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The Unbearable Lightness of the Freedom of Movement: An Analysis of the Relationship Between Brexit and Immigration
No full textESSAYS ON SOCIAL NETWORKS AND NON-COGNITIVE SKILLS
No full textLa tesi propone evidenze empiriche e teoriche sull’importanza delle abilità cosiddette non cognitive come elemento fondamentale del capitale umano individuale.
In particolare, ci si propone di discutere se, e in che portata, queste capacità relazionali incidano sulle performance lavorative e sulle decisioni concernenti la salute. La tesi propone le reti sociali, o “social networks”, come possibile misurazione di queste capacità interpersonali.
Il primo capitolo presenta una dettagliata rassegna della letteratura sulle abilità non cognitive, e sui loro effetti su salari e stato di salute, e discute l’appropriatezza dell’utilizzo delle variabili di “social networks” come misura per tali abilità.
Il secondo capitolo stima a livello empirico l’impatto delle capacità relazionali sui salari. Per una completezza di metodologia e per verificare la robustezza dei risultati, le stime vengono effettuate con diverse metodologie econometriche.
Il terzo capitolo analizza gli effetti di queste abilità sociali sul consumo di sigarette, e discute la loro importanza rispetto ad altri fattori rilevanti, come tasse e comportamenti dei genitori. Il capitolo applica diversi stimatori, lineari e non, ed esamina le differenze, in termini di grandezza e significatività statistica, nei risultati ottenuti.This thesis provides further evidence on the importance of including non-cognitive and social skills as a component of individual human capital. In particular, it aims to assess whether interpersonal skills, measured through social network metrics, influence labour market and health attainment. The first chapter reviews the literature on non-cognitive skills and their impact on various outcomes, and discusses the use of social network metrics as measure of interpersonal skills. The second chapter empirically estimates the impact of these social skills on earnings. The effect is estimated comparing alternative empirical strategies to model social interactions, to fully examine the robustness and the meaning of the results obtained. The third chapter examines the effect of these skills on individual smoking behaviour over the young adulthood life. In particular, it examines the role of popularity and social skills on smoking decision, and compares the relative importance of these skills to other factors, such as cigarette taxes, and parents’ smoking behaviour. It also analysed the extent to which using non-linear estimators affects the significance and the magnitude of the effects of these factors
Surface-enhanced Raman effect in hybrid metal–semiconductor nanoparticle assemblies
No full textHybrid metal–semiconductor nanoparticles consisting of silver nanoparticle cores (AgNPs) coated with a layer of CdSe quantum dots (QDs) have been studied by Raman spectroscopy. The hybrid nanoparticles were prepared via electrostatic interaction by mixing aqueous suspensions of QDs and AgNPs, where opposite charges on the AgNPs and QDs surfaces were induced by opportunely selected capping agents. Assemblies of such hybrid nanoparticles show an increased intensity of the Raman spectrum of up to 500 times, when compared to that of the sole QDs. This enhancement is attributed to the SERS effect (Surface-enhanced Raman scattering). Such enhancement of the Raman modes suggests several opportunities for further research, both in imaging and sensing applications
Education and Training in St.Lucia: A Partially Annotated Bibliography
No full textThis bibliography on “Education and Training in St. Lucia” has been specifically prepared for the UWI School of Continuing Studies’ St. Lucia Country Conference. An attempt has been made to be as comprehensive as possible, but because of the weak bibliographical coverage of the literature of the region, important items may have been omitted. This is especially true for policy documents emanating from official sources. It covers all aspects of education and training in St.Lucia including distance education, educational finance,health and family life education and educational reform
Columbus Square, St. Lucia
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Columbus Square, St. Lucia.
Columbus Square, St. Lucia, located in the heart of the capital city, Castries was formerly the site of the Place D’Armes, which was renamed Promenade Square before being renamed the Columbus Square. The Square is currently named after a St. Lucian author Derek Walcott. This spot also pays respect to residents who lost their lives in battle.
On the Postcard; “Columbus Square, St. Lucia.” people can be seen congregating in the Square under the trees.
Information at the back of the Post Card:
Union Postale Universelle
Sarah Cameron, 2013. Footprint Focus. St Lucia & Dominica with Fort-de-France
Labour migration from the eastern partnership countries: Evolution and policy options for better outcomes
No full textThis study is part of the project entitled Costs and Benefits of Labour Mobility between the EU and the Eastern Partnership Countries for the European Commission1. The study was written by Luca Barbone (CASE) Mikhail Bonch- Osmolovskiy (CASE) and Matthias Luecke (Kiel). It is based on the six country studies for the Eastern Partnership countries commissioned under this project and prepared by Mihran Galstyan and Gagik Makaryan (Armenia), Azer Allahveranov and Emin Huseynov (Azerbaijan), Aleksander Chubrik and Aliaksei Kazlou (Belarus), Lasha Labadze and Mirjan Tukhashvili (Georgia), Vasile Cantarji and Georgeta Mincu (Moldova), Tom Coupé and Hanna Vakhitova (Ukraine). The authors would like to thank for their comments and suggestions Kathryn Anderson, Martin Kahanec, Costanza Biavaschi, Lucia Kurekova, Monica Bucurenciu, Borbala Szegeli, Giovanni Cremonini and Ummuhan Bardak, as well as the dbaretailed review provided by IOM. The views in this study are those of the authors' only, and should not be interpreted as representing the official position of the European Commission and its institutions
The language of the cataloguer (part 1). The author
No full textThe paper analyses the evolution of the language of cataloguing, focusing on the concept of authorship. It evaluates cataloguing principles, rules and theory, from Cutter to ICP 2016, in order to study the modification of the idea of author in cataloguing and the emerging importance of non-authorial responsibilities as access points for the organization of catalogues
The causes and the effects of the deficiency in the Pre-Legislative and Legislative scrutiny processes in St. Lucia
No full textThis dissertation argues that there is a significant deficiency in the pre-legislative and legislative scrutiny processes in St. Lucia, caused by the failure of Parliament to utilize the Standing Orders in the manner in which they were intended and develop and follow a more systematic scrutiny process. The author explains how this has hindered St. Lucia’s ability to gain more benefit from the legislative process and improve the quality of legislation produced with less likelihood of amendments
Export Processing in the Caribbean: Lessons from Four Case Studies
No full textThe author reviews case studies of four Caribbean countries-the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Trinidad-and briefly discusses an African country, Mauritius. He compares labour legislation, nationality of investors, technology transfer, and linkages with the rest of the economy. Of these five cases, only Trinidad failed to develop a significant export processing sector. Explanations rooted in government policy are suggested for this result. United Nations ECLAC Working Paper No. 42 (September 1996).export processing zones, export promotion, Dominincan Republic, Saint Lucia, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Mauritius, transnational corporations
Séquence 3, La rencontre entre Ivaldo et Lucia, raconté par Ivaldo
No full textCette séquence fait partie du corpus vidéo de Langue des Signes Emergentes utilisé lors de la thèse d'Ivani Fusellier-Souza : le locuteur Ivaldo raconte avec Lucia leur première rencontre.00:00:00>00:00:14 Lucia demande à Ivaldo de raconter leur rencontre, ou du moins la première fois qu'il l'a vu dans la rue. 00:00:14>00:00:18 Ivaldo raconte que Lucia passait dans la rue et qu'il l'a regardé marcher. 00:00:18>00:00:20 Lucia lui rappelle qu'elle marchait dans la rue et avait un air hautain. 00:00:20>00:00:24 Ivaldo raconte qu'il lui a offert une glace qu'elle a mangée. 00:00:24>00:00:26 Lucia lui dit qu'il la regardait de loin. 00:00:26>00:00:31 Ivaldo raconte qu'il l'a vu passée et qu'il lui a offert une glace qu'elle a accepté. 00:00:31> 00:00:42 Lucia se rappelle qu'il lui a offert une glace. 00:00:42>00:00:52 Ivaldo demande à son fils de ne pas passer devant la caméra. 00:00:52>00:00:58 Lucia lui rappelle comment elle était belle avec ses cheveux longs. 00:00:58>00:01:20 Ivaldo raconte qu'il n'aimait pas ses cheveux longs, qu'il préfère Lucia avec des cheveux courts, et qu'elle a bien fait de les couper. 00:01:20>00:01:23 Lucia raconte qu'après ils se sont mariés. 00:01:23>00:01:32 Ivaldo dit qu'ils se sont mariés à Fortaleza
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