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Beer, Brats, Cheese, and-- Baseball: The History and Impact of Baseball in Wisconsin
No full textFrom the 1800s baseball became a passion for the citizens of the United States. Wars, recessions and scandals could not bring down what is known as "America's Pastime." However baseball and other professional sports have been getting a bad name since historians and economist have started to look at the correlation between the team and the community. The notion of, "build us a new stadium at the cost of the tax payers or we are taking our team elsewhere" has been a common trend since 1950's. By looking at Appleton and Milwaukee this paper will look at the impacts baseball has on these communities both culturally and economically from 1966 to 2012
Henri Temianka Correspondence; (appleton)
No full textThis collection contains material pertaining to the life, career, and activities of Henri Temianka, violin virtuoso, conductor, music teacher, and author. Materials include correspondence, concert programs and flyers, music scores, photographs, and books.https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/temianka_correspondence/1053/thumbnail.jp
Reducing Child Malnutrition: How Far Does Income Growth Take Us? By Lawrence Haddad, Harold Alderman, Simon Appleton, Lina Song and Yisehac Yohannes: a review
No full textThis is a review of the article “Reducing Child Malnutrition: How Far Does Income Growth Take Us?” By Lawrence Haddad, Harold Alderman, Simon Appleton, Lina Song and Yisehac Yohannes which was published in the World Bank Economic Review, Vol.17, No. 1, 2003
Working Paper 39 - Human Capital and Economic Development
No full textHealth and education are both components of human capital and contributors to human welfare. Oneindex of human welfare, which incorporates income, education and health, shows that Africa’s level of‘human development’ is the lowest of any region in the world. In this paper we will frequently compareAfrica with South Asia. While Africa’s level of human development is lower than that of South Asia, itsper capita income is higher. Africa’s poor economic performance has been most marked in its growthrate which has been half that of South Asia. As Africa has found since 1980, slow economic growthseverely limits the ability of governments and households to fund further investments in health andeducation. Low investments in human capital may impinge on already low growth rates of income. Suchinterrelations might be thought to imply a vicious circle of development, but this should not be overstated.Poor countries have considerable discretion over how much to invest in health and education. SinceIndependence, Africa has achieved a rapid growth of some aspects of human capital - particularly inthe expansion of education - despite starting from a low level of income. The expansion of the humancapital stock has not been matched by a commensurate rise in physical capital. The result has been lowgrowth of incomes and low returns to the educational investment.This paper provides an overview of Africa’s achievements in the formation of human capital, andits impact on economic growth and welfare. Human capital, economic growth and welfare are closelyinterrelated. Section 2 provides an assessment of Africa’s human development in the context of otherdeveloping regions. Section 3 turns to the central issue of how to promote economic growth in Africaand the role of human capital in that process. Section 4 presents evidence on the linkages betweeneducation and health outcomes, while section 5 provides some concluding remarks.
Life Satisfaction in Urban China: Components and Determinants
No full textSurvey data from urban China in 2002 show levels of life satisfaction to be low, but not exceptionally so, by international comparison. Many of the determinants of life satisfaction in urban China appear comparable to those for people in other countries. These include, inter alia, unemployment, income, marriage, sex, health and age. Communist Party membership and political participation raise life satisfaction. People appear fairly satisfied with economic growth and low inflation, and this contributes to their overall life satisfaction. There is dissatisfaction over pollution, but this – like job insecurity – does not appear to impact on life satisfaction.life satisfaction, happiness, economic growth, unemployment, China
Life Satisfaction in Urban China: Components and Determinants
No full textSurvey data from urban China in 2002 show levels of life satisfaction to be low, but not exceptionally so, by international comparison. Many of the determinants of life satisfaction in urban China appear comparable to those for people in other countries. These include, inter alia, unemployment, income, marriage, sex, health and age. Communist Party membership and political participation raise life satisfaction. People appear fairly satisfied with economic growth and low inflation, and this contributes to their overall life satisfaction. There is dissatisfaction over pollution, but this – like job insecurity – does not appear to impact on life satisfaction.economic growth, happiness, life satisfaction, unemployment, China
An analysis of the influences on Appleton East High School technology education students' perception of the construction industry
No full textIncludes bibliographical references
Regional or National Poverty Lines? The Case of Uganda in the 1990s
No full textUganda, poverty, inequality
Education and health at the household level in sub-Saharan Africa
No full textThis paper surveys the microeconomic evidence on the determinants of and returns to education and health in sub-Saharan Africa. A year of education is associated with 3-14% increases wages and productivity. The introduction or removal of user fees can have dramatic effects on take-up of health and education services.
Growing out of Poverty: Trends and Patterns of Urban Poverty in China 1988–2002
No full textThis paper estimates trends in absolute poverty in urban China from 1988 to 2002 using the Chinese Household Income Project (CHIP) surveys. Poverty incidence curves are plotted, showing that poverty has fallen markedly during the period regardless of the exact location of the poverty line. Income inequality rose from 1988 to 1995 but has been fairly constant thereafter. Models of the determination of income and poverty reveal widening differentials by education, sex and party membership. Income from government anti-poverty programs has little impact on poverty, which has fallen almost entirely due to overall economic growth rather than redistribution.poverty, inequality, economic growth, welfare, public policy, China
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