Business meeting : meeting before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, first session, July 30, 2019 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 107 pages) |
Collana | S. hrg. |
Soggetto topico |
Roads - Maintenance and repair
Bridges - Maintenance and repair Infrastructure (Economics) - United States Transportation and state - United States Infrastructure (Economics) Transportation and state |
Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative hearings. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Business Meeting |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910714624303321 |
Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2020 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Causal effects of social capital : labor markets and beyond / / Yunsong Chen |
Autore | Chen Yunsong <1975-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (485 pages) |
Disciplina | 363 |
Soggetto topico |
Infrastructure (Economics)
Social capital (Sociology) |
ISBN |
9789811959127
9789811959110 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- References -- Part I Causality in Social Capital Studies -- 2 On Endogeneity Problems: Challenges and Strategies of Causal Inference -- 1 Identification Challenges and Strategies -- Omitted Variable Bias -- Self-Selection Bias -- Sample-Selection Bias -- Simultaneity Bias -- 2 New Identification Methods -- Regression Discontinuity -- Randomized Experiment -- Difference-in-Differences Estimator -- Endogenous Switching Regression -- References -- 3 Placing Causality at the Heart of Social Capital Research: A Literature Review -- 1 A Literature Review of Three Strands -- Estimating the Treatment Effects of Using Contacts -- Estimating the Effects of the Used Social Capital -- Estimating the Effects of Accessed Social Capital -- The Exogenous Effects of Accessed Social Capital -- The Endogenous Effects of Accessed Social Capital -- 2 Discussion -- References -- Untitled -- Part II Contact Usage and Resources -- 4 Using Contacts is Hardly Beneficial: The Treatment Effects of Using Social Capital -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 The First-Difference Model -- 4 Results from the GDR Data -- 5 Results from the Chinese Data -- 6 Further Discussion -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Contact Resources and Homophily Both Pay Off: The Effects of Used Social Capital -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Mouw-Lin Debate: A Critical Review -- Homophily as Confounder: Mouw's Challenge -- Questionable Operationalization of Homophily: Lin's Refutation -- Revisiting the Debate: Occupational Homophily as a Moderator -- 3 Replication and Extension -- Beyond the "Same-Occupation" Tangle: Model Identification Issues -- 4 Models and Strategies -- The Case of the GDR -- The Case of China -- 5 Heterophily Versus Homophily in the Selection of Network Members.
6 Conclusion and Discussion -- References -- Part III Network Resources -- 6 Village Networks and Migrants' Salaries the Impact of Acquaintance Networks -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- Origin-Based Networks and Job-Seeking -- Village Outflow as the Origin-Based Migration Network -- Migration as a Selection Process -- 3 Models and Identification Issues -- Sources of Endogeneity -- Heckman's Two-Stage Approach -- Natural Disaster as the IV -- OLS, Heckit and IV Models -- 4 Data and Variables -- Definition of Migration -- Dependent Variable -- Independent Variable -- IV and Regional Dummies -- Other Controls -- 5 Estimation Results -- 6 Interpretation of the IV Estimate -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Colleague Networks and Wages: The Influence of Occupational Interactions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Occupational Interaction: A Social Capital Inside/Outside the Workplace -- Theoretical Context of Occupational Interaction -- The Function of Occupational Interaction -- Concepts of Internal/Outward Occupational Interactions -- Three Hypotheses of Occupational Interaction -- 3 Omitting Variables: Causal Inference Strategy -- 4 Data Variables: First Job and Present Job -- Dependent Variable -- Occupational Interaction -- Control Variable -- Demographic Characteristics -- Unit Characteristics -- Occupational Stigma -- 5 Analysis and Results -- Benchmark Difference Model -- Precise Difference Model -- Marketization Discrepancies in the Rate of Return of Occupational Interaction -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- 8 Friendship Networks and Job Status: The Role of Educational Attainments of Friends -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- The Selection Problem in the Literature -- Job-Seeking and Network Resources in China -- 3 Models and Methods -- 4 Data and Variables -- Network Resource Measure -- Labour Market Outcomes -- Other Controls -- Instrumental Variable. 5 Results from Single-Equation Models -- 6 Results from IV Models -- 7 Interpretation and Discussion -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Part IV Beyond Labour Markets -- 9 Guanxi and Associations Both Affect Political Trust: Informal and Formal Ties -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Social Connections and Political Trust -- Formal Social Ties and Political Trust -- Informal Social Ties and Political Trust -- 3 Symbiotic Sphere: State-Dominant Associations in China -- 4 Provisional Publics: Guanxi-Based Networks in China -- 5 Hypotheses -- 6 Data, Variables, and Method -- Political Trust -- Social Trust and Interpersonal Trust -- Associational Involvement -- Guanxi Networking -- Other Variables -- Estimation Strategies -- 7 Results of Analyses -- 8 Instrumental Variable Analysis -- 9 Conclusion -- References -- 10 How Religion Affects Happiness: Social Networks Versus Social Status -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Religion and Subjective Well-Being -- 3 The Rise of Religion in the New China -- 4 Public and Private Practice Mechanisms in the New China -- 5 The Role of Subjective Status in the New China -- 6 Data, Variables, and Analytic Strategy -- 7 Results -- The Relationship Between Religion and Well-Being -- The Roles of Social Capital, Public, and Private Aspects -- The Mediating Role of Subjective Status -- The Issue of Reverse Causality -- Variation Across Religious Traditions -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- Part V Miscellaneous -- 11 Identifying Typology of Tie Strength: A Latent Class Analysis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Questions -- 3 Data and Method -- Latent Class Analysis -- Data Descriptions -- Tie Strength Measure -- Stratification and Job Outcomes Variables -- Control Variables -- 4 Results and Discussion -- Typology of Tie Strength -- Tie Strength Distributed by Class and Status -- Middling Ties and Job Outcomes -- Mechanism of Middling Ties. 5 Conclusion -- References -- 12 Toward a Dynamic Model: Habitus, Fields, and a Tale of Two Manchus -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Reflecting Social Capital -- Transmutations of Fortune of Nian -- A Fictive Seminar on Nian's Social Capital -- Unveiling Interactions Between Nian and Yong -- 3 Constructivism as the Ignored Side -- Split Between Objectivity and Subjectivity -- Habitus and Fields -- Rethinking Social Capital -- 4 Establishing a Cumulative Psychological Scheme -- Evaluated Distribution of Initial Event -- Evaluated Distribution of Accumulated Events -- 5 Toward a Dynamic Model -- Re-Conceptualizing Social Capital -- References -- Part VI Coda -- 13 Conclusions and Future Directions -- 1 Empirical Findings -- 2 Limitations -- 3 Extension -- References -- Appendix -- Part G the OProbit Model and IV-O Probit Model Predicting Political Trust -- References -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910616368303321 |
Chen Yunsong <1975-> | ||
Singapore : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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China fiscal policy revamp faces hurdles / / Iacob Koch-Weser |
Autore | Koch-Weser Iacob |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (26 pages) : color illustrations |
Collana | USCC economic issue brief |
Soggetto topico |
Infrastructure (Economics) - China
Mixed economy - China Economic history Economic policy Infrastructure (Economics) Mixed economy Politics and government |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910716917103321 |
Koch-Weser Iacob | ||
[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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China infrastructure report |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Blackfriars, London] : , : Business Monitor International |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Soggetto topico |
Infrastructure (Economics) - China
Infrastructure (Economics) - China - Forecasting Construction industry - China Market surveys - China Études de marché - Chine Economic history Infrastructure (Economics) Infrastructure (Economics) - Forecasting Market surveys |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodicals
Serial publications. |
ISSN | 2396-2666 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996200611803316 |
[Blackfriars, London] : , : Business Monitor International | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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China infrastructure report |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Blackfriars, London] : , : Business Monitor International |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Soggetto topico |
Infrastructure (Economics) - China
Infrastructure (Economics) - China - Forecasting Construction industry - China Market surveys - China Études de marché - Chine Economic history Infrastructure (Economics) Infrastructure (Economics) - Forecasting Market surveys |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodicals
Serial publications. |
ISSN | 2396-2666 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910679468403321 |
[Blackfriars, London] : , : Business Monitor International | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Co-cities : innovative transitions toward just and self-sustaining communities / / Sheila R. Foster and Christian Iaione |
Autore | Foster Sheila R. <1963-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 pages) |
Disciplina | 307.1/216 |
Collana | Urban and industrial environments |
Soggetto topico |
City planning
Civic improvement Commons Municipal government Infrastructure (Economics) Public-private sector cooperation |
Soggetto non controllato |
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Urban & Regional |
ISBN |
0-262-36191-4
0-262-36993-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Rethinking the city -- The urban commons -- The city as a commons -- Urban co-governance -- The co-city design principles -- Conclusion: New co-city horizons and challenges. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910647208503321 |
Foster Sheila R. <1963-> | ||
Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2022] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Coast Guard Arctic implementation capabilities : hearing before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, second session, July 12, 2016 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 109 pages) : illustrations |
Soggetto topico |
Icebreakers (Ships) - United States
Navigation - Arctic Ocean - Equipment and supplies Navigation - Economic aspects - Arctic Ocean Infrastructure (Economics) - Arctic regions Equipment and supplies Government policy Ice breaking operations Icebreakers (Ships) Infrastructure (Economics) Navigation Navigation - Economic aspects Navigation - Equipment and supplies |
Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative hearings. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Coast Guard Arctic Implementation Capabilities |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910708455003321 |
Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Coast Guard: actions needed to better manage shore infrastructure : testimony before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives / / statement of Heather MacLeod |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : United States Government Accountability Office, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (14 pages) |
Collana | Testimony |
Soggetto topico |
Infrastructure (Economics) - United States
Shorelines - United States - Planning Expenditures, Public Infrastructure (Economics) Planning Shorelines - Planning |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Coast Guard |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910717292303321 |
[Washington, D.C.] : , : United States Government Accountability Office, , 2021 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A comparative infrastructure development assessment of the Republic of Korea and the Kingdom of Thailand / / Asian Development Bank |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Metro Manila, Philippines : , : Asian Development Bank, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (61 p.) |
Disciplina | 363 |
Soggetto topico |
Infrastructure (Economics)
Infrastructure (Economics) - Korea (South) Infrastructure (Economics) - Thailand |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 92-9254-682-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Tables and Figures; Tables; 1 Physical Indicators, Republic of Korea and Thailand, 2011; 2 Transport Indicators, Republic of Korea and Thailand, 2011; 3 Information and Communication Technology Goods and Service Exports, Republic of Korea and Thailand, Selected Years; 4 Cellular Phone Subscriptions per 100 Inhabitants, Republic of Korea and Thailand, Selected Years; 5 Internet and Broadband Connections, Republic of Korea and Thailand, 2012; 6 Energy Indicators, Republic of Korea and Thailand, 2012; 7 Energy Use, Republic of Korea and Thailand, 1990-2010
8 Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Republic of Korea and Thailand, 2005-20099 Gross Domestic Product per Unit of Energy Use, Republic of Korea and Thailand, Selected Years; Figures; 1 Crop Production, Rice Production, and Irrigated Area Indexes, Thailand, 1988-2011; 2 Irrigation and Rice Production, Republic of Korea, 1955-1998; 3 Sources of Infrastructure Financing, Republic of Korea, 1993-2010; 4 Central Government Infrastructure Investment, Republic of Korea, 2004-2010; 5 Trends in the Number of Public-Private Partnership Projects, Republic of Korea, 1994-2010; Foreword; Acknowledgments Executive SummaryAbbreviations; I. Infrastructure in the Republic of Korea and Thailand; A. Overview; B. Transport; C. Information and Communication Technology; D. Energy; E. Water and Sanitation; II. Institutional Arrangements; A. Transport; B. Information and Communication Technology; C. Energy; D. Water and Sanitation; E. Public-Private Partnerships; III. Infrastructure and Competitiveness; A. Transport; B. Information and Communication Technology; C. Energy; D. Water and Sanitation; IV. Pricing of Infrastructure Services; A. Transport User Pricing; B. Energy User Pricing C. Water Use PricingV. Investments and Financing; A. Private Participation through Public-Private Partnerships; B. Future Needs for Private Finance; VI. Lessons; A. Transport; B. Information and Communication Technology; C. Energy; D. Water and Sanitation; VII. Recommendations; A. General; B. Transport; C. Information and Communication Technology; D. Energy; E. Water and Sanitation; References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910478951503321 |
Metro Manila, Philippines : , : Asian Development Bank, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A comparative infrastructure development assessment of the Republic of Korea and the Kingdom of Thailand / / Asian Development Bank |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Metro Manila, Philippines : , : Asian Development Bank, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (61 p.) |
Disciplina | 363 |
Soggetto topico |
Infrastructure (Economics)
Infrastructure (Economics) - Korea (South) Infrastructure (Economics) - Thailand |
ISBN | 92-9254-682-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Tables and Figures; Tables; 1 Physical Indicators, Republic of Korea and Thailand, 2011; 2 Transport Indicators, Republic of Korea and Thailand, 2011; 3 Information and Communication Technology Goods and Service Exports, Republic of Korea and Thailand, Selected Years; 4 Cellular Phone Subscriptions per 100 Inhabitants, Republic of Korea and Thailand, Selected Years; 5 Internet and Broadband Connections, Republic of Korea and Thailand, 2012; 6 Energy Indicators, Republic of Korea and Thailand, 2012; 7 Energy Use, Republic of Korea and Thailand, 1990-2010
8 Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Republic of Korea and Thailand, 2005-20099 Gross Domestic Product per Unit of Energy Use, Republic of Korea and Thailand, Selected Years; Figures; 1 Crop Production, Rice Production, and Irrigated Area Indexes, Thailand, 1988-2011; 2 Irrigation and Rice Production, Republic of Korea, 1955-1998; 3 Sources of Infrastructure Financing, Republic of Korea, 1993-2010; 4 Central Government Infrastructure Investment, Republic of Korea, 2004-2010; 5 Trends in the Number of Public-Private Partnership Projects, Republic of Korea, 1994-2010; Foreword; Acknowledgments Executive SummaryAbbreviations; I. Infrastructure in the Republic of Korea and Thailand; A. Overview; B. Transport; C. Information and Communication Technology; D. Energy; E. Water and Sanitation; II. Institutional Arrangements; A. Transport; B. Information and Communication Technology; C. Energy; D. Water and Sanitation; E. Public-Private Partnerships; III. Infrastructure and Competitiveness; A. Transport; B. Information and Communication Technology; C. Energy; D. Water and Sanitation; IV. Pricing of Infrastructure Services; A. Transport User Pricing; B. Energy User Pricing C. Water Use PricingV. Investments and Financing; A. Private Participation through Public-Private Partnerships; B. Future Needs for Private Finance; VI. Lessons; A. Transport; B. Information and Communication Technology; C. Energy; D. Water and Sanitation; VII. Recommendations; A. General; B. Transport; C. Information and Communication Technology; D. Energy; E. Water and Sanitation; References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798133403321 |
Metro Manila, Philippines : , : Asian Development Bank, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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