The balassa-samuelson hypothesis and elderly migration

We present an Overlapping Generations Model with two final goods: tradable goods are produced with a standard Cobb-Douglas production function and non-tradable goods are produced with linear production function where the only factor is labor. We maintain the fundamental assumption of factor mobility between sectors so model is consistent with the Balassa-Samuelson hypothesis. Given the general equilibrium structure of our model we can examine the effect of the saving rate on migration and non-tradable relative prices. Under this setting, we find that the elderly have incentives to migrate from economies where productivity is high to economies with low productivity because of the lower cost of living. In more general terms the elderly migration is likely to go from rich to poor countries. We also find that, for poor countries, the elderly migration has a positive effect in wages and capital accumulation.

A DSGE model with loss aversion in consumption and leisure: an explanation for business cycles asymmetries

In this chapter, an asymmetric DSGE model is built in order to account for asymmetries in business cycles. One of the most important contributions of this work is the construction of a general utility function which nests loss aversion, risk aversion and habits formation by means of a smooth transition function. The main idea behind this asymmetric utility function is that under recession the agents over-smooth consumption and leisure choices in order to prevent a huge deviation of them from the reference level of the utility; while under boom, the agents simply smooth consumption and leisure, but trying to be as far as possible from the reference level of utility. The simulations of this model by means of Perturbations Method show that it is possible to reproduce asymmetrical business cycles where recession (on shock) are stronger than booms and booms are more long-lasting than recession. One additional and unexpected result is a downward stickiness displayed by real wages. As a consequence of this, there is a more persistent fall in employment in recession than in boom. Thus, the model reproduces not only asymmetrical business cycles but also real stickiness and hysteresis.

Second lives and newer islands : language, culture and identity through migration literature. 'Second lives and newer islands : lengua, cultura e identidad a trav??s de la literatura de migraci??n'

Resumen en espa??ol

Inglés y ocio : english and leisure. Actividades formativas complementarias.

Se recogen actividades llevadas a cabo con alumnos de Educación Infantil y Primaria para la enseñanza del inglés dentro de las actividades formativas complementarias. El contenido se estructura en tres apartados: 'Cuentos', en el que se incluyen tres relatos y actividades sobre los mismos; 'Juegos', en el que se recogen iniciativas lúdicas para la enseñanza del idioma e 'Inglés en la red', que promueve el uso de Internet como una herramienta para la enseñanza de la lengua inglesa.

Leisure & Tourism.

Esta guía ha sido escrita específicamente para estudiantes del curso de ocio y turismo AQA GCSE, ha sido diseñada para ayudar a los estudiantes a entender lo que ellos necesitan saber tópico por tópico y como prepararse efectivamente y exitosamente para sus exámenes GCSE. Contiene información sobre tiempo y clima en el Reino Unido, costes de los destinos, productos y servicios, sitios históricos, parques temáticos, transporte en el Reino Unido, atracciones naturales, deportes que se pueden practicar, y todo acerca de sus mejores playas.

AS Spanish Tourism&Leisure: student workbook.

Este cuaderno de ejercicios está diseñado para ayudar a los estudiantes a adquirir experiencia para el AS examen de la asignatura turismo de enseñanza secundaria. El cuadernillo contiene material y ejercicios que tienen por objeto mejorar el nivel de habilidades de los estudiantes. El cuadernillo está dividido en dos secciones: ocio y turismo. La primera sección contiene ocho textos y la segunda sección contiene siete. La mitad de los textos se refieren a España, mientras que la otra mitad a Sudamérica. Cada capítulo contiene las siguientes secciones y actividades: vocabulario, texto, comprensión del texto, uso del texto y práctica oral.

Leisure Education : a new goal for an old idea whose time has come

Monogr??fico con el t??tulo: 'Educaci??n Social y ??tica profesional'. Resumen basado en el de la publicaci??n

The Importance of Work, Family and Leisure among Girls Finishing Compulsory Education

Resumen basado en el de la publicación

Psychometric properties of the Leisure Time Satisfaction Scale in family caregivers

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Heimat, Fremdheit, Zugehörigkeit : Zur Konjunktur des Diaspora-Begriffs in der Ära Internationaler Migration

In the era of international migration, the experience of homelessness, deriving from the loss of the myth of cultural and ethno-linguistically singularity in contemporary societies, seems to become an universal phenomenon. Questions of home and belonging are key issues in the current discourses on Diaspora which, since the turning point of 1989, developed beyond those academic disciplines concerned with religion. At taking a critical perspective on the loss of analytical categories, this article discusses the enormous proliferation of Diasporaconcepts in social sciences at large, and in particular with regard to discourses on Muslims in Europe.

A comparative study of the leisure-time interests and activities of deaf and hearing children

This paper compares play of hearing impaired children and those with normal hearing.