303 research outputs found
Economic Disparities and Life Satisfaction in European Regions
No full textThis paper investigates the role of economic variables in predicting regional disparities in reported life satisfaction of European Union (EU) citizens. European subnational units (regions) are defined according to the first-level EU nomenclature of territorial units. We use multilevel modeling to explicitly account for the hierarchical nature of our data, respondents within regions and countries, and for understanding patterns of variation within and between regions. Main findings are that personal income matters more in poor regions than in rich regions, a pattern that still holds for regions within the same country. Being unemployed is negatively associated with life satisfaction even after controlled for income variation. Living in high unemployment regions does not alleviate the unhappiness of being out of work. After controlling for individual characteristics and modeling interactions, regional differences in life satisfaction still remain, confirming that regional dimension is relevant for life satisfaction
A weakly informative default prior distribution for logistic and other regression models
No full textWe propose a new prior distribution for classical (nonhierarchical) logistic regression models, constructed by first scaling all nonbinary variables to have mean 0 and standard deviation 0.5, and then placing independent Student-t prior distributions on the coefficients. As a default choice, we recommend the Cauchy distribution with center 0 and scale 2.5, which in the simplest setting is a longer-tailed version of the distribution attained by assuming one-half additional success and one-half additional failure in a logistic regression. Cross-validation on a corpus of datasets shows the Cauchy class of prior distributions to outperform existing implementations of Gaussian and Laplace priors. We recommend this prior distribution as a default choice for routine applied use. It has the advantage of always giving answers, even when there is complete separation in logistic regression (a common problem, even when the sample size is large and the number of predictors is small), and also automatically applying more shrinkage to higher-order interactions. This can be useful in routine data analysis as well as in automated procedures such as chained equations for missing-data imputation. We implement a procedure to fit generalized linear models in R with the Student-t prior distribution by incorporating an approximate EM algorithm into the usual iteratively weighted least squares. We illustrate with several applications, including a series of logistic regressions predicting voting preferences, a small bioassay experiment, and an imputation model for a public health data set. © Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Deliberation, deference and Interamerican Court of Human Rights. Case Gelman vs Uruguay
No full textEl caso Gelman supuso la condena de Uruguay por violación de los derechos
al reconocimiento de la personalidad jurídica, a la vida, a la integridad personal
y a la libertad personal; a la familia, al nombre, a los derechos de los niños y
niñas y a la nacionalidad, a la protección de la familia; a las garantías judiciales
y a la protección judicial y por haber incumplido la obligación de adecuar su
derecho interno a la Convención Americana sobre Derechos Humanos. Amparado
en la legitimidad democrática de los referéndums que convalidaban la Ley de
Caducidad, Uruguay ha prorrogado la impunidad de los crímenes de la dictadura
no ejecutando la sentencia. El autor critica la validez de estos argumentos
exculpatorios de este incumplimiento sobre la base de diversas razonesThe Gelman case entails the conviction of Uruguay for violation of the
rights to recognition of legal personality, to life, to personal integrity and to
personal liberty; to the family, to the name, to the rights of children and to
nationality, to the protection of the family, to judicial guarantees and judicial
protection and because has failed to comply with the obligation to adapt its
domestic law to the American Convention on Human Rights. Protected by
the democratic legitimacy of the referendums that validated the Expiry Law,
Uruguay has extended impunity for the crimes of the dictatorship by not
executing the sentence. The author criticizes the validity of these exculpatory
arguments of this unfulfilment based on various reasonsMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación de España PID2019-106904RB-I0
Absence, defeat and resistance: Juan Gelman\'s poetry in exile
No full textA presente dissertação dedica-se a analisar sete poemas do poeta Juan Gelman (1930- 2014), presentes em cinco livros diferentes, com o objetivo de investigar como o exílio aparece em tais poemas e obras, principalmente ao longo dos anos que separam as publicações. Para isto, foi necessário também, pesquisar sobre o contexto histórico argentino, bem como aspectos biográficos do autor relevantes para o desenvolvimento da dissertaçãoThe present dissertation dedicates to analyze seven poems from the poet Juan Gelman (1930-2014) that appear in five different books, with a goal to investigate how the exile manifests itself in such poems and in his work, especially throughout the years that separates the publications. To this end, it was also necessary to research the historical context of Argentina, as well as biographical aspects of the author relevant to the development of the dissertatio
Poesía y comunicabilidad: Juan Gelman en el Club de los Poetas Comunicantes
No full textThis research shows how the image of an author can be manipulated by the exercise of criticism. In 1971, Mario Benedetti published Los poetas comunicantes, a book that include interviews with some left-wing Latin American poets: Roberto Fernández Retamar, Ernesto Cardenal, Roque Dalton, Nicanor Parra, Eliseo Diego, Juan Gelman, among others. The present article tries to demonstrate that by presenting Gelman as a “poeta comunicante” (in another words, a colloquial poet),Benedetti only shows one profi le of the Argentine poet: on the Communist poet who writes under the mandates of “social realism”. However, in the mid-1960s Gelman’s poetry takes a signifi cant turn that matches his break with the Communist Party.Gelman moves away from “social realism” and investigates other voices, other rooms. His intense work with the surreal image places him in the avant-garde movement, which unlike the colloquial poetry, appeals another kind of reader.esta investigación muestra el modo en que la imagen de un autor puede ser manipulada por el ejercicio de la crítica. En 1971, Mario Benedetti publicó Los poetas comunicantes , un libro que incluye entrevistas con algunos de los poetas
latinoamericanos de la izquierda: Roberto Fernández Retamar, Ernesto Cardenal,
Roque Dalton, Nicanor Parra, Eliseo Diego, Juan Gelman, entre otros. El presente
artículo trata de demostrar que al catalogar a Gelman como un “poeta comunicante”
(en otras palabras, un poeta coloquial), Benedetti muestra tan solo un perfi l del poe-
ta argentino: el del poeta comunista que escribe bajo los mandatos del “realismo so-
cial”. Sin embargo, a mitad de la década de 1960 la poesía de Gelman da un giro significativo que coincide con su ruptura con el Partido Comunista. Gelman se aparta
del “realismo social” e investiga otras voces, otros ámbitos . Su intenso trabajo con la
imagen surrealista lo sitúa en la corriente vanguardista, que a diferencia de la poesía
coloquial, requiere otro tipo de lector
Juan Carlos Garavaglia y la historia económico-social de América Latina. Algunas lecciones de historia y de vida
No full textThis paper brings out many characteristics between the historiography work and the life of Juan Carlos Garavaglia. Those links, coloured by some personal anecdotes (which are in part already published in Una juventud en los años sesenta and some other which are called by the author for this occasion), show how different aspects of temperament and talent of the author of Mercado Interno…were manifested along his work and his relationships. The extensive interests, the daring of his proposals, the depth of approaches or the passion for the outside-observing are some of the faces of a portrait that Jorge Gelman, friend and colleague of Juan Carlos, left us just a few days before passing away himself, too early as well.El artículo señala un puñado de características que van de la obra historiográfica al obrar en la vida de Juan Carlos Garavaglia. Estos enlaces, atravesados por anécdotas personales (algunas ya publicadas en Una juventud en los años sesenta y otras convocadas por el autor para esta ocasión), muestran cómo se manifestaban en su obra y en sus relaciones diferentes aspectos del temperamento y del talento del autor de Mercado Interno… La amplitud de intereses, el atrevimiento de sus planteos, la profundidad en el enfoque o la pasión por mirar los problemas desde los márgenes son algunos de los rostros que, como en una cinta de Moebius, son exhibidos en este vívido retrato que nos dejó, muy pocos días antes de partir él también tempranamente, su colega y amigo Jorge Gelman
El tratamiento del tema de la muerte en Los poemas de Sidney West de Juan Gelman.
No full textThis research project is based on one of the predominant themes in the poetic production of Juan Gelman (Argentina, 1930-Mexico, 2014): death, seen from different approaches and driven by his traumatic experience in exile. The main objective is to assess the representation of the thanatic or mortuary theme in Translations III. The poems of Sidney West (1969) by Juan Gelman. This descriptive study began with an exhibition on the representation of the theme of death in universal and Latin American poetry. It provided theoretical details on the epitaph as a lyrical expression to conclude with analyzing the poems belonging to the text in question. Through a hermeneutical and analytical methodology, the literary context was studied and the stylistic resources used by the author, based on a better understanding of the representation of the theme of death in his poetic work. It was concluded that in Gelman's poetry, the lyrical epitaph gives each character a description of their agonies and natureLa presente investigación aborda una de las temáticas predominantes en la producción poética de Juan Gelman (Argentina, 1930-México, 2014): la muerte, vista desde diversos enfoques e impulsada por su traumática experiencia en el exilio. El objetivo general que se persigue es el siguiente: Valorar la representación del tema thanático o mortuorio en Traducciones III. Los poemas de Sidney West (1969) de Juan Gelman. Este estudio descriptivo inicia con una exposición sobre la representación del tema de la muerte en la poesía universal y latinoamericana, luego brinda precisiones teóricas sobre el epitafio como expresión lírica, para finalizar con el análisis de los poemas pertenecientes al texto en cuestión. A través de una metodología hermenéutica y analítica se estudia el contexto literario, así como los recursos estilísticos empleados por el autor, en función de una mejor comprensión de la representación del tema de la muerte en su obra poética. Se concluye que en la poesía de Gelman el epitafio lírico otorga a cada personaje una descripción de sus agonías y naturaleza.UNACH, Ecuado
Reseña del libro: ni el flaco perdón de Dios: hijos de desaparecidos, Gelman, Juan; La Madrid, Mara
No full textReseña del libro: Ni el flaco perdón de Dios : hijos de desaparecidos, Gelman, Juan ; La Madrid, Mara. El documento "Ni el flaco perdón de Dios. Hijos de desaparecidos" es una recopilación de testimonios y análisis que abordan las experiencias de los hijos de desaparecidos durante la última dictadura militar en Argentina. Los autores, Juan Gelman y Mara La Madrid, recogen relatos de familiares, periodistas y defensores de derechos humanos, enfocándose en la búsqueda de justicia y memoria. A través de estos testimonios, el libro critica la impunidad y el olvido promovidos por ciertos sectores de la sociedad y subraya la importancia de recordar y reconstruir la historia para evitar la repetición de crímenes de lesa humanidad. Además, el texto refleja la lucha constante por los derechos humanos y la necesidad de una reconciliación basada en la justici
A Service of zbw Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft Leibniz Information Centre for Economics Title: Real Financial Market Exchange Rates and Capital Flows Title: Real Financial Market Exchange Rates and Capital Flows Real Financial Market Exchange Rat
No full textStandard-Nutzungsbedingungen: Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden. Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen. Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in Title: Real Financial Market Exchange Rates and Capital Flows Author: Maria Gelman, Axel Jochem, Stefan Reitz and Mark P. Taylor Abstract: Foreign exchange rates, asset prices and capital movements are expected to be closely related to each other as international capital markets become more and more integrated. This paper provides new empirical evidence from an index of exchange-rate adjusted cross-country asset price ratios, which may be interpreted as a real effective financial exchange rate. The integrated stock-flow approach reveals that a county's real effective financial exchange rate is co-integrated with international investors' net foreign holding of its assets. The associated error correction equations have useful interpretations against the backdrop of uncovered return parity and investor portfolio rebalancing behavior. This paper provides new empirical evidence from an index of exchange-rate adjusted crosscountry asset price ratios, which may be interpreted as a real effective financial exchange rate. The integrated stock-flow approach reveals that a country's real effective financial exchange rate is cointegrated with international investors' net foreign holdings of its assets. The associated error correction equations have useful interpretations against the backdrop of uncovered return parity and investor portfolio rebalancing behavior. This paper provides new empirical evidence from an index of exchange-rate adjusted crosscountry asset price ratios, which may be interpreted as a real effective financial exchange rate. The integrated stock-flow approach reveals that a country's real effective financial exchange rate is cointegrated with international investors' net foreign holdings of its assets. The associated error correction equations have useful interpretations against the backdrop of uncovered return parity and investor portfolio rebalancing behavior. JEL: F31, G15, E5
Innovation in Property Rights and Economic Development in Lombardy, Eighteenth-Twentieth centuries
No full textThe essay deals with the role of state led institutional reforms in property rights since the second half of the eighteenth century to modernize Lombard agriculture and to accelerate economic development. The essay is organized into five sections. The first presents the historical setting in which the reforms operated. The second provides an analysis of the cadastral reforms and their impacts on Lombard agriculture. The third presents the main issues referring to some comparative cases. The fourth attempts a systematization of the historical, social and cultural factors that mediated the concrete implementation of property rights. The fifth and final section presents concluding remarks
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