In situations where groups of economic time series are likely to have seasonal dynamics in common, use of seasonal information across series in estimating their seasonal factors should improve the seasonal factor estimates for individual series. Such information sharing can also be the basis for...

In situations where groups of economic time series are likely to have seasonal dynamics in common, use of seasonal information across series in estimating their seasonal factors should improve the seasonal factor estimates for individual series. Such information sharing can also be the basis for...

This paper refutes the proposition by Caplan and Gochenour that there is no such thing as natural resources because all goods are produced. Caplan and Gochenour use that proposition to argue against the reform proposal of Henry George and his followers, to replace all taxes with a single tax on...

Much African land currently has low productivity and has attracted investors purchasing (or leasing) land as a speculative option on higher future prices or productivity. If land deals are to be beneficial they need to induce productivity enhancing investments. Some of these will be publicly...

Both private and public sectors have failed to adequately provide critical ecosystem goods and services or an equitable distribution of wealth and income. To address this problem, the Vermont legislature is considering the creation of a Vermont Common Assets Trust (VCAT) that would make the...

Two popular policies for fostering electricity from renewable energy sources (RES-E) are FIT (feed-in tariffs) and RPS (renewable portfolio standards). Although it is essential for the government to intervene in the renewable energy market for a positive externality of RES-E, poorly designed...