cross-national difference
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difference
noun
uk/ˈdɪf.ər.əns/us/ˈdɪf.ɚ.əns/
the way in which two or more things which you are comparing are not ...
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Whenever there is across-nationaldifferencein marginal frequencies, one must entertain the possibility that it is due to measurement variation.
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And when economists incorporate cross-national differences into their models, they typically reduce these differences to a single, one-dimensional variable, such as wage-bargaining centralization.
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Living arrangement is another indicator to highlight cross-national differences in family structure and function.
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The research found there were significant cross-national differences in areas such as autonomy and decision-making process regarding bequests, and choice of beneficiaries.
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Variations in the form of employer organization are found to constitute a determinant of cross-national differences in business attitudes towards the welfare state.
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Clearly, cross-national differences in the reliance on consumption taxes generate important redistributive effects.
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Cross-national differences in the onset and outcome of depression may reflect either true prevalence differences or differences in diagnostic threshold.
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These cross-national differences can be interpreted in terms of the life experiences of citizens under each country's old regime.
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The research found significant cross-national differences in this area.
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The literature focusing on regime type as a partial explanation of cross-national differences in growth has tended to neglect the time-varying component of this relationship.
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The international nature of these data has helped to minimise any cross-national differences over their measurement, definition and collection.
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Inevitably, cross-national differences can be found but the research methodology encourages the discovery and emphasis of these differences.
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One might also examine whether there are cross-national differences in the actions taken in response to claims of environmental protection conflicts with traditional economic issues.
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Finally, are there important cross-national differences in the level and structure of political communication within citizens' social networks?
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With respect to administrative reform capacity, two ideal types of administrative systems are identified as a means to understanding cross-national differences.
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Variations in type of employer organization are found to constitute a determinant of cross-national differences in business attitudes towards the welfare state.
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These cross-national differences are regularly reproduced - and to some extent reinforced - in political discourse on the labour market.
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There may be cross-national differences in the meaning of being religious.
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Cross-national differences in the diagnostic threshold for major depression would have important implications for aetiological research.
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Factors such as location, housing type, and age of the stock, however, dictate the level of housing assets households own, and there are marked cross-national differences.
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