safety: A Political Economy of Derivatives, Risk and Agriculture in the Developing World
… policymakers as a means of insuring agricultural incomes against the threats posed by volatile global commodity prices. Despite such enthusiasm, very little research to date examines whether or not derivative instruments actually can deliver income support to agricultural producers who face …
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The impact of credit types on household savings levels in South Africa
… consistently seen high unemployment and severe income inequality amongst its people. Arguably this has resulted in a culture of dependence on consumer credit; consumers are spending future income by using credit. This could result in a decrease in household savings levels amongst ordinary South …
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Property rights and the investment behavior of U.S. Agricultural Cooperatives
… of declining government involvement in price and income support of U.S. agriculture. This dissertation seeks to incorporate those factors which uniquely define a cooperative as different from other forms of organizing business activity into a model of cooperative investment behavior. In this …
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The dynamics of consumer credit and household indebtedness in South Africa
… come to play a vital role as a substitute for income support and/or a complement to low wages. This gives the credit market its microeconomic and welfare objectives. However, consumer credit can be a dangerous product if households allow themselves to get over-extended. Such concerns brought …
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Low Paid Employment In Australia
… who have become entrenched and reliant on income support in the Australian labour market. The main findings of this thesis indicate a diversity of experiences of low paid workers and the unemployed in the Australian labour market. For many, low paid work is a temporary experience. However, …
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Leaving lone parenthood: analysis of the repartnering patterns of lone mothers in the U.K.
… in particular whether or not she was receiving Income Support, has a much stronger influence on repartnering among single never married lone mothers than age. The duration of lone motherhood is found to be similar for both types of lone mother, -estimated at around five years, however …
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Mental Health and Poverty During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… financial resources in affording basic needs and supporting mental health and well-being.
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Food Security in Nunatsiavut: From Historical Perspectives to Future Prospects
… to country foods. Moreover, policies such as income support and residential schools negatively impacted the food security status of Labrador Inuit. However, in 2005, when Nunatsiavut became a self-government several policies and programs were in place to address the growing awareness of a lack …