January 1, 1998 is the date when voice telephony is fully liberalized in most European countries. The process of privatization and liberalization has been uneven across Europe; actively embraced by countries such as the U. K., Sweden, and Finland, while opposed in others. The role of the European...

This chapter examines several key issues in the "polarization" debate. Should one be using wage or income data, and before or after income tax? How refined are aggregate countrywide job classifications when job tasks essentially differ by firms? Is polarization a universal phenomenon, or is it...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The growth of regulation -- 2. The model -- 3. Data -- 4. Results of the free trade model, 1966 data, and development of the constrained model -- 5. The dual -- 6. The tariff -- 7. Sensitivity of the...

As with previous technological revolutions, innovations in the online world have triggered transformations in the labor market and the economy. While the Internet is trumpeted as a great job creator, there are also downsides that need to be identified and dealt with. The book discusses the...

In this paper we analyse the Canada-U.S. Auto Pact, a selective trade liberalization agreement which created a duty-free North American market for the major U.S. multinational automobile producers, but continued to protect them from offshore producers. The new international trade/I.O. literature...

This paper presents a portion of an econometric model of the telecommunications industry in Canada, specifically dealing with demand, production, and investment decisions in the telephone sector. Following an introductory sketch of the structure of the sector is an analysis of demand for...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part One: The United States -- The Us petroleum industry / Erickson, Edward W. / Spann, Robert M. -- Alternative strategies for dealing with the natural gas shortage in the United States / Starratt, Patricia E. / Spann, Robert M. -- Coal: our limited...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- The world oil market / Adelman, M.A. -- Part One: The Actors -- Oil in the Middle East and North Africa / Crandall, Maureen S. -- Political and financial aspects of the oil game / Mabro, Robert -- The Soviet Union in world energy markets / Wright,...