Lotteries
A lottery is a form of gambling that involves the drawing of numbers at random for a prize. Some governments outlaw lotteries, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national or state lottery. It is common to find some degree of regulation of lottery by governments. The most common regulation is prohibition of sale to minors, and vendors must be licensed to sell lottery tickets. Although lotteries were common in the United States and some other countries during the 19th century, by the beginning of the 20th century, most forms of gambling, including lotteries and sweepstakes, were …
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INTA: International Trademark Association · 28 April 2024 English
The Higher Regional Court of Vienna considered the scope of protection of a three-dimensional mark for a bottle containing “healing waters,” the Brussels Business Court in Belgium considered the validity …
plastic or cardstock and often used for games, lotteries, or other competitions). Until recently, gambling …
AFT: American Federation of Teachers · 17 April 2024 English
We remain hopeful that the governor’s office, the also has a severe maternal morbidity rate, higher than anywhere legislature, and all other stakeholders will join us in the important else …
positive cases alongside statistics established lotteries with millions of dollars in prizes for about vaccine …
Ivey Energy Policy and Management Centre · 16 April 2024 English
Ivey Business School 2023 HBA Employment Report I V E Y B U S I N E S S S C H O O L H O N O U …
Ventures MFS Investment Pier 4 REIT* Ontario Power Lotteries Corporation* Management Partners Harlo Group* …
World Bank Group · 5 April 2024 English
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) impose an increasingly heavy health and economic burden on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The World Bank’s investments in NCD management have increased steadily, with the greatest …
Short-term incentives, such as cash, gifts or lotteries to encourage participation. Any combination of …
NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 4 April 2024 English
Economic research on entertainment is scant despite its large share of time use. We test economic theories of belief-based utility in the context of video-game engagement. Using data on 2.8 …
emotions such as fear and anxiety and models how lotteries influence these emotions. When we think of any …
NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 4 April 2024 English
Do jobs and income-transfer programs affect crime? The answer depends on why one is asking the question, which shapes what one means by “crime.” Many studies focus on understanding why …
from giving jobs to teenagers. Many cities use lotteries to allocate teen summer jobs, given excess demand … youth employment: Evidence from New York City lotteries. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 131(1), pp … employment on crime: Evidence from New York City lotteries. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 41(3) …
World Bank Group · 31 March 2024 English
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) impose an increasingly heavy health and economic burden on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The World Bank's investments in NCD management have increased steadily, with the greatest …
Short-term incentives, such as cash, gifts or lotteries to encourage participation. Any combination of …
JLF: John Locke Foundation · 27 March 2024 English
Sure, the boat may continue to move forward, and indeed it may increase its speed if the force of the new engine is greater than the drag of the an- …
to boost education spending. Like most state lotteries, it has failed to deliver on its promise. Lottery … education? That’s the intended purpose. However, lotteries are notorious for supplanting rather than supplementing …
CCSC: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives · 27 March 2024 English
With the current investment5 of $300,000 from the Government of Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Immigration and Career Training during the study period, we found a return on …
employment on crime: evidence from New York City lotteries. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 41(3) …
NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 27 March 2024 English
A longstanding and influential view in U.S. correctional policy is that “nothing works” when it comes to rehabilitating incarcerated individuals. We revisit this hypothesis by studying an innovative law-enforcement-led program …
and Parag A. Pathak. 2016. “Charters without Lotteries: Testing Takeovers in New Orleans and Boston.” …
