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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Range-adapting representation of economic value in the orbitofrontal cortex.

2 Nov 2009 While making economic choices, individuals assign subjective values to the available options. Values computed in different behavioral conditions, however, can vary substantially. The same person might choose some times between goods worth a few ... Read more...

Life and death during the Great Depression.

26 Sep 2009 Recent events highlight the importance of examining the impact of economic downturns on population health. The Great Depression of the 1930s was the most important economic downturn in the U.S. in the twentieth century. We used historical life ... Read more...

The crime drop in comparative perspective: the impact of the economy and imprisonment on American and European burglary rates.

30 Aug 2009 Influential statements on recent American crime reductions maintain that the crime drop was confined to the USA. Yet other research has revealed comparable crime decreases in Europe. We suggest that the USA and European crime declines occurred in ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Economics'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Range-adapting representation of economic value in the orbitofrontal cortex. 2 Nov 2009
• Is Europe fit for work? 8 Oct 2009
• Economic sanctions towards North Korea. 7 Oct 2009
• Captain Hook meets Adam Smith. 29 Sep 2009
• Life and death during the Great Depression. 26 Sep 2009
• Regional variation and the affluence-poverty nexus. 7 Sep 2009
• Sign for a fair society. 30 Aug 2009
• The crime drop in comparative perspective: the impact of the economy and imprisonment on American and European burglary rates. 30 Aug 2009
• Physician alignment. 30 Aug 2009
• Many lose sleep due to economic issues. 30 Aug 2009
• Recovering from recessionism: a passion to lead is required. 30 Aug 2009
• The business side of dentistry. 30 Aug 2009
• The effect of economic recession on population health. 30 Aug 2009
• Use of Global Visual Acuity Data in a time trade-off approach to calculate the cost utility of cataract surgery: methodological issues of cost-utility comparisons. 30 Aug 2009
• Use of Global Visual Acuity Data in a time trade-off approach to calculate the cost utility of cataract surgery. 30 Aug 2009
• [The significance of the financial crisis for public health] 25 Aug 2009
• The economic situation in South Africa and health inequities. 22 Aug 2009
• Health status of people undergoing foreclosure in the Philadelphia region. 18 Aug 2009
• The urge to merge. 15 Aug 2009
• Indicators on economic risk from global climate change. 13 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Economics'

Definition: The science of utilization, distribution, and consumption of services and materials.

Descriptor UI: D004467

Alternative terms: Economics; Consumer Price Index; Consumer Price Indices; Index, Consumer Price; Indices, Consumer Price; Consumption; Cost of Living; Living Cost; Living Costs; Easterlin Hypothesis; Hypothesis, Easterlin; Economic Conditions; Condition, Economic; Economic Condition; Conditions, Economic; Economic Development; Development, Economic; Economic Policies; Policy, Economic; Economic Policy; Policies, Economic; Factors, Economic; Economic Factor; Factor, Economic; Economic Factors; Gross National Product; Home Economics; Economics, Home; Household Consumption; Consumption, Household; Household Consumptions; Macroeconomic Factors; Factor, Macroeconomic; Factors, Macroeconomic; Microeconomic Factors; Factor, Microeconomic; Factors, Microeconomic; Production; Recession, Economic; Economic Recessions; Recessions, Economic; Economic Recession; Remittances; Remittance; Utility Theory; Theories, Utility; Theory, Utility; Utility Theories; Capital;

Related Mesh Headings: European Union; Socioeconomic Factors; Models, Economic;

Allowable Qualifiers: history; legislation & jurisprudence; statistics & numerical data; trends;

Tree Number: I01.261; N03.219;

Technical Notes: GEN or unspecified only: prefer /econ: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.27; for purely economic aspects use ECONOMICS, for combination of social & economic aspects use SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; DF: ECON